Chapter 24 Are You Going to Imprison Me?

The privacy divider blocked the view from the front seat.

Maia began to panic, but it was too late. She tried to scream, but his kiss muffled any sound she made. She could only lay defenselessly, her long hair disheveled.

A while later, the car came to a stop, and the chauffeur left them alone. Cedric removed his jacket, wrapped it around her, and carried her out of the vehicle.

‘Where are we?’

Maia gazed at the stacked townhouses before her. It was an upscale development by HL Corporation that had not launched. Then it hit her.

"You're going to imprison me?"

Cedric said coldly, "I can't let a suspect escape, can I?"

He carried her into a room and threw her onto a bed with velvet sheets.

"You can't do this to me, Cedric!” Maia tried to leave, but he pinned her to the bed and glared at her.

He warned, "Don't forget about the winery and your brother."

Cedric rose and made his way toward the door. As he was about to leave, he paused.

"Was the story you told me true?”

Maia cl