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.”

about that. “It’s just a minor injury. It doesn’t affect

but I just can’t

was puzzled. She asked, “What do you mean?”

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 you can walk fine, but I don’t want you to feel any pain. Not even

“Oh…”

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you get to

was completely speechless. She raised her head and found their eyes locked with each other’s.

her gaze. Her heart was

all the way to the sixteenth floor without a break. He barely broke a

“Get the door.”

Maia was stunned.

mattered most was getting her injuries treated. He was willing to make all sorts of compromises for her

felt sorry

down so I can key in the

“Okay.”

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

he doing

Then, he lifted her again and walked straight into her apartment. He nudged the door closed with

first aid

in

ground to clean her wounds. Maia looked at him. The icy

up the first aid kit when

she said.

and reached out to touch her hair, but then he stopped and pulled his hand back. “Were you scared

the elevator in a power outage. There’s nothing to be scared about. I’ve died once. Do

spoke, and said lovingly, “Who screamed in the elevator,

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like he was still the nasty man she knew. She saw him sneering and decided that she had no intention of entertaining him

some rest.

door and found Baz waiting

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

“Okay.”

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