Female Novel
Chapter 1131
The Awards was a big deal in the industry, attracting numerous key players and stakeholders, includingthose from Star Movie Group.
Zoey, who was currently in the hospital, had even requested her doctor to leave the TV on so she couldfollow the ceremony.
When she saw a particular scene. Zoey realized that Mr. Pennyfeather was making sacrifices for thecompany. Many of their business partners had been snatched away recently, and something needed tobe done to get them back.
She was moved, her eyes glued to the screen unblinkingly
Every time the camera panned over to the Star Movie Group team, Zoey felt an indescribable sense ofpride. She had been with the company from the beginning and knew how hard the team worked behindthe scenes. She always believed that Star Movie Group had a bright future
A knock on her hospital room door interrupted her thoughts Thinking it was the nurse, she paid it nomind. But when the door swung open, a man
entered
Feeling his presence, Zoey stiffened, her hand clenching beneath the blankets Why was he here?
She shifted uncomfortably against the wall, trying to regain some semblance of confidence. The mansat down next to her, casting her a casual glance
Zoey swallowed, her palms sweaty. Every time she saw him, she felt a knot in het stomach.
After a minute of silence, he finally asked, “How did you get hurt?”
Zoey was so used to his sarcasm that when he asked this question, she was taken aback.
“Someone was targeting Mr. Pennyfeather, and I walked in on it. I got stabbed, she replied.
The man raised an eyebrow at her casual tone. It was as if being stabbed was a minor inconvenience.But the doctors had said that she was lucky the knife did not hit her intestines, or she would have beenin serious trouble
“You’re really loyal to Maja he commented.
Zoey knew that people in Greenfield didn’t like Mr. Pennyfeather much. But what did it matter? Sheknew how good Maja was
Because Mr. Pennyfeather is worth it,” she retorted
The man scoffed and stood up “So, you got stabbed and it’s your own fault Sooner or later, you’ll loseyour life for her.”
Zoey was usually submissive around him, but hearing these words, she grew defiant. Tm willing to”
The man froze, a strange discomfort creeping into his heart. But he had no idea what this feeling was,so he stormed out of the room, slamming the door
behind him
Once he left, Zoey let out a sigh of relief and continued to watch the TV.
Shawn was on stage accepting his award. He thanked everyone at Star Movie Group for nurturing histalentnovelbin
“Everyone in the company is great and works hard. I will continue to work hard too,” he said.
As the spotlight shone on him, Shawn walked over to Maja, trophy in hand
Maja clapped her hands and nodded in approval. Shawn smiled at her before taking a seat next to her
The camera captured this moment, and the viewers at home were convinced that something was goingon between Shawn and Maja.
Meanwhile, Star Movie Group was posting negative news about Maja, quickly pushing her name to thetop of the trending list
Shawnis fans were not fond of Maja, but seeing that she was now linked with their favorite star, theybreathed a sigh of relief.
After the awards ceremony. Maja got into a car and started checking the trending news Sure enough,people were digging up information about her, but she wasnt worried She then instructed her driver totake her back to Rosewood Manor
On the other side of town, people in the Raymond Corporation was still working late lan had beenwatching the live stream of the awards ceremony in his office since Tyler had shared the link with him.When he saw Maja interacting with Shawn as if they were a couple, he felt a pang of discomfort
He checked Twitter and saw that Maja was trending He put his phone down and continued watchingthe ceremony
Every time the camera showed Maja, lan felt his breath hitch. The spot where Maja had slapped himearlier throbbed slightly Jeff had suggested using a cold compress, but he had refused So he hadcome to the Raymond Corporation with five distinct finger marks on his face, earring him curious looksfrom the staff in the top floor offices