Will You Marry Me, Again by Pear Heart

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Susie frowned. “Ms. Maia, Mr. Cedric forbade me from giving you any devices.”

“Well, he didn’t say I couldn’t make a call, right? It’s just one call, please, Susie,” Maia pleaded. Susie glanced around and said, “Ms. Maia, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, but this place is under surveillance. Mr. Cedric can watch your every move.”

Taken aback, Maia looked around her and saw surveillance cameras everywhere.

She chuckled bitterly and murmured, “I guess the place is bugged, too, huh?”

Susie sighed but didn’t deny it. “Eat while the dinner’s still warm, okay?”

Maia was left alone in the dining hall but had lost her appetite. She squeezed the utensils in her hands tightly.

would be found soon. Still, something about all of

Rita’s kidnapping. She could only hope to leave

finished her meal and headed upstairs. Maia curled on the bed and waited

Cedric did not come. The wait was unbearable. She wondered if Rita had

had been silent for a few days. Zera had taken a

the surveillance footage is restored, we’ll be

soon as Cedric said it,

saw the caller ID,

frowned as he

the video call.

Rita, bound to a chair and gagged

voice.

into tears. “Mom, are you okay? Don’t be scared. Cedric is going to

Rest assured that your mom is well

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he wore a black mask, sunglasses, and