Chapter 349 Of Course It Hurts

"Are you suggesting that she adapt herself first?"

"Yeah."

Maia nodded, her tone cold. "Indeed, she needs to get used to it. After all, she will spend countless years facing the cold walls of prison."

She clenched her fists tightly. He reached out and held Maia's hand, gently loosening her slender digits one by one.

"A person like her isn't worth it," Cedric said, looking at her fair palm. Due to the excessive force from clenching her fist, her well-groomed nails left visible marks.

He felt distressed and blew on her hand. "Does it hurt?"

Maia shook her head. "Not at all. And you? Does it hurt for you?"

"With your palm like this, of course it hurts."

Cedric knew that wasn't what she was asking.

Maia pursed her lips and spoke again, "I mean... Although Rita is not your biological mother, she has been your mother for over twenty years. People have hearts, and even if I send her to prison, you really don't feel anything at all..."

Before Maia could finish her sentence, he had a