Around nine in the evening, Madelyn finally reached the party venue. She was late, so she wasn't sure if the party was still going on.This party was being held at the Young family's mansion.Someone at the door checked Madelyn's invitation. Then, they showed her inside and said, "If you're a friend of Miss Young, just follow this path. Keep going straight until you see it."Madelyn nodded gently and replied, "Okay, thank you."The person guiding Madelyn kept looking at her. She had never seen such a pretty girl before. She thought, 'I wonder which family's daughter she is, and why haven't I seen her before?'Madelyn felt a bit cold, so she put on a jacket. She held her dress and walked in the direction the person had pointed.After greeting the guests in the front hall, Yvonne quickly dashed to the pool area. She thought to herself, 'This is where I belong!' All her classmates and close friends were at there.She plopped onto a chair and lay down, not wanting to move. "I'm so t
Madelyn glared at Forrest, who was standing there gloating over her. "Is this some kind of sick joke to you?!" Her ankle hurt a lot, and tears started forming in her eyes.Forrest leaned closer to meet her gaze. "Don't you think that it's fun? Serve you right!"In her mind, Madelyn thought, 'Every time I see him, something goes wrong.'Seeing Forrest here was a surprise. His mother was the reason Ethan's parents got divorced. Madelyn didn't think he would be invited.Madelyn felt uncomfortable and painful. She got up slowly, brushing dirt off her black dress. Thankfully, the dirt wasn't easy to see on it."This is just my luck!" Madelyn grumbled. She didn't want to argue anymore and was about to leave.But then Forrest called out impatiently from behind her. "Hey!"Ignoring him, Madelyn limped away. Forrest noticed her hurt ankle and asked, "Where do you think you're going? There's nothing ahead."Madelyn finally stopped in her tracks, realizing she had taken the wrong path. 'N
At the entrance, Ethan suddenly thought of something, and told Leyton, "Ask someone from the Young family to get the medicinal cream for sprains and take it to the backyard.""Okay." Leyton replied. He had no idea what had happened, but he asked a maid to bring the cream to the backyard before he left.The music by the pool was loud.Timothy suddenly saw a familiar figure nearby walking toward him. He looked carefully and thought, 'Isn't that Forrest? Who's that woman he's carrying on his shoulder? Damn, he just hit legal age and he's already so wild. Don’t tell me he’s already lost his virginity?!'Upon hearing the woman's voice, Timothy was shocked, "Damn!"It was Madelyn's voice.'I'd recognize that voice anywhere,' he thought.Forrest put Madelyn down on the chair, "You're as heavy as a damn pig. Can you eat less?""It's not like I ate your food!" Madelyn responded.Her stomach began to churn right after she said that, and suddenly, she turned around and puked out everythi
Forrest grabbed Madelyn's ankle before she could pull her leg away.He lifted his head, "Are you blind? I'm trying to apply the cream on you." His tone was so rude that she wondered if she had misheard him.She pondered, 'He wants to help apply the medical cream on me? I don't believe it. There's no way that a person who nearly choked me to death at school would be kind enough to apply medicine to me. Who knows if the medicine is safe or not?'I've already learned my lesson the hard way once, and that's enough. Back then, whenever someone showed me a little kindness, I'd just naively accept it.'Forrest had already squeezed out the cream onto his palm. He was about to rub it on Madelyn's swollen ankle, but Madelyn immediately pulled her foot back.She mumbled, "I-I'm fine. I don’t need the cream."She was afraid that he was planning to do something bad to her. She held onto the armrests of the chair, wanting to get up and leave.Forrest slightly raised an eyebrow as he stood up.
Everyone held their breath as a few seconds passed.Only Yvonne could have dared to talk to Forrest like that.Everyone thought Forrest would angrily beat Yvonne up, but he did not. Instead, he just chuckled, eyes bloodshot with anger. Yvonne felt creeped out when she saw him behaving that way.Forrest calmly smiled as he said, "Your mother is even worse. Do you really think she's a good person?"Yvonne, "What the hell are you talking about?!"With those thought-provoking words, he turned around and walked away, not looking back.Madelyn ignored their conversation and kept her head low, lost in thought."Stop! Stop right there, you bastard!" Yvonne yelled at Forrest.Adrian glanced worriedly at Forrest.Frida stood nearby for quite a while. With the wind blowing at her, the intoxication from alcohol had gradually worn off, and she soon sobered up. She had heard the entire conversation earlier.'Could it be? Does he know something?'Frida frowned and walked down the steps in
In the past, Madelyn had been cruel and willful, often taking the lead in bullying others. However, ever since Forrest had appeared, she had gradually become isolated and had finally ended up being bullied instead.Madelyn was aware of her past sins, and could not justify what she had done…She thought, 'Seems like this party didn't go well. My relationship with Yvonne is just superficial. She's probably using me to get closer to Zach, and I want to set her up with Zach so that I can leave him and the Jent family. Either way, I have to maintain this relationship.'It was getting late, and colder as well. Her scarf could no longer keep her from shivering. She asked the Young family's maid to get her the medical cream for sprains and rubbed it on her ankle. Half an hour later, the swelling reduced.At that moment, someone approached her, "Miss, is this your phone?"Madelyn, "Yes, please help me put it on the table. I can't do that now. Thank you."The maid said, "Your phone was rin
However, Zach was very good at hiding his feelings and would never show his emotions. Sometimes, Jadie could not guess what he was really thinking.Zach just coldly responded, "You're overthinking it. Get in the car."He opened the front passenger door.When Jadie was looking at him, she saw Madelyn who also walked out of the main door. Jadie thought, 'She came!'Madelyn was limping with the help of a maid.Zach walked around the front of the car and got into the driver's seat. When the car engine started, Jadie pressed the window button to close the window.Madelyn thanked the maid, "You can go back now. My family's driver will be here very soon.""Okay. Be careful on your way back.""Sure. Thank you." Madelyn smiled.Madelyn left her jacket in Jordan's car. She stood in the cold wind shivering and hugging herself, looking at the ground.Suddenly, Ethan appeared in front of her, and wrapped her in his black jacket. Madelyn stared at him in surprise. She trembled and was stun
Madelyn was interrupted. "Madelyn, I'm just worried about you. What am I doing that you don't like? Just tell me, and I'll definitely change my ways!"The tattooed hand stroked her head as his eyes fell upon her. Madelyn was not sure if it was an illusion, but she could see a trace of panic in his eyes.Every time he made such an expression, her heart would inevitably soften and she would feel guilt for upsetting him and speaking to him like that.Madelyn did not know where to look. She knew that she was just being overly sensitive to her surroundings, her self-preservation instincts reacting too strongly."I... I'm so... sorry..." Madelyn was mumbling as she tugged her hair. "I should be going back. Rest well. Good night."Madelyn did not know how to tell him that the problem was not him. He was fine as he was!She was the problem...Ethan never got to respond to her "good night" as she fled from him as if avoiding a raging beast, her black flowing skirt creating a beautiful ar