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.”

it was

said, “Cedric, the police said

“Okay.”

“Where are you, Cedric?”

without a reply. The only person he wanted to

Maia’s death for the sake of the Larkin and Burgess families. Those who knew didn’t

about it.

found, her memory could

expected that she would die the day after

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

pulled out his phone and

mean?” Nigel was

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once told me she belonged to Cedric, even in

took a deep breath and said sadly, “Well, if this is what she

it was not his place to

“Thank you, Nigel. Maia

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