Will You Marry Me, Again
Chapter 72

Chapter 72 You Ruin Yourself

Breaking down in tears, Zera clutched Cedric’s clothes as she hurried into the house. “I’m done this time, Cedric. Only you cansave me now!”

Seeing this, Rita said, “Cedric, | know we could've been kinder to Maia, but what she did in the past was too much! Besides, | betshe’s somehow behind the scandals.”

“You're damn right | am,” Maia said as she leaned against the wall nearby. Cocking her head, she waved at Rita and Zera. “Goodevening, guys.”

Rita and Larkin were stupefied to see her show up in a nightgown.

“Y-you...” Rita looked at Maia and then at Cedric in disbelief. “What the hell is going on?”Maia smiled at her. “What do you think?”

Rita palmed her heart and stumbled backward a few steps.

Pointing at Maia, Zera screamed, “You fucking whore!”

She turned to Cedric while sobbing. “See? She admitted it herself! You can’t let her do this to me, Cedric! | know | was in thewrong, and | apologize, okay? Please don’t do this to me, or I’m going to kill myself!”

Maia smiled. “Again?”

She readily handed Zera a paring knife.

Zera looked at it, bewildered. “W—What are you doing?”

“You wanted to kill yourself, don’t you?”

“I+...” Zera moved away from the knife.

Maia chuckled. “Do you know how many times you've threatened to kill yourself?”

Zera was at a loss for words.

Maia added, “The evidence is overwhelming, Zera. Did you think you’d get away with it? It’s you who have ruined yourself!”She tossed the knife over, and it clattered as it dropped on the floor.

Zera went limp and fell on her bottom.

“I'm going to fucking kill you!”

Zera suddenly picked up the knife and threw herself at Maia, the weapon glinting under the light.+15 BONUS

Before Maia could react, Cedric grabbed Zera’s wrist and snatched the knife. At the same time, Oswald hurried over with theothers and was shocked by what he saw.

“Sir?” Baz called out after catching himself.

“You're late.”

When Rita and Zera were at the door, Cedric had told Baz to come immediately.

Baz lowered his head. “I'm so sorry, sir.”

Without looking at Zera, Cedric said sternly, “Get rid of her!”

“Yes, sir!” Baz nodded and quickly dragged Zera away with the help of a bodyguard.

“Get your hands off me! Cedric, you can’t do this to me.”

Rita quickly chased after them. “Hey, stop! | want you to stop. Do you fucking hear me?”

Zero’s crying echoed on the hill as she was taken away.

After closing the door, Cedric approached a slightly dazed Maia and pulled her into his arms. He asked gently, “Are you okay?”He was anxious when Zera tried to attack her. If she had hurt Maia, he might have killed her.

Maia nodded. “If only you were so protective of me in the past.”

“I'll protect you from now on.”

Maia chucked and shook her head. “But | don’t need your protection anymore.”

She murmured and felt a pang of sorrow as she pushed him away. However, she knew it was nothing compared to the agonyshe went through in the past.

As she turned to head toward the door, he held her wrist..

“It's still dark.”

“I've asked Nigel to come pick me up.”

Cedric frowned. “I'll drive you.”

“No thanks. He’s already here.”

Maia opened the door and saw Nigel’s car entering the compound. However, the guards stopped him from entering.

She then tried to yank her hand free. “I told you Nigel is my fiance.”

“You're mine.”

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Cedric snatched her up and carried her toward the courtyard, his grip tightening. He purposely did so in Nigel’s presence.

“What the hell are you doing, Cedric? Get your hands off her!” Nigel shouted and tried to charge into the courtyard, but theguards stopped him.

As if not hearing anything, Cedric carried Maia toward a Maybach.

“Cedric, let go of me, or I’m going to marry Nigel tomorrow!” she threatened.