That man thought, 'Cecilia is indeed ruthless; otherwise, I wouldn't have chosen her.'Women like Cecilia, very calm at work, tended to be dominant in relationships. They had zero tolerance for any form of betrayal. Such individuals were absolutely ruthless when confronting their enemies.However, women like that had a fatal weakness—they could be distracted by the men they loved.Blake still did not know that something happened to Madelyn. She had been busy these days and did not have the chance to call Madelyn.After some hesitation, Blake decided to call Madelyn.Listening to the weak voice on the phone, Blake asked with concern, "Madelyn, your voice sounds a little off. What's wrong? Are you sick? Which hospital are you in? I'll come visit you."After Madelyn had a high fever, she woke up. Fortunately, her high fever had subsided four hours ago.Zach was holding Madelyn's phone for her. She glanced at him and remembered that Blake was afraid of Zach. Just like Mya, whenever
Blake said, "I'm fine, don't worry. I'm sharp-witted, and I know what needs to be done."Kevin raised his hand to check the time. He turned to knock on the door of the ward before opening the door to walk in. "Time's up. Blake, you can leave now."Blake responded, "I don't want to leave. I haven't finished talking to Madelyn yet."Madelyn said, "It's fine. Zach won't be back for a while. Just stay here with me for a little longer."Blake agreed, "That's right."Kevin felt Blake was taking advantage of her relationship with Madelyn.He nodded, "Mrs. Jardin, if you feel unwell, call me. I'll be just outside the door."Madelyn replied, "Okay."Kevin glanced at Blake's triumphant expression and chose to ignore her as he left the ward.This floor was fully guarded, and regular people could not just enter easily. Kevin listened to the laughter coming from the ward and thought, 'I have to admit, Blake's good at flattering people.'About half an hour later, Blake, afraid that Zach mi
Zach said, "Cecilia's goal is to sow discord, and you've done well on this matter."Blake thought, 'What? Is Mr. Jardin praising me?'She turned back to look and saw Zach had already walked far away. 'Did that really happen?'She could not believe that Zach could be so nice. Back when she was working under Kevin, she would get scolded three or four times a day. She was very happy that she was actually being praised today.Madelyn, seeing Zach returning so quickly after Blake just left not long ago, assumed that the two had met at the elevator door.Zach frowned when he noticed the box of strawberry cream cake in Madelyn's hands. He immediately took it from her. "Did you forget what the doctor said? You can't eat these things as you've just woken up."Madelyn responded, "I just had a little bite. Did you say anything to Blake when you met her just now?"Zach helped Madelyn lie down on the bed and covered her with the blanket. He then checked the time on his watch. "You still have
Kai noticed Lana, who had started walking away, stopped, standing in front of him. He asked, "Is there anything else you want to say?"Lana looked troubled as she shook her head, "It's nothing."Lana actually wanted to tell him that she always dreamed of someone, a person she felt very familiar with, and she would feel very sad every time. She had been dreaming about this man for a long time, and she did not know why this was happening to her.However, she had been keeping this matter to herself and decided not to tell Kai. She did not want him to worry.Lana thought it might be due to her impending labor, or maybe she was just overthinking things.A few days later, Madelyn went downstairs for a walk under the sun with bodyguards protecting her.She was recovering well, and she would be ready to leave the hospital in two days.Madelyn did not like staying in the hospital. She felt that recuperating at home or elsewhere, it was all the same.A bodyguard said, "Mrs. Jardin, Mr. J
Madelyn still went upstairs to find Kai in the office.He looked at the handwriting on the note and believed it looked like Yvonne's handwriting. 'Instead of focusing on recovering, she's using this to lure Madelyn over to her.'He squinted and pondered before saying, "Go and look for her. Who knows, maybe she really does have news to tell you. I'll take care of the bodyguards for you. You can use the emergency passage in my office. If Zach comes over, I'll text you. I'll give you only ten minutes. After ten...cough, cough...After ten minutes, if you haven't returned, I'll go look for you myself."Madelyn watched as Kai kept coughing. Ever since his recovery, his coughing problem had not improved. Madelyn did not ask him about it, as she believed since he was a doctor himself, he would be capable of taking care of such a minor issue.She left through the passage after she thanked him.Madelyn managed to smoothly arrive at Yvonne's ward. Yvonne was sitting on the bed. The nurse had
Madelyn said, "Yvonne... Zach said the plane crash had nothing to do with him, and I don't know if there are any hidden details. It doesn't make sense for you to hold this hatred against me.""Why should I hate him? He's my husband. I believe whatever he says. The person I hate is you. You took everything away from me," Yvonne said deliriously. She covered her chest and continued, "You don't know how much I love him. I can give him everything. But why did you have to come back? It's all because of you!"Yvonne suddenly grabbed Madelyn. Tears streamed down her face as she begged, "Madelyn, I beg you, please don't marry him. Can you give Zach back to me? Please give him back to me! I'll kneel before you and beg."Madelyn felt sorry for Yvonne, watching her, who had become insane for a man. Suddenly, she remembered her past life—how she, too, had behaved like Yvonne for Zach.Yvonne knelt on the ground, looking up, clutching Madelyn's hand. Madelyn had a sour feeling in her nose. She
Upon hearing footsteps outside the door, Madelyn panicked and hastily put away her phone. However, she failed to hold the phone firmly, and it fell to the ground.Outside the door, Zach had just finished talking to Kevin about some matters. As he entered the ward, he noticed the phone on the floor. He saw a route displayed on a map application on the phone screen. When Madelyn saw him, she pretended to be calm as she picked up the phone from the ground."What are you looking at?" Zach's tone was unfriendly. He walked over to her and took the phone from her hand. He then unlocked the phone and enlarged the route on the map.The marked location was nothing more than a village near the mountains. It did not even have a displayed name.Sensing the chilling aura emanating from Zach, Madelyn knew she could not show any signs of unease. Otherwise, he would feel that she was hiding something from him.Madelyn calmly turned around to pour a glass of water for herself. She was actually very
Zach thought, 'She's lying.'Suddenly, he turned over to shower her lips and neck with countless kisses, "Since you can't sleep, let's do something more meaningful.""No, Zach. I really need to use the bathroom. Besides, I still haven't recovered. We can't be intimate." Even though Madelyn said so, Zach did not let go of her. He insisted on going his way and had unbuttoned her pajamas unknowingly. The cold wind from outside seeped into the blanket. After struggling in vain, Madelyn gave up and allowed him to do as he pleased. The lack of lubrication made it rough, and she had to endure the pain.When it finally ended, it was already an hour later. Zach carried Madelyn, who was naked, to the bathroom. Seeing fresh blood, Zach immediately furrowed his brows, "Why didn't you say it hurt?"Madelyn sat on the icy bathroom sink and stopped his attempts to go any further with his hands, "Enough, stop looking. I want to take a shower. I feel uncomfortable all over."Zach squeezed some bod