Maeve felt that Sarah wasn't entirely brainless after all.
"Have you offended Landon Hart recently?"
Ever since their massive blowout in Lumiere City, the relationship between the two families had taken a sharp nosedive.
Landon had also been incredibly unlucky; in his desperate bid to get what he wanted, he had provoked Leonardo Salazar while in Lumiere City.
Shortly after, the Hart family's business took a massive hit.
The Foster family seized the opportunity to kick them while they were down, making things infinitely worse for the Harts.
Landon harbored a deep grudge over it but was powerless to retaliate at the time.
Recently, the Hart family's situation had stabilized, giving Landon the breathing room to finally seek revenge against those who had thrown stones at him.
Sarah had fallen right into his trap under these exact circumstances.
Thinking of Landon's ruthless methods, Sarah seethed with anger.
"That jerk. His methods are absolutely filthy."
"We dated for a while, for God's sake. Even if he doesn't care about our past, he didn't have to try and completely destroy me."
As she spoke, Sarah accidentally tugged at the wound on the corner of her mouth.
The sting of pain only made her angrier.
Maeve unceremoniously poured a bucket of cold water on her delusions.
"From the look in Landon's eyes, I never saw a single shred of love for you."
When someone truly cared for another person, the raw emotion in their eyes was impossible to hide.
It was just like whenever Andres looked at her; his eyes always lit up with unmistakable warmth.
Thinking of Andres made Maeve feel a sudden wave of irritation.
In her frustration, she absentmindedly started spinning her pen again.
Matters of the heart truly were the most emotionally draining things in the world.
Maeve's blunt words triggered a visceral reaction from Sarah.
"I knew it. He only cares about that bitch."
Maeve immediately caught the hidden clue.
"Years ago, Landon fell for Nancy long before Mr. White even noticed her."
"But Nancy's standards were sky-high. She didn't give Landon the time of day and was instantly drawn to Mr. White instead."
"While those two were deeply in love, Landon never said a word, but he hated Mr. White with a burning passion."
"He's just an expert at playing pretend. Even though he hated the guy's guts, he always acted completely unbothered to his face."
Sarah's casual gossip turned out to be incredibly useful information for Maeve.
She always believed there was no love or hate in this world without a reason.
So, Landon didn't just despise Andres for his staggering business success; there was a deeply rooted romantic rivalry there, too.
During her lunch break, Maeve drove straight to Naomi's cafe.
When she walked in, Naomi was on the phone.
From the context of the conversation, it was obvious she was talking to Declan.
Declan certainly knew what he was doing; he had managed to coax her back into his good graces incredibly fast.
Maeve shot Naomi a signal to take her time, then walked directly into Naomi's private lounge with her laptop.

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