Will You Marry Me, Again by Pear Heart

Chapter 162 Telling You to Stay Away

“Eat up” The two simple words were so authoritative.

Maia pursed her lips and could only open her mouth. As she chewed, his deep voice sounded, ” What are you referring to? The affair between her and Theo?”

His tone was casual, but the moment Maia heard those words, her expression changed.

dramatically

She grabbed his clothes, finding it difficult to accept, and asked, “What did you say? Cedric, what did you just say?”

An affair? How could these two have an affair?

“Just as

not false

you heard.” He knew Maia couldn’t believe it, but he confirmed what she heard was

Maia felt a buzzing in her ears If these two had such a relationship, then this kidnapping must be a collaboration between them!

“How could this happen This, how is it possible Maia still couldn’t believe it, finding it hard to accept for a while

Compared to Mala who was in disbelief, Cedric remained calm. He only cared about her well- being Then, he handed a shrimp to her mouth

Theo is not related to Phil by blood.

Upon hearing this answer, Maia was even more astonished. She never expected that Theo was adopted

“Eat up ” Seeing her in disbelief state, the shrimp at her lips had likely cooled down

Maia wanted to get more information from him and had to listen to him, so she opened her

mouth to eat

Cedric spoke again. “The embezzled funds, whose pocket do

money Theo embezzled was all given to Aunt Tess

into her pocket in the

her, just in a different form. But how did you find

check his expense records. Most of the things he purchased were worn by your

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she asked, “So you traced Theo’s expenses,

didn’t answer her question but instead asked

the entry hall,” Maia

“Do you know how you left

Maia shook her head.

are no signs of it being

Cedric’s words, Maia carefully recalled and murmured, “That day, Buck drove me home, and I didn’t

“So?”

suddenly, “Aunt Tess knew, and she also has the keys to my house. She has full access through Cloud

so she asked for a set of keys to Cloud Nine Residences to take care of her and have a backup plan. But Maia never expected that it would become

sounded

under the HL Corporation has

major selling point for

an accomplice, that was beyond doubt. Through careful

instruct Theo to kill me? For the

seemed too far–fetched.

fire, it was Aunt Tess who led the rescue team to save

brows furrowed tightly as she watched the food Cedric offered to her. She shook her head, unable to

“Last bite.”

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can’t eat anymore. Who forces someone to eat like this?” Maia protested, attempting to get up.

she noticed the bandage on his shoulder. Helpless, she reluctantly took

teased, but

meal. He shook his head in resignation, lifting her with

the bedside, showing no intention of

looked at him in