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

stared

times ever since I lost you. My answer has

confidently.

I can’t see how I could love you again. Despite that, are you going to

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first time loving someone. It’s good that you don’t know how to do it. We can learn together,” he said firmly, glancing at her tenderly.

cleaned and dressed her wound once they were in the hospital. She was about to stand up when Cedric

dodged him this time. “I

respectfully at Cedric, “Please keep Ms. Maia’s wound from water. It’s just a flesh wound. It’ll be okay in a

away

left. Maia was about to leave too, but he blocked

send you

at the entrance of the emergency department. The wind blew past and tousled Maia’s hair. She

can see the

and frowned. He was worried about her wound.

you know how many times I’ve asked myself just how much I loved you back then? When the question popped up for the first time, I kept telling myself you

now. I could wait. I could be with you. After all, they say just being with

you see me… You were the only ray of

fragile. It felt like the wind could knock her down at any given moment–and yet every single word she uttered was so intense.

ray of light became dimmer and dimmer each day… Eventually, I beheld the fiery glow and your feeble ray of light was eclipsed by it.

my heart again, but I don’t need it anymore. I can be my own ray of light. Have

no one else but

I just want to be

in

straight through Cedric’s heart. He was in deep sorrow, but he did not loosen his grip on her.

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kind of pain he put her through in the past. However, even

past him and tousled his short hair,