They just ran into each other in the hotel, but Patricia said it as if Maria was having an affair behind Anthony‘s back.

Maria turned to face Patricia, stared at her for a while, and suddenly smiled.

“Miss Hughes, are you speaking from experience?"

“You !"

Patricia was shocked, angry and even a bit embarrassed, as if Maria was publicly exposing her biggest secret.

She didn't believe that Maria knew anything, though. She thought Maria was just intentionally being mean by saying something so cruel.

“Where I go and who I stay with are not your business. You have no right to question me like a criminal,"

Maria said coldly and was about to leave. She didn't want to be around someone who treated her with such disrespect.

At this moment, Vivian didn't have a chance to react to how Patricia was being treated. She was still confused about why Maria was in the hotel.

Kash just said that the president of the Sheffield Writers’ Association was also in this hotel.

Did Maria actually come to see him? Vivian's thoughts were interrupted by Maria's phone ringing. It was a voice message from Greta.

Maria put her phone on speaker to Listen.

“Are you still in the washroom? Dinner‘s been served. Come back quickly!"

Standing by the door, Vivian and Patricia could also hear the voice message.

It turned out Maria was with a female friend today. Sure enough, I think too much. With Maria's status, how could she meet the president of the Writers' Association of Sheffield? Vivian thought to herself.

Replaying the message in her head, Patricia thought the voice sounded familiar. Where have I heard that voice before? She thought to herself.

Patricia had built a successful e-book website, so she often networked with leaders in the industry.

Among them, Greta, the chief editor of Novel Hub, was the one she admired most.

In the e-publishing industry, Greta would be a VIP guest at any event. Having the chief editor of the largest e-book company in attendance was a big deal.

Greta often gave speeches at important events, and naturally Patricia had heard her speak on numerous occasions.

But, at that moment, Patricia couldn't place the voice, and it was mainly because she didn't expect that Maria would be having dinner with the chief editor of Novel Hub.

Seeing that Maria wasn't taking her seriously, Vivian felt a bit frustrated.

She couldn't help asking, "Do you know why I'm here today?"

Maria stopped and shook her head. "I don't know. Nor do I want to."