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.”

it was a call from

answered it, and Zera’s voice said, “Cedric, the police said they’ve found Mom, and

“Okay.”

“Where are you, Cedric?”

without a reply. The only person

raging fire attracted the attention of the public, but Cedric suppressed the news about Maia’s death for the

about it.

her remains could not be found, her memory could

would die the

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

out his phone and typed,

mean?” Nigel was both taken

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she belonged to Cedric,

deep breath and said sadly,

was not his place

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

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