Chapter 201

Paul couldn't contain his laughter. "Maisy must be out of her mind," he thought.

"And another thing," Maisy declared confidently, "Skylar must have badmouthed the Williams family to Mr. Martin, which is why Martin Group refuses to work with us. Our company's taken a serious hit and might even go bankrupt. I need to get to the bottom of this. I hope Mr. Martin will give me the chance and time to clear things up."

Paul chuckled. "Ms. Williams, how did you find out where Mr. Martin was?"

Maisy froze, panic flickering in her eyes. "I don't know what you're talking about. I just happened to run into Mr. Martin today. There's no rule saying I can't come to this city or stay at this hotel, is there?"

How had Paul figured out she'd gotten Joe's location from someone else? No wonder Charles had warned her not to underestimate Paul. It seemed no one Joe kept close was simple.

"Really? Do you think I can't trace your information to whichever private detective you hired? It won't take long before someone tells me," Paul said. His smile vanished, replaced by chilling assertiveness. "Don't act like a smartass. If you harass Mr. Martin again, the Williamses will be doomed."

Maisy's face turned ashen. "You!"

"Did you really think no one would see through your intentions?" Paul looked at her as if she were a fool. He found her act highly entertaining. Maisy's face drained of color. She hadn't expected her plan to be exposed so quickly.

"You've all been deceived by Skylar!" Maisy snapped, her voice trembling with rage.

Paul had no interest in continuing this farce. Maisy's shallow tricks might fool others, but trying them on him and Joe was an insult. He hadn't knocked her out; that was already praiseworthy. After a long day, wasting time with an idiot was the last thing he needed.

Paul strode toward the elevator, leaving Maisy dejected and defeated. Flabbergasted, she couldn't believe this outcome after all her effort. She bit her lip, seething with resentment. "Skylar, I swear I won't let you have the last laugh. So what if Joe is backing you now? The Williams family still prefers me. Soon, Janine and her sons will favor me too, and you'll end up all alone in agony."

Maisy opened WhatsApp, found Janine's number, and sent a condescending voice message: "Mom, I've realized how wrong I was. I've thought it through. You gave birth to me, and I was ungrateful. Mom, please forgive me. I know you might not forgive me easily because of Skylar, but I won't blame you. If you have time this weekend, I'd like to visit you."

Even without an immediate reply, Maisy remained unfazed. After all, she was Janine's biological daughter. Janine remained doubtful when she heard the message. Had Maisy really changed? As Maisy's biological mother, she felt conflicted. After hesitating, Janine replied and agreed to meet.

Paul returned to his room, showered, and lay in bed, unable to sleep. He texted Skylar: "Maisy somehow found out where Mr. Martin was and followed him to the hotel. She might suspect you're with him, but she doesn't know you two are married."

Skylar frowned. Maisy was a stubborn, sickening leech. But she would happily help if Maisy wanted to bring about her own downfall.

"Mr. Ziegler, can you recommend a reliable private detective?" Skylar texted.

"I'll send you his number right now. When you call, just mention you're my friend, and he'll handle the task well," Paul replied.

"Alright, thanks."

Skylar called the detective. "Hi. I'm Mr. Ziegler's friend. He recommended me. I need you to look into someone for me"

After hanging up, Skylar lay back, her mind drifting to her past life. After becoming paralyzed from the waist down, she'd been bedridden, able to move only her hands and head. Over time, with little food, she'd become too weak to move at all. Maisy, without qualms, had told her about scandalous affairs, even having sex with Christopher in front of her to torment her. They'd made her take strange drugs Maisy bought from shady dealers. Eventually, Maisy had accidentally become involved with drugs herself.

Skylar wondered if Maisy had started using drugs in this life. Initially, she'd planned to wait until the Williams family went bankrupt, then give Maisy the final push into prison when she turned to crime to fund her drug habit. Now, however, Skylar decided to start by exposing Maisy's illegal drug purchases. She would send Maisy to hell step by step!

The only disappointment was that, in her past life, Christopher and Maisy had been madly in love, even until her death. In this life, however, they seemed unconnected. Instead, Christopher was relentlessly pursuing Skylar. Skylar's rebirth must have had a butterfly effect, changing others' lives.

Maisy spotted Joe at the airport. She considered approaching him but hesitated when she saw Paul giving her a cold stare. She gave up. Paul's words were likely what Joe wanted to say.

"Fucking Skylar! You must have slandered me to Joe just so he would hate me! Just wait and see; I'll make sure you lose everything!"

Alexander received a call from his butler and hurried home. The butler was worried about Caleb, who hadn't left his room for days, only allowing people in for meals and cleaning before shutting them out again. Today, he'd even refused meals and cleaning. Concerned, the butler called Alexander. Alexander, busy, had brushed it off, saying Caleb wouldn't die just yet, and waited until finishing work before returning home.

Alexander knocked. Caleb said, "Come in." Alexander and the butler entered, shocked by the scene. Caleb was lying on his bed, reading a book, surrounded by others.