Chapter 80 Must I Let Go?

“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.

around, she searched around

she saw him, she quickly opened the passenger door and

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“Get in!” she shouted.

were

Cursing, Theo kept shooting.

car. When Maia was about to floor the gas, he saw the gun aiming at

and a bullet pierced through the driver’s seat window, hitting his shoulder and spraying

“Cedric!” Maia screamed.

“Drive!” he said steadily.

lip, Maia floored the gas and sped toward the exit as bullets struck the rear end of

safe, Cedric let go of Maia and sat in the passenger seat with a frown. “You should have

and he knew Theo

gun.

pursed her lips. “I don’t want to owe you

her a great

entrance of

light, she gripped the steering wheel and wanted to charge ahead

It’s

sigh and loosened her

seen Mr. Cedric?” Baz

injured.

out of the jeep with the

the front passenger seat, his shirt soaked

fine,” Cedric

support him, but Cedric

up to Maia

my sight.” He was worried about

was, moved despite herself as

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don’t agree, he will never go inside. We

“All right.”

quickly said, “Thank you so

without a smile and held

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