She's Too Busy Winning to Watch Him Cry novel Chapter 273

"An aloof waiter."

Peyton was an inherently paranoid, broke guy with a deep-seated hatred for the rich and powerful. Lyra clearly remembered how, in her past life, Maddie had been driven to the brink by him, screaming that he was a psycho. Yet he had roared back like a lunatic, "My sickness was forced on me by you rich people! You're the ones who have to take responsibility!"

But today, standing in front of them, his eyes were gentle, his smile polite, his attitude humble. It was all a meticulously crafted facade.

Lyra shuddered violently. "Maddie, you asked me to check him out, and my answer is absolutely not."

Maddie tried to explain, "You don't know what he's really like. He said even though he's broke right now, if he makes millions in the future, he'd give every cent to me."

Maddie was hopelessly drawn to the cliché of the arrogant man who dismissed wealth and relied only on himself.

Lyra nodded dryly. "He said if he makes millions he'll give it to you, but right now he doesn't have a dime, so he's not giving you a cent."

"You..." Maddie pouted. "You're being such a snob."

"Maddie, he's not a good guy," Lyra argued, her frustration spiking. "Give me a few days. I'll investigate his supposed orphanage background..."

Maddie hated hearing Lyra talk like this.

"I trust my own judgment. Don't you dare touch him, or we are done."

"You need to see this boy toy's true colors," Lyra warned. "Character can be faked."

But Maddie refused to listen to another word, and they parted on terrible terms.

She spun around, hooked her arm through Peyton's, and walked away without looking back.

As they argued, Delilah heard the commotion and walked out slowly from the inner room. "What happened?"

Lyra turned impatiently to Maisie. "It was just a lucky guess from a dream. Are you going to blame me every time something goes wrong in your life?"

Maisie turned pale, her chest heaving as she struggled for words. Finally, she stomped her foot hard, let out a furious scoff, covered her face, and ran out crying.

Once she was gone, Lyra frowned and muttered, "Unbelievable. Spoiled rotten with a princess complex. She's an only child, raised to be completely unreasonable."

Delilah glanced at Lyra but didn't say a word.

It was normal for Lyra not to know the deep-buried secrets of the Sutton family. Vivienne was incredibly vain, and the fact that she had married a man with a child in her youth was kept airtight. But the truth was, Maisie wasn't an only child at all. The secret was buried so deep that even Maisie herself probably didn't know she had an older brother.