Chapter 273 - 271 Leaving Liam Spencer [1st Update]
At this moment, Lydia suddenly arrived. She stared at Maya, who was taking photos and flipping through the computer, and completely lost it. She immediately rushed forward, grabbed Maya from the chair, and questioned, "Are you stealing company data?"
Maya, being lifted up, quickly shook off the girl’s hand and replied coldly, "Move aside."
Lydia, after being shaken off, angrily took out her phone from her pocket to photograph Maya’s wrongdoing.
Seeing this, Maya immediately deleted her browsing history from the computer, then shut down the computer, and put the files back in place.
However, Lydia stood by and captured all of Maya’s actions.
After restoring the scene, Maya took a deep breath, spread her hand in front of Lydia, and said seriously, "Give me the phone."
"Would I be that stupid? I wonder what Young Master Graham would think when he sees this video, whether he’ll still keep you by his side?" Lydia didn’t take Maya’s demand seriously, she wasn’t someone Maya could threaten.
Seeing that Lydia had no intention of handing over the phone, Maya reached out to snatch it, but Lydia wasn’t easy to deal with either and clung to the phone without giving it to Maya.
"Smack!" As they wrestled feverishly over the phone, Lydia suddenly struck, landing a hard slap on Maya’s cheek.
For Maya, Lydia had long harbored hatred, so this slap was given with all her might.
In an instant, Maya was stunned by the blow. Once she regained her senses, she raised her hand and landed two slaps on Lydia’s face, then continued to grab the phone.
When Lydia counterattacked, she realized she was no match for Maya, so she shouted loudly, "Help! Someone help! There’s a spy!"
Maya, hearing the girl’s call for help, didn’t bother to respond and continued to try to grab the phone. Lydia, seeing Maya’s concern for the phone, pushed her back two steps and said, "It’s not impossible for you to get the phone, but you have to agree to one of my conditions, then I’ll give you the phone."
Maya could easily guess the request Lydia was about to make with just her toes. She didn’t intend to compromise or negotiate with her, thus said with a dark face, "Lydia, do you want me to get serious?"
Her words and even her gaze were extremely similar to someone else, things that person used to say to her.
Maya didn’t use her full strength against Lydia. With her black belt in Taekwondo, taking on Lydia would be like dealing with a cat or a dog.
But since they were both girls, Maya didn’t treat her harshly but used matching combat power in the confrontation.
Hearing Maya’s threat, Lydia swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "Leave Liam, and I’ll give you the phone."
Listening to the girl’s demand, Maya took a deep breath, interlaced her fingers, pressed them inward, causing them to emit a "creak creak" sound, showing she was ready for battle.
"What do you want to do?" Lydia frowned tightly, asking nervously.
"I’m giving you one more chance, or you’d better be prepared to be carried out." Maya said coldly.
"Maya, don’t think I’m afraid of you. You’ve done things that harm the company, there’s no way I can cover for you unless you leave the company and stop harming it further." Lydia sounded righteous, but Maya understood her ultimate meaning.
"I’ve tried to speak reasonably with you, but you don’t want to listen. Don’t blame me for not being courteous then." This time, Maya truly intended to deal with her.
Just then, Lydia heard noises outside the door, those of many footsteps approaching. Seeing Maya coming closer, Lydia took a deep breath, turned around, grabbed a cup of warm water from the desk, poured it over her head, and then let out a scream, immediately throwing the phone towards the door.
Maya was confused by Lydia’s inexplicable action until she turned to pick up the phone, when the door was suddenly pushed open, and with Liam at the forefront, a group of people walked into the office.
It was then that Maya understood why Lydia threw the phone over there and poured water on herself, it was all to play the victim.
At the doorway, Liam looked at the two women in front of the desk, and looking at the water marks on Lydia’s head, he couldn’t help but frown tightly.
"What are you two up to?" Christopher asked, full of curiosity, seeing the state they were in.
Lydia, seeing the crowd had arrived, immediately burst into tears and said aggrievedly, "Chairman, you must seek justice for Little Rain. When I came to the office, I saw Maya stealing company data, so I captured it with my phone. Maya demanded I give her the phone, I refused, so she hit me and even poured water on me."
Once the girl finished her complaint, silence filled the office, Christopher didn’t dare speak anymore, and Lucas and Xavier’s faces were extremely unpleasant.
They fully believed Lydia’s words.
Maya willingly came to Owen Clan Group, her intentions were clear to everyone, unexpectedly, Lydia caught her in the act and even made a public complaint to Liam. This incident had the potential to escalate, depending on how Liam chose to deal with her.
Listening to Lydia’s complaint, Liam couldn’t help but glance at Maya, then his gaze fell to the phone on the floor at his feet.
At this moment, his expression was very unpleasant, clearly showing his mood had turned sour.
Next, he slowly bent down, reached out his right hand, and picked up the phone from the ground, but he didn’t immediately open it.
Seeing this, Maya’s heart immediately sped up, having been caught red-handed in public, Liam certainly wouldn’t easily forgive her. She looked at his furious expression and couldn’t help feeling afraid.
Simultaneously, she was also angry at Lydia’s complaint. She didn’t expect this girl to pour water on herself just to sell misery, and felt deeply aggrieved being tricked by her, as well as disgusted by her act of feigning pitifulness to gain sympathy.
To ease the awkward atmosphere, Xavier stepped forward from behind Liam, casually taking the phone Liam picked up, and said, "Maya, is this phone yours?"
When Xavier took the phone, Liam didn’t stop him but instead stared directly at Maya, as if waiting for an explanation.
Off to the side, Lydia, seeing Xavier intending to favor Maya, cried with snot and tears and said, "Young Master Graham, the phone is mine."
Listening to the girl’s words, Xavier casually glanced at her, saying, "Little Rain, you may go back."
Seeing Xavier planning to protect Maya, Lydia lamented with tears and said, "Maya bullied me, the water on me was poured by her, and she even slapped me twice."
Maya indeed slapped her twice just now, but she didn’t pour the water. Actually, Lydia was worried she didn’t look miserable enough, so she poured water on herself.
Seeing the girl’s pitiful facade, Maya took a deep breath, grabbed a bottle of mineral water from the desk, unscrewed the cap, and unceremoniously poured it over Lydia’s head.
"Awesome!" Behind Liam, Christopher watched the girl’s action, stunned, unable to help exclaiming these two words.