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

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

a man wearing a black baseball cap and a black mask was following

found his frame to be

Who was he?

didn’t dwell on it as she knew the

move.

away, she didn’t

removed her high heels and threw them to the other side to make some

man hurried toward the shoes. Seizing

for her car.

flashed a few times as she unlocked her car with the key fob. However, when she was about to open

Her plan had failed!

lower lip, Maia saw the man charging over and ducked behind her car so that

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

view and scrambled backward

approached the open door. Aiming his sight at

“Fuck!”

cursed and started to search the parking lot. “You can’t hide forever,

there. was blood all over the glass door

have seen this coming, as the security guard would surely have come running as soon

deep breath, she hid behind

• 15 RONUS

had

came in.

It was Couric’s number.

Maia quickly hung up and tried to send

a glimmer of hope as she finally saw

text that read, “Wait for

Maia dared not put her guard down. Overcome with panic and fear, she started

then echoed in the empty parking

Maia. Do you think

was stunned as she recognized

No wonder his

was trying to trick her into responding, she

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

Starlight and avoid paying you. You’re too smart, Maia, and unless I eliminate you, you’ll