“You kidnapped James’ child?”

Both of them were baffled.

After a few seconds of stunned silence, Cynthia laughed. “Maxine, you’re joking, right? Why would you kidnap James’ child?”

Maxine cast a glance at Cynthia. As she looked over, Cynthia simply felt chills all over her body, like she was in an abyss.

Maxine’s stare was frightening. Cynthia had never seen her like this before. She backed up a little, taking a few steps.

Maxine said nonchalantly, “That’s right. I kidnapped James’ child. I did so much for him. I worked in the public eye and rose to become the head of the Cadens. I assisted him wholeheartedly. Regardless, he decided to live in seclusion with Thea.”

She spoke softly as if she were talking about a trivial matter, but her words were laced with resentment and displeasure.

After hearing that, they were both stunned. For a while, neither of them said anything.

The atmosphere in the room was a little unusual.

Then, the doorbell began to ring.

“I-I’ll go open the doo