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.”

could not care less about that. “It’s just a minor injury. It doesn’t affect

just can’t

asked, “What do you mean?”

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

“Oh…”

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means you get

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

gaze. Her

to the sixteenth floor without a break. He barely

“Get the door.”

Maia was stunned.

your place, then I’ll clean your wounds right here.” What mattered

sorry for

can key in

“Okay.”

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

was changing. Was he doing it

turned 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

first

It’s in the

knelt on the ground to clean her wounds. Maia looked at him. The icy shield she

packed up the first aid kit when he

she said.

then he

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

lovingly, “Who

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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

rest.

door and found Baz waiting there with

respectfully, “I’m here to give Ms. Maia this, Mr. Cedric. She left it in the elevator. The technicians

“Okay.”

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