He could hardly hold onto the phone as he typed a reply with trembling fingers.

“I’m back, Maia.”

However, she would never return home now because of him.

Due to the strong wind, the fire raged until dawn.

“Have they found her?” Cedric asked Baz calmly, despite his agony.

With his head hung low, Baz replied, “They’re still trying to find where the fire started. They think it should be the kitchen…”

“I’m asking if they have found her!”

Baz took a deep breath. “The fire burned for almost three hours, and the whole building has turned into ruins. It would take time to find her remains if we ever do…”

“I don’t fucking care! Just find her.”

“Yes, sir.”

phone rang as he stared at the ruins. He wished it was a

voice said, “Cedric, the

“Okay.”

“Where are you, Cedric?”

only person he wanted to talk to now was

the public, but Cedric suppressed the news about Maia’s death for the sake of

about it.

be found, her memory could only be honored by a

expected that she would die the day after

Winery, Nigel asked angrily, “Why, Errol? Why’d you let him

his phone and typed, “This

mean?” Nigel was both

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belonged to Cedric, even in

a deep breath and said sadly, “Well, if this is what

not his place

nodded. “Thank you, Nigel. Maia had always been grateful

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