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.

she saw him, she quickly opened the passenger door and sped

Don’t

was behind her using the rear- view mirror of a car

baseball cap and a black mask was

found his frame to

Who was he?

she didn’t dwell on it as she knew the man had to

move.

she didn’t dare to quicken her pace

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

man hurried toward the shoes. Seizing the moment, Maia made

for her car.

her car with the key fob. However, when she was

Her plan had failed!

lower lip, Maia saw the man charging over and ducked behind

had a gun, she knew that it would not be safe to

the car door to shield herself from view and scrambled backward before breaking into a run–she knew the security booth was

door. Aiming his sight at it, he stepped closer and saw there was no one behind

“Fuck!”

search the parking lot. “You can’t

to see the security booth was lit, but as she hurried over, she realized there. was blood all over the glass door and a

over her mouth, Maia stopped herself from screaming. She should have seen this coming, as the security guard would surely have come

deep breath, she

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she had several missed calls. At that moment,

came in.

It was Couric’s number.

tried to send him her location. However, as

she felt a glimmer of hope as she

that read, “Wait for me” and

her guard down. Overcome with

echoed in the

up, Maia. Do you

was stunned as she

No wonder his frame

trick her

smart and pretty woman, Maia,

on. “Only by killing you, 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