Chapter 213
The sky darkened as Maeve drove back to the Brooks Manor. As expected, Hailey was already seated on the couch, looking rather displeased.
“Mrs. Brooks Senior, where’s Sergio?” Maeve anticipated Hailey to summon Sergio as well, but it
appeared Hailey wanted to speak with her alone.
“Sergio is still in a meeting. I asked him to come back later,” Hailey replied.
Maeve remained silent.
“Allie mentioned that you haven’t returned home much, Hailey began, her tone tinged with accusation.
“Even when you do come back, it’s only for a short while before you’re off again. Why so? Are you looking for another place to live?”
Maeve smilingly answered, “I felt like I shouldn’t stay at home all the time, so I found a job.”
“Nonsense!” Hailey’s anger flared.
“You’re the heiress of the Scott family and Mrs. Brooks! You should know your place. How can you simply get a job and expose yourself like this? If others find out, it would disgrace both our families!”
Maeve remained unfazed. Hailey was born with a silver spoon. She had never worked a day in her life, but her wealth was enough to last several lifetimes.
So how could someone like her possibly fear poverty? In Maeve’s past life, she believed that with the Scott family’s support marrying Sergio, she’d be set for life. But the Scott family was unreliable, and
Sergio was even worse.
Maeve had experienced destitution once and vowed never to let it happen again.
She pulled up a chair and sat across from Hailey. Hailey was taken aback by her audacity.
With a smile, Maeve replied, “Mrs. Brooks Senior, there’s no need to be upset. I’m just working for my family’s company and managing some affairs. There’s nothing shameful about it.
“Right now, your concern should be for Sergio. After all, with Mirage Group around, the Brooks group had lost several projects recently. The company must be losing a considerable amount of money. My job is to ensure we’re better provided for.”
-Halley frowned. “What do you mean? Mirage Group is just a small company. I’ve never heard of it in all my
years! How could it squeeze out several of the Brooks‘ projects?
“Even if this small company is momentarily successful, we can bear the losses to the Brooks family! There’s no need for you to work to support us.”
Maeve smiled faintly. “Of course, I understand. The Brooks family is wealthy and powerful. But a loss of a few tens of billions isn’t a big deal, is it?”
“What did you say? Tens of billions?” Hailey thought she had misheard.
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Maeve pretended to act normal. “Yes, tens of billions. Weren’t you aware, Mrs. Brooks Senior?”
Hailey panicked. She stood up, her body trembling with anxiety. “H–How could we lose so much money? What happened?”
Maeve explained calmly, “I heard that the Mirage Group developed a commercial street and disrupted the plans for Brooks Commercial City. As a result, the Brooks Commercial City opened to little interest.
“Additionally, several companies that had been collaborating with the Brooks Group pulled out and partnered with Mirage Group instead. They had launched multiple projects in the same industry as the
Brooks Group’s…”
After observing Hailey’s reaction, Maeve continued with a smile, “Mrs. Brooks Senior, you see. Seathburn City is only this big. The market can only support so much.
“Previously, Sergio had dominated the market, but now Mirage Group has taken a large share. It’s no surprise that the Brooks Group’s losses are substantial
“Plus, I might have been conservative when I estimated tens of billions. The losses could be even greater.
from now.”
Hailey’s face was drained of color. Just then, the door opened. Sergio walked in, and Hailey rushed up to him and slapped him.
“Tell me! How much money has the company lost?”
Sergio felt the sting of the slap and glanced at Maeve. Seeing her faint smile, he knew she was the one
who had leaked the news.