Will You Marry Me, Again by Pear Heart

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

just

She asked, “What do you

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.

“Oh…”

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means you get to live to see

was completely speechless. She raised her head and found their eyes locked with

quickly lowered her gaze. Her heart

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

“Get the door.”

Maia was stunned.

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 for her

sorry for him.

so I can key in the

“Okay.”

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

he doing it for her?

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

first

It’s in the

the ground to clean her wounds. Maia looked at him. The icy shield she erected in her heart began to

first aid kit when he was done.

you,” she said.

but then he stopped and pulled his hand back. “Were you

is much scarier than the elevator in a power outage. There’s nothing to be scared about.

spoke, and said lovingly, “Who screamed in the

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at that. Here she was thinking he had changed. It looked like he was still the nasty man she knew.

some rest. Goodnight.”

door and found Baz waiting there with a document in his hand.

Maia 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

“Okay.”