Will You Marry Me, Again by Pear Heart

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Susie frowned. “Ms. Maia, Mr. Cedric forbade me from giving you any devices.”

“Well, he didn’t say I couldn’t make a call, right? It’s just one call, please, Susie,” Maia pleaded. Susie glanced around and said, “Ms. Maia, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, but this place is under surveillance. Mr. Cedric can watch your every move.”

Taken aback, Maia looked around her and saw surveillance cameras everywhere.

She chuckled bitterly and murmured, “I guess the place is bugged, too, huh?”

Susie sighed but didn’t deny it. “Eat while the dinner’s still warm, okay?”

Maia was left alone in the dining hall but had lost her appetite. She squeezed the utensils in her hands tightly.

but to hope that Rita would be found soon. Still, something about all

than meets the eye about Rita’s kidnapping. She could only

meal and headed upstairs.

did not come. The wait was unbearable. She wondered if Rita had been found and

days. Zera had taken a break

is restored, we’ll be able to find

as Cedric said it, Zera’s

she saw the caller

as he turned

the video call.

feed popped up. Rita, bound to a chair and gagged

voice.

burst into tears. “Mom, are you okay? Don’t be scared. Cedric is

that your

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kidnapper’s face as he wore a black mask, sunglasses, and a hat. “What do