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.

him, she quickly opened the passenger

Don’t Be

and glanced to see who was behind her using the rear- view mirror of

wearing a black baseball cap

frame to be

Who was he?

it as she knew the man had to be watching

move.

herself away, she didn’t dare

she turned a corner, she swiftly removed her high heels and threw them to the other side to make some noise before hiding behind

the shoes. Seizing

for her car.

car lights flashed a few times as she unlocked her car with the key fob. However, when she

Her plan had failed!

lower lip, Maia saw the man charging over and

a gun, she knew that it would not be

door to shield herself from view and scrambled backward before breaking

the open door. Aiming his sight at it, he stepped closer and

“Fuck!”

cursed and started to search the parking lot.

but as she hurried over, she realized there. was blood all over the

stopped herself from screaming. She should have seen this coming, as the

breath, she hid behind the

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noticed she had

came in.

It was Couric’s number.

send him her location. However, as the signal was

hope as

text that read, “Wait for me”

put her guard down. Overcome with panic

voice then echoed in

yourself up, Maia. Do you think you

stunned as

wonder his frame looked

that Theo was trying to trick her into responding,

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

paying you. You’re too smart, Maia, and unless I eliminate you, you’ll always be a threat. Just