He could hardly hold onto the phone as he typed a reply with trembling fingers.

“I’m back, Maia.”

However, she would never return home now because of him.

Due to the strong wind, the fire raged until dawn.

“Have they found her?” Cedric asked Baz calmly, despite his agony.

With his head hung low, Baz replied, “They’re still trying to find where the fire started. They think it should be the kitchen…”

“I’m asking if they have found her!”

Baz took a deep breath. “The fire burned for almost three hours, and the whole building has turned into ruins. It would take time to find her remains if we ever do…”

“I don’t fucking care! Just find her.”

“Yes, sir.”

phone rang as he stared at the ruins. He wished it was a call from her,

Zera’s voice said, “Cedric, the police

“Okay.”

“Where are you, Cedric?”

up without a reply. The only person he wanted to talk to

the public, but Cedric suppressed the news about Maia’s death

about it.

could not be found, her memory could only

would die the day after

asked angrily, “Why, Errol? Why’d you let him build

and typed,

was both taken aback and

+15 BONUS

me she belonged to Cedric, even

breath and said sadly,

not

Nigel. Maia

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