Will You Marry Me, Again by Pear Heart

Chapter 78 Footsteps

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Hearing this, Hope said, “Can you please help me make a tweet? Tell them that I’m fine, and have some food delivered to them, okay?”

“Sure, I’ll get it done.”

“Thanks, Wesley.”

Wesley nodded with a smile. “I’ll leave you two alone then.”

After Wesley went away, Maia asked, “What the hell happened?”

“I went to pick up my mom, and on our way back, a car sped out from an alley and crashed into ours. That man drove very fast, as if he did it on purpose. It was so scary.”

Hope felt scared thinking about it.

“Did you see his face?”

Hope shook her head. “No, he was wearing a mask. It all happened so fast, I couldn’t get a good look at him.”

Maia narrowed her eyes. Why would anyone wear a mask on a hot day like this?

“Hope! Hope!” The door slammed open, and Homer almost stumbled as he stormed in. “Are you okay? How the hell did it happen?”

Seeing him so anxious, Hope quickly said, “I’m fine, Dad. Have you seen Mom yet? How is she?”

“She’s fine, and all she needs is rest. Thank God that the two of survived the accident!” The incident was too much for an elderly man like Homer.

Feeling like an outsider, Maia took a few steps back and turned to leave.

moment, however, Homer said to her fiercely, “You’re the one behind the accident, aren’t you? I knew you weren’t going to go easy

by his assumptions, Maia simply smiled. “The police will come to take

“What are you talking about, Dad? Maia is innocent.

be toying with you. You’re too innocent a girl to know what she’s capable

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Dad. I know you’re upset by

was right. Wasn’t Maia

the food he bought and was confused by what was

Maia,”

came!” Hope

nodded. “I bought some food for you. I hope you like

holding and said happily, “That’s

mine, too!” Chuckling, Buck put it on the

so much,

blushed even more. “You’re welcome. It’s

see him acting like

did not need her to be there, so she headed

took a few steps nearer and said, “Sorry, Maia.

I’m used to

apology that she wasn’t used to. Maia then quickly

minutes later, Buck came out of Hope’s room and saw

“Hey, Maia.”

Maia said, “Stay here and

“Huh?” Buck was puzzled.

her safe. I think there’s something more to all this than

“You think someone was

a guess. Anyway, you were a nurse, and no one dares to mess with