Will You Marry Me, Again by Pear Heart

Chapter 259 My Maia

Maia was stunned for a long time. She snapped back to reality after Cedric called out to her again.

“Maia…”

Her body stiffened when she heard his tone. It was different this time. The love and longing in his tone were unmistakable.

She was shocked. She replayed his tone in her mind over and over again. No one had ever spoken her name like that. He was the first to do so.

Maia frowned. Franklin’s words came back to haunt her. Her lips twitched and she said to herself, “It’s true. To love him again is to take chances. You need courage for that. However, my courage is all but spent. I no longer have it in me to love him.”

She spoke softly, but each word was filled with deep sorrow. A drop of tear fell from her eyes and landed on Cedric. He frowned immediately, as though the warm tear had stung him, and said worriedly, “Don’t be scared, Maia…”

There was that tone again. Maia turned around and left the room briskly. She closed the door immediately, leaned on it, and took a deep breath.

Her legs were trembling. She sank to the ground slowly. Her shoulders started to shake uncontrollably as her tears flowed.

Cedric Larkin. This man meant so much to her in the past. Now, it seemed, she was starting to feel more strongly about him. She bit her lip and tried to keep a lid on her emotions. She

started to see what Franklin meant and agreed with him.

“I might still love you in my heart, but I no longer dare to put it into action. My courage was spent back when you lost your memories and forgot about me.

“It takes courage to love again. However, you have cast me aside one too many times, despite my best efforts. From that point on, I learned to be independent. So, what right do you have to ask me to take a chance on you again?”

clenched tightly. She closed her eyes and took

back her tears.

there. She did not know when he would come around. Franklin said it was just a stomach problem, though, so he

and gave a call to Baz so he could come over and look after Cedric. However, it

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going on here? He was only sending Franklin back home. Why

She had no other choice but to go back to the room

not just leave him to his fate. She would not be able to forgive herself if anything happened to him while he was in her house. After much consideration, Maia decided to sit by the side of the bed and

in thought. She could not understand it. How did he have the kind of willpower to force open the elevator door and carry her up twelve floors,

earlier. She cast a glance at Cedric, making sure he was still asleep and went to take the document

the file as she walked back to the room and sat down by the bed. At the moment she saw

of information about Victor’s malpractice. That included evidence of when he furthered his own goals by

would take a heavy

path that Cedric cleared

said he would.

“Cedric…”

light into the room and dispersed the darkness in

slightly.

passed and dawn’came. Maia could no longer stay awake. Her eyes closed

opened his eyes when he was sure she had fallen asleep. He stared at her.

whole world.