Will You Marry Me, Again by Pear Heart

Chapter 47 Hey, Aiken!

As her back hit the floor, her legs collided against the edge of the bed. One of her arms had a huge cut from the shattered glass and was bleeding badly. The pain from her throbbing arm kept her conscious. She bit her lips hard as she tried to stand, grabbing hold of a table for support.

Another loud thud echoed through the building. At that moment, the alarms in the hotel rang, and she could hear a staff member speaking urgently through the PA system.

“All guests please evacuate the building through the emergency stairway on the sixth floor.. Leave all valuables behind! This is an emergency!”

Seconds later, the announcement ceased as the hotel was again thrown into darkness. The backup power was gone.

Maia endured the throbbing pain as she stood up slowly. She dragged herself towards the door and hurled it open with all her strength.

Moments later, the door slammed shut behind her with a bang as the strong to blow.

wind continued

The corridor she was in was covered in shattered glass. The winds blew through the broken. windows, creating a chaotic scene. The wind was so strong that it drowned out every sound, even yelling. Maia felt completely helpless.

In the dark, she turned on the flashlight that she had found and hurried to the emergency exit. Suddenly, something hard collided into Maia’s back, causing her to fall over. Just as suddenly, an arm shot out of nowhere and caught her.

“Are you okay?” A husky–voiced man asked.

Maia steadied herself and turned to face the person who saved her. She was surprised to see a man with sunglasses on and a cell phone in hand, holding onto her arm firmly.

Maia thought that she was hallucinating. Who, in their right mind, would have sunglasses on at a time like this?

“Let me get you to the sixth floor! Come on, get on my back,” he said, bending over to help.

her up.

Maia was mildly stunned as she looked at his large back. She recalled Buck telling her that Eldertown was a high–traffic area and that she should be careful of the people around her. She was not sure if she could trust the guy in front of her.

“M-

“It’s fine, I can walk on my own. Thank you,” Maia insisted.

She could feel her legs almost giving way as she tried to move towards the emergency exit.

in this condition? Are you wary of

Cantrell?” Maia instantly recognized

Furgess?” Aiken was surprised to see her as he studied her

to see the famous

I would never have expected to see the CEO of Starlight

said teasingly.

knew

later, Aiken glanced around nervously and put his

Hurry, get on my back and let’s move to

“But…”

won’t hurt you. Get on, so I can help others

as she got on and whispered

sixth floor. He was a very tall guy, about 1.82m.

wearing sunglasses?”

that people would recognize me. My fans

roll

on indoors

stand out

for a moment as he realized that she was right. “Seeing that my hands are occupied,

and gently removed his sunglasses from the bridge of his nose

he slowed his pace. It was probably due to the fact that

guests were injured. Some of the hotel staff gave out

duct tape. It looked to be the

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sofa and went over to get some first aid items from the staff to

are you here? Is Starlight Entertainment planning to scout for new trainees from Eldertown?” Aiken asked

Maia shook her head.

“Then, what is it?”

“It’s a corporate secret.”

about why I am here?” Aiken smiled, switching

her head again. “I respect your privacy and have no interest

smiled and mumbled

asked, as she was not able

to visit

Maia nodded.