Chapter 708


    Maja was alone in the office and went through all the files she needed for the morning.


    Lunchtime, she popped into the nearby fast food joint to grab a bite and ran into Murray.


    Murray was standing with ady in her fifties, who was even holding his hand. They were standing real


    close.


    Maja didn’t want to butt in, but as she was about to leave, she bumped into them, and thedy spilled


    her coffee on Maja’s pants.


    She didn’t want to make a fuss and was just about to walk away, but thedy grabbed her sleeve.


    “Stay right there! Don’t you watch where you’re going?! You spilled my coffee, and you got to pay for


    it!”


    Maja’s sleeve was being held tight. She frowned, turned, and looked at thedy.


    Thedy looked pretty fierce, with half of her coffee spilled. “What are you looking at? You owe me a


    rich ones in this city!”


    Maja slightly raised her eyebrows while Murray was still paying, with a bunch of food in his hands.


    Thedy’s eyelids were obviously lined, and her makeup looked a bit heavy, typical of the older


    generation’s aesthetic.


    Maja took a napkin and wiped her pants.


    “I was standing here trying to leave, and you bumped into me. If anyone should apologize, you owe me


    for these pants.” Thedy was about to p her, but Maja grabbed her wrist tight.


    “Lady, can we be reasonable here?”


    Thedy took a deep breath, and her voice rose immediately.


    “What are you trying to say? Are you looking down on me? Do you think I’m poor? Or too old?”


    By then, Murray had noticed what was going on over here and came right over.


    “Mom, what’s up?”


    He had several bags in his hands that looked like gifts.


    Probably for Zoey, since herpany was quite close by.


    Thedy’s finger was almost touching Maja’s face.


    “This careless woman, I criticized her a bit, and she mocked me for being poor.”


    Murray recognized Maja at a nce. After all, he had heard a lot of bad things about her from Evelyn.


    He also heard that this woman was a designer, just an employee.


    “Son, make her apologize to me, then we can go. You said we don’t have much time for lunch, right?”


    Seeing the amount of stuff he bought, thedy knew it was for Zoey, and was visibly unhappy.


    “You bought these for Zoey? You’re not going to marry her in the future, why buy stuff for her? You


    should think about how to get along with Evelyn.”


    Hearing this, Maja knew that Murray’s family didn’t think highly of Zoey.


    Murray also spoke up.


    “Ms. Penny, please apologize to my mother.”


    Maja found this amusing. Seeing Murray’s gentle and steady demeanor, it seemed like he was just


    worried about losing face here.


    There were office buildings all around, and bystanders had already stopped to watch.


    Maja didn’t want to get tangled up with these two and immediately called a waiter, ready to pull up


    CCTV footage.


    Murray didn’t have much time for lunch, and he just took a break to visit Zoey. Now seeing that Maja


    was going to dy him, he tried to persuade his


    mother.


    “Mom, I’ll buy you another coffee. There are plenty of rude people in this world, and you don’t need to


    argue with her. I only have an hour to get back to the office; can’t waste any more time.”


    Thedy finally red at Maja and pointed her finger at her.


    “You got lucky today!”


    Maja stood there, somewhat speechless.


    When Murray and his mother left, Maja heard thedy ask, “I heard Zoey got promoted. With her low


    college degree, how did she get promoted so quickly? Now she’s the CEO’s assistant. I guess she got


    a big raise, right?”


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    Just as Murray was about to speak, thedy continued, “But no matter how much money she makes,


    it’s nothingpared to the wealth umted by others over generations. You should rify things


    with her sooner.”


    Murray had a look of obedience on his face, obviously very dependent on his mother, doing whatever


    she said.


    Maja was quietly following behind. Thedy turned her head and saw her and got angry again.


    “What are you following us for?!”


    Murray began to persuade, “Maybe she works in this building too. Mom, don’t get angry.”


    Thedy huffed, only to see Maja also entering the same elevator with them.


    Murray couldn’t help but say, “Miss Maja, are you doing this on purpose?”


    Maja pressed the button for the top floor in the elevator and casually sald, “Is this elevator yours?”


    Thedy was about to rush over but was blocked by Murray.


    “You little wench! We’re about to strike it rich, and this elevator might really be ours! How much


    can you make working for others? At best, you’re just like Zoey!”


    Maja didn’t expect Murray’s mother to be like this. If Zoey really married him, wouldn’t she be treated


    badly?