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.”

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

but I just can’t take

asked, “What do you mean?”

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

“Oh…”

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if it means you get

found their eyes locked with

gaze. Her

floor without

“Get the door.”

Maia was stunned.

into your place, then I’ll clean your wounds right here.” What mattered most was getting

sorry

I can key in the password.”

“Okay.”

the password. She noticed this and wondered. It was

was changing. Was he doing it for her?

she was done. Then, he lifted her again and walked straight into her apartment. He

the first aid kit?”

in the third

the first 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 erected in her heart began

go.” He packed up the first aid kit when he

she

he stopped and pulled his hand back. “Were you

“The business world is much scarier than the elevator in a power outage. There’s nothing to be scared about. I’ve died once. Do you think I’ll be

she spoke, and said lovingly, “Who screamed

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looked like he was still the nasty man she knew. She saw him sneering and decided that she

some rest. Goodnight.”

the door and found Baz waiting there with a document

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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