Never See You Again

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Chapter 249

Cecilia took Hailey’s hand and said, “Mrs. Brooks Senior, Sergio’s right… Let’s not blame him.”

Upon hearing her words, Hailey took a deep breath and said, “We’ve all had a tiring day. Let’s call it a night.”

She then glanced at Sergio and added, “Sergio, stay here.”

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Sergio whispered to Maeve, “Wait for me upstairs. I’ll be there soon.”

“Okay.” Maeve nodded and headed upstairs.

Meanwhile, Cecilia stood up and said, “Madam, you’re injured. I’ll bring you the first aid kit.”

With that, Cecilia quickly left to retrieve the first aid kit from a room downstairs.

Maeve didn’t say anything and just went upstairs.

with the first aid kit and looked at Maeve. She said, “It’s

for a while, making her feel uncomfortable. Cecilia hesitated and then asked, “Madam… Why are you looking at me like

“Using self–pity as a tactic can be effective if done right. But it can also backfire if it’s not executed

moment. “Madam… I

don’t understand?” Maeve smiled and continued, “Your little act seemed promising at first, but it has too many loopholes.

rather dull.”

you’ve misunderstood… L.”

that just anyone would know. The kidnappers knew that you were Ms. Hoffman, but you have no connection to Sergio. If they wanted money, they should

what the kidnappers were thinking…” Cecilia’s gaze

“The kidnapper was a young man. He was probably around your age, right? He has no

the text, he didn’t even demand one million dollars in cash. We brought him a check, and be

started to panic

“What.. what…..“.

didn’t even bother verifying the authenticity of the check. He just took it and ran. It’s ridiculous,” Maeve continued, each word piercing Cecilia’s defenses.

never considered these

prove that it was me? As long as there’s

Sergio doesn’t know? Or perhaps, do you think Mrs. Brooks Senior doesn’t low?” Maeve’s

you believe that she’s naïve enough to be deceived by such a crude kidnapping

against me. She’s just pretending to