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Daniel eagerly unbuttoned his shirt, unveiling his muscular chest.
With her eyes shut, Maisie slowly lowered her hands that had initially pushed him away. She lay there tensely,
anticipating the moment.
Daniel's kisses traced from her cheek down to her neck, heading lower...
He sensed her trembling breath, her body stiff with fear, and he felt that he consumed her heart. He was thrilled.
This feeling was even more gratifying than the first time he had her.
Just then, Maisie's phone suddenly rang.
Both of them were startled by this unexpected noise. The ringing persisted as if it was determined that she would
answer.
Maisie opened her eyes, feeling somewhat disoriented. Daniel had lost interest as well and silently gestured for her
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The caller ID displayed Cindy. Maisie felt awkward and adjusted her clothing before moving to the window to take
the call.
"Mom, what's wrong?"
All she could hear on the other end was a torrent of tears and cries. "Maisie, why is our family so unlucky?"
"What happened, mom? Stop crying... Calm down. What's going on?"
It took a while for Cindy to regain her composure, all the while sniffling and crying. She finally spoke.
"Our... Our home... won't be demolished."
"What?"
"The company in charge of the demolition changed the blueprints. They're only demolishing the surrounding shanty
areas, but buildings like ours, they are... They seem to have historical value, so they won't be demolished. They're
going to reinforce and renovate them instead!"
"Oh..." Maisie thought for a moment, then tried to console her, "Mom, I think this is actually a good thing. You won't
have to spend any money, and they'll reinforce and renovate the house for you. Isn't that great? You won't need to
move if it's not being demolished, right?" "You're talking nonsense!" Cindy yelled from the other end. "If they don't
demolish it, where will our big house and compensation come from? Do you know that old man Tom, who lived in
the city's shanty area, got a brand-new apartment that's over a hundred square meters?!
"Your brother already has health problems, and he finally started dating a girl who was only willing to be with him
because she thought we'd be compensated since our house would be demolished. Now it's a mess. That girl will
definitely break up with your brother!
"Oh, that damned company! Changing the blueprints like this is just outrageous!"
Cindy kept on scolding. Despite the distance, Maisie could easily imagine her mother's outburst.
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with an embarrassed smile.
Daniel smiled back at her. What she didn't know was that the company her mother had just called "that damned
company" was none other than the Quimby Group.
"Sorry for letting you hear that," Maisie said softly. "My mom, she..."
"Does your mom usually talk to you like this?"
Maisie lowered her head and remained silent.
Daniel felt bad for her and gently embraced her. He understood that Maisie was someone who valued family
relationships. Although Cindy treated her this way, she still regarded her as her mother.
Despite that, he wouldn't allow her family to hurt her endlessly and drag her down. Since Cindy was so selfish as to
leave all her assets to her son, then their house wouldn't be demolished.
He didn't hesitate to spend a large sum of money to hire an architect to alter the blueprints, all to win justice for
Maisie. At the same time, he sent professional PR personnel to appease the other residents of the apartment
buildings and even provided compensation for them.
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