Chapter 256 I Can’t Take It

Maia pursed her lips. She could hear his heart pounding.

She was about to shout at him when he put her down and let her stand by herself. Then, he started checking for injuries before she could say anything.

“You’re hurt.” His frown deepened. That was when Maia noticed that there was a cut at her feet. Was it the work of the billboard from when the elevator dropped sharply? Anyway, it was just a flesh wound. She was tougher than that.

“I’m fine.” Maia said nonchalantly. Then, she asked, confused, “D–Didn’t you leave?”

Cedric was a little nervous. “We should take care of your wound first.” Then, he swept her off her feet before she knew what was happening.

“P–Put me down, Cedric. People are watching!”

“What do you mean?”

Maia was stunned to see that the group of people at the staircase had already dispersed. When did they leave? How could she not have heard anything?

Cedric carried her to the stairs and started climbing.

“There’s another working elevator. You don’t have to climb the stairs.” They’re on the fourth

floor and she stayed on the sixteenth floor. That was twelve floors above them.

“They should really change to a new set of elevators. It’s safer to use the stairs now.‘

Maia was stunned at that. What he said was true, but it would also mean that he would have to

climb

up

twelve floors!

“Well. You can put me down so I can walk by myself.”

“You’re hurt.”

injury. It doesn’t affect me. Can you be more

reasonable, but I just can’t take it.”

puzzled. She asked, “What do

was trembling with fear when I heard that you were trapped in the elevator. Then, I felt so relieved when I learned that you’re safe and sound. I know it’s just a flesh wound and

“Oh…”

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gladly sacrifice myself if it means you get

speechless. She raised her head and found their eyes

her gaze. Her heart

to the sixteenth floor without a break. He barely broke

“Get the door.”

Maia was stunned.

you don’t want me to go into your place, then I’ll clean your wounds right here.” What mattered most was getting her injuries treated. He was willing to make all sorts of compromises

felt sorry for him.

so I can key

“Okay.”

put her down gently. He turned around when Maia was keying in the password. She noticed this and

he doing it for her?

into her apartment.

the first aid kit?”

It’s in the third

coffee table, and knelt on the ground to clean her wounds. Maia looked at him. The icy shield she erected in her heart began to

He packed up the first

you,” she

to touch her hair, but then he stopped and pulled his

her head, “The business world is much scarier than the elevator in a power outage. There’s

spoke, and said lovingly, “Who

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he was still the nasty man

rest. Goodnight.”

the door and found Baz waiting there

Maia this, Mr. Cedric. She left it in the elevator. The technicians have repaired it. They’ll install a new set of

“Okay.”

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