Will You Marry Me, Again by Pear Heart

“Wait here.“‘

Baz would arrive soon with the bodyguards. Cedric knew he had to buy some time for Maia.

Shaking her head, she said earnestly, “No, it’s too dangerous. He has a gun!”

Cedric saw her gripping his palm with both hands and smiled. “I’ll be fine.”

He sounded casual and confident, but Maia knew how dangerous it was.

“Cedric-”

Before she could say anything further, the door was closed, and she was left alone in the cramped and dark room.

Peering out through a narrow gap, she watched Cedric move away.

Still feeling the warmth of his palm, she covered her mouth to stop herself from making any sound lest she would spoil his plan.

‘Pull yourself together, Maia! You must not cry or make any sound…‘

She kept telling herself.

However, she couldn’t hold back her tears. Suddenly, she heard a flurry of rapid footsteps.

Maia saw Theo chasing after Cedric.

As she was the one Theo wanted to kill, she knew she couldn’t stand by and do nothing. Biting her lips, Maia glanced around through the narrow gap.

She took out her phone to see where her car was.

Making sure that Theo had run away, she pocketed her phone and hurried toward her car in quick steps while staying low to the ground.

Having a good sense of direction, Maia was relieved when she soon found her car.

She got into the car in the dark.

She knew full well what would happen if she were to start her car now–Theo would be drawn by its lights and sound, and she would become a live target.

Yet, she knew she had to do it. Shutting the car door, she started the engine and floored the

gas.

Driving around, she searched around for Cedric.

saw him, she quickly opened

Don’t

slowed down her pace and glanced to see who was behind her using the rear- view mirror of a car

man wearing a black baseball

found his frame

Who was he?

she didn’t dwell on it as she knew the

move.

wanting to give herself away, she didn’t dare to quicken

removed her high heels and threw

the clatter, the man hurried toward the

for her car.

However, when she was about to open the car door, a gunshot was heard, followed by hurried

Her plan had failed!

charging over and ducked behind her car so that he couldn’t shoot

he had a gun, she knew that it would not be safe to stay in her car

scrambled backward before breaking into a run–she knew the security

open door. Aiming his sight at it, he

“Fuck!”

search the parking lot.

hurried over, she realized there. was blood all

this coming, as the security guard would surely have

she hid

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her phone and noticed she had several missed calls. At

came in.

It was Couric’s number.

risk exposing her whereabouts, Maia quickly hung up and tried to send him her location. However, as the signal was

hope as she

that read,

dared not put her guard down. Overcome with panic

then echoed in the

Maia. Do you think you can escape

stunned as

his frame looked

trying to trick her into responding, she dared not

at the man as he moved in her direction and said, “You’re a smart and pretty woman, Maia, and I couldn’t bear to hurt you too. But you left me with no choice by trying to make

I can continue to take money from Starlight and avoid paying you. You’re too smart, Maia, and unless I eliminate you, you’ll always be a threat.