Will You Marry Me, Again by Pear Heart

Chapter 22 Hate It When Women Cry

He frowned and grabbed her jaw. “Why? Should I let a kidnapper escape?”

“Kidnapper?” Maia gasped. “What on earth are you talking about?”

He tossed the box onto her, and its lid opened, revealing the voodoo doll.

“W–What is it?”

“Drop the act, will you?”

pounded. She looked down at the doll and saw Rita’s name on it. Realization

was with you last night, remember?

looked grimmer. “You wanted to spend the evening with me

love, she had forsaken her pride. She braved the snow the day before she left Prismara to spend their wedding anniversary with him. Despite this, he believed it was all part of a scheme. For him, she could give up everything. Even now, when she was humiliated, she still loved him. Maia shook her head. “She killed our child, and I despise her, but I could never exact revenge because of you. I know how devastating it is to lose a mother, and I couldn’t

you…

that one could

claim to love me, but you’ve

looked like she was about to cry. There had been

went after Zera out of jealousy, and

room to review some old documents to help him secure

explain it all again

said, “I’m such a disgrace to you,

tears fell on his fingers, he loosened his grip