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.”

the ruins. He wished it was

“Cedric, the police said

“Okay.”

“Where are you, Cedric?”

only person he

news about Maia’s death for the sake of the Larkin and Burgess families.

about it.

her memory could only be honored by

would have expected that she would die

Why’d

phone and

mean?” Nigel was both taken aback

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belonged to Cedric, even in

deep breath and said sadly, “Well, if this

knew it was not

nodded. “Thank you, Nigel. Maia had always been grateful to

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