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.

floor safely in this condition? Are you wary of me?” He immediately took off his sunglasses and pointed the flashlight

Cantrell?” Maia instantly

Furgess?” Aiken was surprised to see her as

see the famous movie star in

have expected to see

Aiken said teasingly. He smiled brightly,

knew

later, Aiken glanced around nervously and put

I am, this shouldn’t be a problem anymore. Hurry, get on my back and let’s move to the sixth floor!” Aiken quickly

“But…”

Get on, so

got on and

and hurried to get to the sixth floor. He was a

wearing sunglasses?” Maia was puzzled

would recognize me. My fans are everywhere. It’ll only cause

wanted to roll her eyes,

sunglasses on indoors would

stand out

right. “Seeing that my hands are occupied, could

sunglasses from the bridge

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

to the sixth floor, they saw that most other guests were injured. Some of the hotel staff gave

with duct tape. It looked to be the safest place

+15 BONUS

on a nearby sofa and went over to get some first aid items from

trainees from Eldertown?” Aiken asked curiously while looking at

Maia shook her head.

“Then, what is it?”

“It’s a corporate secret.”

won’t you ask about me? Aren’t you curious about why I am

again. “I respect your privacy and have no interest in

smiled and mumbled something to

as she was not able to hear him

here to visit

Maia nodded.