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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.

Rita would be found soon. Still, something about all of this made

Rita’s kidnapping. She

her meal and headed upstairs. Maia curled on the

was unbearable. She wondered if Rita had been found and when they would clear

silent for a few days. Zera had taken a break at work while she waited for news at

restored, we’ll be able to find

said

she saw

the phone. He frowned as he

the video call.

chair and gagged with duct

voice.

“Mom, are you okay? Don’t be scared. Cedric is going to

your

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face as he wore a black mask, sunglasses, and a

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