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.

no choice but to hope that Rita would be found soon. Still, something

kidnapping. She could only hope

she finished her meal and headed upstairs. Maia curled

wait was unbearable. She wondered if Rita had been found

days. Zera had taken a break at

footage is restored, we’ll

soon as Cedric said it,

exclaimed when she saw the caller

phone. He frowned as he turned on the screen capture feature

the video call.

up. Rita, bound to a chair and gagged with duct tape,

voice.

okay? Don’t be scared. Cedric is going to

Mr. Cedric! Rest assured that your mom is well

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was impossible to see the kidnapper’s face as he wore a black mask, sunglasses, and a hat. “What do you want?” Cedric asked