Divorce Failed My Wife's Secret Identities Shock the World novel Chapter 794

"Why did you ask me out?"

Luka nervously poured her a cup of tea. "We were family once. You don't have to be so hostile. I know I was out of line when I tried to force you to donate a kidney for Ansel, but you have to understand my position. No father can just stand by and watch his son suffer."

Catching the aggressive flash of impatience crossing Maeve's face, Luka wisely abandoned the topic. "Alright, alright, let's not dwell on the past. I know you hate hearing about it."

Desperate to read the room, Luka tried to bridge the gap with fake warmth. "You've been out on your own for so many years. I don't even know how you've been surviving. And your mother... everyone says she just vanished. What actually happened back then?"

Maeve's voice was a block of ice. "I don't know."

Luka furrowed his brow. "What kind of daughter are you? You don't even care if your own mother is dead or alive? If she's alive, I want to see her; if she's dead, I want to see a grave. Even if she disappeared, there has to be a reason."

Maeve stared at him flatly. "I was a kid when she left. I have no memory of what happened."

Luka pressed, "Then how did you grow up?"

"My adoptive father raised me."

Seeing Luka gear up for another rambling lecture, Maeve let her annoyance bleed into her expression. "If you invited me out just to dig for gossip, I highly suggest you stop wasting my time. If that's all, I'm leaving."

Luka scrambled to grab her sleeve. "Wait! I really do have business with you. Maeve, did you know? You have a new baby brother now. His name is Julian Morales. It means peace and health. He's not even a year old yet, and he's absolutely adorable."

Mentioning his youngest son brought a sickeningly fond gleam to Luka's eyes.

Maeve gave him a dark, mocking smile. "What, are you dying of terminal cancer?"

After playing all those useless emotional cards, he finally got to the point.

"You put on a spectacular performance at the Intelligent Competition. The CEO of Grover Group wants to lock you down with a long-term contract. Name your signing bonus. Whatever you ask for, they will grant it unconditionally. This is the opportunity of a lifetime, Maeve. Don't throw it away."

Luka hadn't expected such a massive stroke of luck to fall into his lap. When the Grovers' people had contacted him, he had been absolutely floored. Mr. Grover's assistant had explicitly promised that if he successfully persuaded Maeve to sign, he would be handsomely rewarded.

This was Grover Group. A company that could cause earthquakes in the Aethelburg business world with a single sneeze. Once he latched onto their massive ship, that old bastard Warren could go drop dead for all he cared.

Just as Maeve opened her mouth to shoot him down, the door to the private room swung open, and a group of men walked in. Leading the pack was none other than the CEO of Grover Group, Barton Grover.

He flashed Maeve a perfectly practiced, gentlemanly smile. "Miss Vance. What a pleasure to see you again."