Will You Marry Me, Again by Pear Heart

Chapter 241 I’ll Be Your Shadow

“Just doing my duty.”

That was aii Cedric said. Everyone knew just how much meaning those four words carried.Then, Elena covered her mouth and pointed at Maia’s feet.

“There’s blood on Maia’s feet!”

Cedric grabbed Maia’s arm, looked at her feet, and frowned. There certainly was blood tracing down her feet.

“It’s okay. I must’ve been cut by the pieces of glass when the bottle shattered,” Maia said casually. She tried hard to break free, but he held on to her firmly.

“Please carry on, everyone. I’m going to take care of her.” Cedric put his suit jacket around her legs and swept her off her feet in front of everyone.

“Cedric!” She hissed.

“I’m taking you to the hospital,” he said firmly. He cared more about her injury than she did.

Maia was a little pissed off, but she could not raise her voice in public. “Put me down. It’s just a scratch. I can take care of it myself!”

“What if it leaves a scar? Don’t you hate those?” He asked.

Maia was startled. She was surprised that he remembered what she told him years ago.

“I like scars now. They remind me of the lessons I’ve learned and motivate me.”

“Well, then. You can leave some scars on me.” With that, he carried her to the elevator. Maia, on the other hand, was stunned by what he said.

She waited until the elevator door closed and spoke, “Ask yourself, Cedric. Are you treating me this way now because you’re

Sed to the old me who revolved her life around you? Or, do 1

for who

was unreadable, but he stared at her with such tender eyes.

ever since I lost you. My answer has

you,” Cedric said confidently. Maia smiled bitterly at that.

even love someone anymore. Especially you… I can’t see how I could love you again. Despite

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know how to do it. We can learn together,”

The doctor cleaned and dressed her wound once they were in the hospital. She was

time. “I don’t need your help.”

Ms. Maia’s wound from water. It’s just a flesh wound. It’ll be okay in a

away

Then, the doctor left. Maia was about to

send you back home.”

wind blew past and tousled Maia’s hair.

You can see the stars tonight.”

and frowned. He was worried about her wound.

how many times I’ve asked myself just how much I loved you back then? When the question popped up for the

got injured and lost your memories because of me. It’s okay that you don’t remember who I am now. I could wait. I could be with you. After all, they say just being with someone is the most romantic

you see me… You were the only ray of light that could light up

wind could knock her down at any given moment–and yet every single word she uttered was

that. The ray of light became dimmer and dimmer each day… Eventually, I beheld

I don’t need it anymore. I can be my own ray of light. Have I told you about this? It hit

to live my life for no one else but myself. It feels spectacular,

just

in

in deep sorrow, but he did not loosen his

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put her through in the past. However, even in his agony, he was not going to let her go.

tousled his short hair, which dropped and covered his