Chapter 142 - Powerless

The phone connected, and the familiar voice of Sister Jane Spencer came through. She asked, "Maya, what’s wrong? Is there anything I can help with?"

Maya Spencer listened to her elder sister’s gentle voice and urgently asked, "Sister, has our third brother reinstated the contract? What about the project on our second brother’s side?"

"Not yet! Maya, don’t be anxious about it. Your third brother is just like that. Go along with him a little bit, just don’t argue with him." Jane Spencer patiently advised, hearing the girl’s anxious voice.

She knew that as long as Maya was by his side, as long as Maya was willing to cheer up her brother, the restoration of cooperation was inevitable.

"Hmm! I understand! I didn’t argue with my third brother," Maya weakly explained.

After she hung up the phone, she let out a long sigh and tossed the phone onto the bed, frustratedly scratching her hair, muttering to herself, "What else do they want from me? How else do they expect me to go along with him?"

Recalling what she did last night, recalling her own disgrace, Maya bent her legs and sat on the bed, placed her left hand on her knee, tilted her head, trying hard to control her tears, as if avoiding someone’s gaze, yet there was no one else in the room but herself.

Eventually, she couldn’t hold back her tears; they welled up uncontrollably. She lifted her right hand and wiped them forcefully, as if telling herself not to cry anymore.

This was the first time Maya felt so powerless, so at a loss.

What made her even more anxious was that Liam had said last night that she should go back to the Spencer Family after today, but how could she go back?

After a moment, she adjusted her emotions, tidied up herself, changed clothes, bought some pastries and coffee downstairs, and headed to Owen Clan Group.

Her elder sister told her not to rush and to take things slowly! But how could she not rush, seeing the burial matters are near at hand, only to be abruptly stopped like this? How could she not be anxious? She wanted to finish this affair early, so she could wholeheartedly focus on investigating the murderer.

At the same time, she wanted to escape from Liam’s clutches sooner. Actually, what she desired the most was to escape Liam’s clutches as soon as possible, such incidents like last night, she didn’t want to experience a second time, nor did she want to stay by his side and disgust herself.

Half an hour later, she brought her falsely sincere intentions to Owen Clan Group, ready to launch another round of offensive.

Today, no matter what, she needed to restore the contract and project; this couldn’t be delayed any longer, even if it meant degrading herself once more, she had to get it done.

When she knocked on Liam’s office door, there was no response inside. She took a deep breath and prepared to push the door open, only to hear Elijah’s voice.

He asked, "Miss Maya, why are you here?"

Maya was startled by Elijah’s voice, turned around quickly, and said with a smile, "I’m here to see my third brother, isn’t he in his office?"

"The BOSS is in a meeting, Miss Maya, go in and wait for a bit!" Elijah said as he opened Liam’s office door and led Maya inside.

Listening to Elijah’s report, Maya immediately handed him the coffee she was holding, saying, "Assistant Reed, coffee!"

Elijah looked at the coffee Maya handed over and quickly waved his hand, "Miss Maya, better save it for the BOSS!"

"I brought it specifically for you, my third brother already has some."

"Thank you, Miss Maya!" Upon hearing that it was specially for him, Elijah accepted it, albeit a bit embarrassed.

He hadn’t seen Maya for quite a few days, and upon meeting her again, he noticed from her eyes that she was not as fierce as before and had become more sentimental and smiled more, but he could see her smile did not come from the heart and there was still much loneliness in her eyes.

The incident where she was in danger on the cruise, he had heard about it and had been quite worried for her afterward.

Maya looked at the shy young man in front of her, took a deep breath, and quietly asked him, "Assistant Reed, did my third brother mention restoring cooperation with Spencer Clan today?"

As soon as Maya spoke, Elijah understood the situation. It seemed, this summer, Miss Maya wasn’t having a great time. Wasn’t she supposed to just participate? Why was the project withdrawn, and why didn’t any person from the Spencer Family step up, instead letting a young girl talk with the BOSS, putting her in a tough spot!

So, he let out a long sigh, looked at Maya, and advised, "Miss Maya, you are still a student, better not meddle in business affairs. The BOSS has his own discretion; even if the Spencers want to cooperate with Owen Clan Group, they should find someone in the family who can actually negotiate, not push a young girl forward. What’s the meaning of that?"

Regarding the story between Maya and Liam, Elijah didn’t know much, he even suspected that the person who pushed Liam into the sea on the cruise last time might be someone from the Spencer Family, hence the BOSS suspended cooperation with Spencer Clan as a warning.

Listening to Elijah’s sincere persuasion, Maya asked cautiously, "So, you’re saying, my third brother hasn’t mentioned anything about it, right?"

"Indeed, the BOSS hasn’t mentioned restoring cooperation with Spencer Clan Group today." After answering, Elijah continued, "Miss Maya, you wait a while, the BOSS has a business trip after the meeting, I have other matters to attend to; I’ll be heading out."

Maya watched Elijah’s departing figure, her previously calmed emotions immediately surged again. She thought that lowering herself to that extent yesterday, he must have calmed down and would have reinstated cooperation with Spencer Clan Group, but unexpectedly he hadn’t even mentioned it.

Moreover, what angered her more was that the man was going on a business trip today, yet didn’t even mention it to her. Had she not come to Owen Clan Group to find him first, who knows how long she would have waited foolishly.

Maya took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in her heart, advising herself, Maya, don’t get upset, speak nicely later, let him say something before his business trip, so you can be liberated.

After self-adjustment, Maya’s mood gradually stabilized. She sat in his office waiting for him until the coffee went cold; he finally hurriedly came through the door with a group of people behind him.

When Liam entered the office and saw Maya, he stopped his steps immediately, looked at her incredulously, and asked, "Maya, why are you here?"

Looking at the man who rushed in, the girl immediately stood up from the sofa and said with a smile, "I came to see you, third brother."

"Hmm, I am quite busy right now; you wait for a while." Then, he walked inside to the office desk, starting to discuss work with others.

Maya had visited Liam’s office several times but this was the first time she saw him busier than ever, neglecting her so much. She doubted; doubted he was deliberately avoiding talking about cooperation with Spencer Clan, deliberately ignoring her. Isn’t cooperation with Spencer Clan just a matter of saying a word? Could he really not find the time to say a single word?

A moment later, after the staff left, Liam quickly stood up from the chair, looked at Maya, and said, "Maya, I need to catch a flight now; I have my assistant take you home first."

Listening to the man’s excuse, Maya took a deep breath, tightly clenched her fists, suddenly standing up from the sofa.