Will You Marry Me, Again by Pear Heart

Chapter 37 Hiding Her Ex–husband

“No,” he said solemnly.

He wanted no one but her!

His domineering and possessive attitude made Maia stiffen. He was no longer cold to her, and this made her uneasy.

She could never understand what he wanted. For a moment, she wondered if she had made the right choice to return to Prismara.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang.

A familiar voice came from the other side of the door. “Maia? Are you home? Errol and I have finished the investigation. Maia? Maia?”

It was Aunt Tess and Errol!

As the doorbell rang repeatedly, Maia grew flustered and pushed Cedric off her.

She pointed toward the window. “Leave!”

Cedric smirked. “This is the 12th floor. Are you trying to get me killed?”

Maia quickly walked into the nearby master bedroom and opened the closet door.

She gestured toward it. “Get in!”

Cedric gave her a look. “Are you serious?”

Her phone started to ring.

“Cedric, there’s no time to argue. Are you getting in or not?”

“Fine.”

let out a sigh of relief, he said, “I want

Maia could ask what it was, he kissed

“Asshole!”

to suddenly

meters tall, smiled and stepped into the closet. This was the first time he had done something like this, yet he was

with this for her.

the closet door and hurried to the entrance to let Tess and Errol

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so long?” Tess asked, noticing that Mala

Mala lied as she

suspected nothing and

a stack of documents on the coffee table and gestured,

Maia looked him over. “You’ve grown taller over

not a child

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I should treat you like an adult now, huh? So…”

just working together. She’s the brand

okay sign. “It’s okay to

Errol continued to blush.

you did a great job confronting Homer and Yvette. I’m with you all the way! We mustn’t be too kind

gave Maia a

so, too with a toothy

have you found out about the

books on the coffee table. Since her uncle took over Starlight Entertainment, it had fallen out of the top three in the

reviewed the quarterly financial statements, she noticed the turnover was very low and told Tess and Errol to get

of papers. They contained a detailed breakdown of the

mom died, the finance manager was forced to resign. His successor was a close. ally of your uncle. There have been financial

Maia, who had always considered Phil a jerk. When her mother was still alive, he was held in check. But after she had passed away, there was no doubt that he would try to take money from the

Maia asked cautiously.

and cause

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