But Maria had already seen the news about her on TV.

Then her eyes fell on a stack of books on the coffee table in the living room.

Well... Those were her published physical books.

“Mom?" There was a trace of curiosity in Maria's eyes.

Julie faked a cough and walked up to Maria with the stack of books.

“Sweetie, I have this friend who is also a huge fan of yours. She wanted me to get your autograph."

Maria was surprised.

It wasn't a secret that Julie didn't have many friends.

So did this friend she was talking about really exist?

But Maria dared not expose her because she knew how sensitive her mother could be.

So, she picked up the pen and wrote Mia's name on the book's first page.

“Sign your real name, too!" Julie exclaimed excitedly.

Shocked, Maria raised her head to Look at her mother.

The latter's face turned even redder.

Vivian, Patricia, Bill and Boden all went to the Hughes Group today.

While Boden was more overwhelmed by what was happening, the other three seemed to be more displeased.

Boden was the general commercial agent for the Broome Smiths in Sheffield. He had a lot of projects at hand, and the Hughes Group was only one of them.

Just like everyone else, he had heard what was going about on the Internet, but he didn't know the details.

He was only now understanding the whole story.

His cousin Maria was in fact the renowned mysterious writer, Mia.

And now, Vivian had apparently plagiarized Mia's work.

Vivian's work, Song of Phoenix, was already adapted into a movie and they were about to start filming. The Smith family had already invested a lot in this project.

Since forever, the Smiths have always been very meticulous and never did anything shady.

Many years ago, after Bowles Group's food safety problems surfaced, the Smith family stopped all cooperation with them just so they wouldn't get their hands dirty.