The Unfaithful Mr. Scott novel (Eugene and Melanie)

Chapter 241 I’ll Be Your Shadow

“Just doing my duty.”

That was aii Cedric said. Everyone knew just how much meaning those four words carried.Then, Elena covered her mouth and pointed at Maia’s feet.

“There’s blood on Maia’s feet!”

Cedric grabbed Maia’s arm, looked at her feet, and frowned. There certainly was blood tracing down her feet.

“It’s okay. I must’ve been cut by the pieces of glass when the bottle shattered,” Maia said casually. She tried hard to break free, but he held on to her firmly.

“Please carry on, everyone. I’m going to take care of her.” Cedric put his suit jacket around her legs and swept her off her feet in front of everyone.

“Cedric!” She hissed.

“I’m taking you to the hospital,” he said firmly. He cared more about her injury than she did.

Maia was a little pissed off, but she could not raise her voice in public. “Put me down. It’s just a scratch. I can take care of it myself!”

“What if it leaves a scar? Don’t you hate those?” He asked.

Maia was startled. She was surprised that he remembered what she told him years ago.

“I like scars now. They remind me of the lessons I’ve learned and motivate me.”

“Well, then. You can leave some scars on me.” With that, he carried her to the elevator. Maia, on the other hand, was stunned by what he said.

She waited until the elevator door closed and spoke, “Ask yourself, Cedric. Are you treating me this way now because you’re

Sed to the old me who revolved her life around you? Or, do 1

love me for who I am?”

he stared at her with such

since I lost you. My answer has remained unchanged throughout all

said confidently. Maia smiled bitterly

can’t see how I could love you again. Despite that, are you going to keep

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to do it. We can learn together,” he said firmly,

The doctor cleaned and dressed her wound once they were in the hospital. She was about to stand up when

this time. “I don’t need your help.”

nodded respectfully at Cedric, “Please keep Ms. Maia’s wound from water. It’s just a flesh wound. It’ll be

away

Then, the doctor left. Maia was about to leave too, but he blocked her off.

you

of them stood there at the entrance of the emergency department. The wind blew past and tousled Maia’s hair. She raised her head and saw his

can see

and frowned. He was worried about

emotion. “Do you know how many times I’ve asked myself just how much I loved you

okay that you don’t remember who I am now. I could wait. I could be with you. After all, they say just being with someone is

you until the day you see me… You were the only ray of light

fragile. It felt like the wind could knock her down at any given moment–and yet every single word

nights came and went after that. The ray of light became dimmer and dimmer each day… Eventually, I beheld the fiery glow and your feeble ray of light was eclipsed by it. Then, it ceased to

heart again, but I don’t need it anymore. I can be my own ray of light.

my life for no one else but myself. It feels spectacular, really. I’ll never be

I just

in

in deep sorrow, but he did not loosen his grip on her.

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her through in the past. However, even in his agony, he was not going

him and tousled his short hair,