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.

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

eye about Rita’s kidnapping. She could only hope to

finished her meal and headed

She wondered if Rita had been

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

is restored, we’ll be able to

as Cedric said it,

when she saw the

frowned as he turned on the screen capture feature and

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

Mr. Cedric! Rest assured that your mom

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was impossible to see the kidnapper’s face as he wore a black mask, sunglasses, and a hat. “What