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.”

He wished it

said, “Cedric, the police said they’ve found Mom, and she’s

“Okay.”

“Where are you, Cedric?”

without a reply. The only person he

public, but Cedric suppressed the news about Maia’s death for the sake of the Larkin

about it.

not be found, her memory could only be

have expected that she would

Burgess Winery, Nigel asked angrily, “Why, Errol? Why’d

pulled out his phone and typed, “This

was

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me she belonged to Cedric, even in

breath and said sadly, “Well, if

was not his place to

Nigel. Maia had

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