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.

but I just can’t take it.”

puzzled. She asked, “What do you

when I heard that you were trapped in the elevator. Then, I felt so relieved when I learned that you’re safe and

“Oh…”

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sacrifice myself if it means you get to

raised her head and found their eyes locked with each other’s. Something stirred

Her heart was beating fast.

all the way 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

felt sorry

I can key

“Okay.”

down gently. He turned around when Maia was keying in the password. She noticed this and wondered. It was so unlike him to act this

changing. Was he

around when she was done. Then, he lifted her again and walked straight into her apartment. He nudged the door closed with his foot and walked toward the couch.

first aid

in

aid kit, set her feet on the coffee table, and knelt on the ground to clean her wounds. Maia looked at him. The icy shield she

go.” He packed up the first aid

she

her hair, but then he

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

watched as she spoke, and said lovingly, “Who screamed in

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still the nasty man she knew. She saw

rest. Goodnight.”

Cedric opened the door and found Baz waiting there with

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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