CHAPTER 200: CHAPTER 198: TROOPS EMPLOY DESPICABLE TACTICS【23 UPDATES】

Maya listened to her uncle’s instructions and reached out her small hand to catch the project proposal, feeling so oppressed that she found it hard to breathe.

She wanted to ask her uncle if they were just going to accept the trick Old Master Spencer played on them like this?

For the sake of this project, does she have to keep appeasing Liam?

Suddenly, Maya felt a sense of helplessness, as if she had returned to three years ago overnight, once again becoming unsupported.

She knew no one owed her anything, and no one was obligated to help her with anything.

But her uncle was not just anybody; she hoped he wouldn’t push her away, wouldn’t distance himself from her.

Over the years, he had been the one encouraging her, giving her courage; she hoped they could be well.

Inside the office, Aron Hanson looked at the pale little face of the girl before taking a deep breath, pursing his lips, and said, "Maya, I know what you want to do, but you must understand, only by becoming stronger than our opponents can we exact revenge, understood?"

"I understand!" Maya understood this principle well.

She thought perhaps she had been too well-protected these years, hence her fussiness! Therefore, she didn’t like her uncle’s words earlier, but there is no denying he made sense.

So, she took the contract and left for Owen Clan Group.

On the way, Maya’s brows never relaxed as she contemplated her thoughts.

She was not willing to be used by her grandfather again after three years, and she was not willing to be continually slept with by Liam.

Her uncle was worried about the Hanson Clan; how could she not be? Without the Hanson Clan Group, there would be no Maya of today.

She pondered over her uncle’s words, thinking if Liam had scandals, and a lot of them.

If he had scandals, she could seize the opportunity to break off the engagement, hit back at her grandfather, and elicit sympathy from everyone by showing her vulnerability.

In this way, Owen Clan Group would be pressured by public opinion and wouldn’t dare to do anything to Hanson Clan easily.

Thinking of this, Maya sighed in relief, as if she had found the answer, finally able to relax for a moment.

Next, all she had to do was dig up his scandals.

She couldn’t believe that after all these years, Liam could be faithful on his own, and that Hartley Shaw was very suspicious.

To avoid being reduced to a pawn again, Maya had to resort to sneaky tactics.

Half an hour later, Maya parked her car in the underground garage of Owen Clan Group’s headquarters and headed towards Liam’s office with the proposal in hand.

When she knocked on the office door, the same lazy voice called her in, only the voice was somewhat hoarse.

Upon entering, she saw Hartley sitting on Liam’s desk, chatting and laughing with him.

Maya stood frozen at the scene, thinking, what a lucky find!

Seeing the intimate demeanor between the two, Maya took a deep breath, secretly turning on the recording function on her phone.

Thinking, well done Liam, you got caught!

Actually, Liam and Hartley weren’t doing anything. Hartley was just sitting on the desk with her back facing the door, chatting with Liam.

Of course, the scene did appear somewhat ambiguous, and ordinary friends certainly wouldn’t sit on Liam’s office desk like that.

When Maya’s gaze landed on the desk, she saw a lunch box, all silver, clearly brought by Hartley.

Haha! Looks like Liam’s popularity is good! Even after the grandpa announced the engagement, there’s a woman bringing him food.

Seems like she, the ’fiancée,’ is quite invisible!

But that’s just as well, exactly what she wanted, as she feared Liam had no scandals!

Hence, she raised her lips, displaying an enigmatic cold smile, and walked step by step towards the two.

In the office, Liam and Hartley were quite surprised to see her arrival.

Obviously, Maya’s sudden attack caught them off guard.

Hartley looked at the girl with a cold smile and took a deep breath, promptly getting up from the desk, smiling to greet her, "Maya, you’ve come!"

Listening to Hartley’s greeting, Maya turned the cold smile into a charming one.

She replied, "Since you could come, why couldn’t I?"

Then, she glanced at the lunch box and Liam on the desk.

The lunch box had no signs of being opened, so she sarcastically remarked, "Third young master, Miss Shaw’s kind gesture shouldn’t be wasted."

Hartley felt uncomfortable hearing the girl’s sarcasm. To be honest, she didn’t like Maya at all; she just acted better.

However, Maya couldn’t even be bothered to act; she aimed to create this very atmosphere.

This way, her recording would be effective.

Then, Hartley took a deep breath, forcing a smile to explain, "Maya, I think you might be misunderstanding. I just heard that the third young master often skips lunch, so I came to check on him. After all, we’ve known each other since we were kids, and our bond is quite strong."

Hartley seemed to be explaining, but in the dark, she was reminding Maya that her relationship with Liam was special, not something Maya could shake.

Inside the desk, Liam, watching the two women filled with gunpowder, had a headache.

In recent days, Hartley kept coming to his company for no particular reason, bringing him food and drinks. She claimed to be here to learn business skills, but Liam wasn’t dumb; he knew what she was up to.

But out of courtesy, he didn’t break it off as she didn’t mention it.

Hartley had heard about Maya’s temper, very extreme, either cold like an iceberg or exploding like dynamite.

At this moment, she wanted to ignite Maya.

She had known since childhood that Liam liked understanding girls!

Back then, she lost to Grace because she was more willful than Grace.

However, after so many years, she had grown. She naturally wouldn’t repeat the same mistakes, just needed to provoke Maya’s explosive temper to annoy Liam.

Hartley thought Maya’s temper was about to burst, and the words she just said were quite provocative.

She couldn’t believe Maya could swallow it all.

Maya hearing Hartley’s insinuations, ironically wanted to laugh!

This further proved her previous suspicions were correct; the relationship between the two was indeed special.

Watching Hartley’s arrogant demeanor, seeing her eyes filled with contempt and her eager anticipation for an outburst, Maya slightly raised her lips, revealing a smile that was hard to read.

Maya knew, perhaps even better than Hartley, that Liam liked gentle girls.

Whether it was three years ago or now, as long as she behaved, as long as she acted spoiled, Liam would almost always yield to her wishes.

Even though she really wanted to explode at this moment, wanted to do things that would annoy Liam.

She felt it was meaningless!

It was meaningless because she had always known Liam only had a casual interest in her and wouldn’t fall for her.

Therefore, she wouldn’t make a fuss over other women with him; she wouldn’t make herself a joke.

Thus, she calmly and generously asked, "Miss Shaw, do you like the third young master?"