"You understand everything? Why did you go and ask Ethan about something that you didn't understand that night? So, did you really have something that you didn't understand, or did you pretend? Huh?" Zach pinched Madelyn's chin as he looked into her eyes. He squinted as he said, "Or is it that you don't want me to teach you?"He pinched her waist to punish her.Madelyn was in so much pain that she frowned. The spot where he pinched her last time still had not healed.She thought, 'It happened so many days ago. Yet, he still brought it up.'Madelyn responded, "You misunderstood. That question was beyond my syllabus."Zach, "Really? Show me then."Madelyn looked away as she impatiently said, "Zach, I'm really bothered by you. Can you give me some personal space? Can you stop constantly watching me making me feel like a prisoner? Don't you have anything else to do?"Why don't you go and find Jadie?"Zach responded with a half-smile, "You two are separate individuals! I came to acc
"Zach!"Just when the atmosphere between Zach and Madelyn was tense, Jadie's voice could be heard from the corridor.The next second, she appeared at the door.Zach, "What's the matter?"Jadie, "Mr. Jent wants you to go to the study."Zach, "Okay."Madelyn thought, 'Lifesaver!'After Zach left with Jadie, Madelyn immediately closed the door and locked it.In the study, Zach said, "Father."Hayson was praying. After he was done, he turned around and said, "The company faced many problems during the time when I was away."Do you have anything that you want to say to me about that?""It was indeed my negligence back in Portsmouth Fishing Village. I failed to protect her. I'm willing to accept any punishment," Zach lowered his head as he responded.Hayson, "Have you found out who was behind it?""They're all Nicolas Ball's people. Previously, when he took control of our business area, I used some methods to get him imprisoned for two years. Now that he's out, he's targeted Mad
Madelyn knew the discussion between Zach and Hayson would probably take a while, so she had gone downstairs to grab a bite to eat. She had not expected to hear such a conversation.She pretended to not have heard anything, "What happened to Jadie? I saw her rushing upstairs just now."Zach glared at her and snapped, "It's none of your business. Don't ask."She just wanted to bring up that topic to cover up the fact that she had heard something that she should not have.Zach asked, "Didn't you just have your meal? How come you're hungry again?"She took a bite of the bread before saying, "I just felt like eating."She continued, "I'm going upstairs." However, as soon as she took a step forward, Zach blocked her path.Madelyn cautiously took a step back, "What are you doing?""Follow me to the hospital." Zach ordered."No!"Zach scowled at Madelyn and grabbed her by the wrist, dragging her downstairs and outside of the hall.Madelyn almost spilled the milk in her hand and snap
Zach was someone who had gone through gunfire and bloodshed, since he had been involved in most of the illegal crimes that Hayson had committed.On the other hand, Madelyn was just a sheltered and privileged young lady who had grown up in a wealthy family and never experienced any hardship. She had been arrogant in her previous life. Despite being incapable of even winning an argument, she would always have a group of bodyguards around her, so everyone would avoid her.She had never experienced any betrayals or hardship, so her life had been smooth sailing. She had been wealthy and never had any worries in life.In her previous life, Cecilia had mocked Madelyn by calling her useless, and now Madelyn realized that she had been right. In her previous life, Madelyn had indeed been a useless person, good at nothing other than being "Mrs. Jardin".After seeing Cecilia attend various grand banquets with Zach and shining like a star alongside him in the news and on television, Madelyn fel
Madelyn's mouth stung with the bitter taste of cigarette smoke, and she hated itShe was then brought to the examination room.As she lay on the adjustable bed. Kai's charming and devilish expression leaned over her and smirked. "Long time no see, Madelyn!""What the hell are you doing here?!" She immediately propped herself up with her hands. After seeing him, she resisted and did not want to do the checkup anymore.Kai smiled mischievously, "What's wrong, Madelyn? Afraid that I might see something?"'No shit, Sherlock!' Madelyn thought before saying, "I don't want to undergo the medical checkup anymore."Kai clenched his right hand to cover his mouth and laughed. He squinted, "Don't worry. I'm not the one who'll be doing the checkup on you. I swear I won't peek!" Suddenly, the voice of a woman in her forties spoke, "Don't be scared, young lady. I'll be the one conducting your checkup! Dr. Stewart, stop scaring the young lady. You can leave now!"Upon seeing it was a woman, M
The gynecologist said to Zach, "What's your opinion?"He gloomily looked at Madelyn. At this moment, he would rather her act unreasonably toward him than be calm as if nothing had happened like she was now."Up to her!" Zach responded. After that, he agitatedly turned around and left.Kai knew what Zach was thinking. He smiled as he quietly watched Zach leave.He thought, 'I told him he'd regret it. Madelyn is the most beautiful woman in Ventropolis. With such a pretty girl around, anyone would be attracted to her. Not to mention, he's the illustrious Zach Jardin, but he still hasn't managed to win over her even after so many years!'The sun was setting as the two of them left the hospital.Madelyn had long thrown the milk into the trash can. After learning that Zach had drugged her milk, she vowed to never drink anything related to milk ever again.On the way back, Zach remained silent, but the atmosphere in the car was tense. Madelyn rolled down the car window a little to get
The location was Murglor in Roshya.Other than pictures of the northern lights, there was also a selfie of Forrest with an elk. He was wearing a black jacket and a hoodie, his hair wet with snow.Madelyn smiled slightly as she replied: [Beautiful pictures. Thank you.]She thought, 'Thank you for looking at these beautiful sceneries on my behalf.'Forrest had gone to Murglor alone. Smoke rose from the tent behind him.The time difference between here and back home was fifteen hours. Forrest had made friends with a group of other tourists during this solo trip.A voice in Roshyian could be heard from behind, "Forrest, it's time to eat."After seeing Madelyn's text, Forrest did not reply. He put his phone away and walked out of the tent.The next day, Zach took a day off from work and went to buy groceries with Jadie.Although Rosario had injured her waist, she returned to the Jent residence from the hospital. She did not know how long she would be staying there, however.It was
Madelyn smiled. She was touched and her heart felt a warmth that she had never experienced.In the video, Forrest's berth on the train was by the window. There was the most beautiful scenery along the way. The fleeting scenes that the train passed by had been edited by Forrest into slow-motion frames for her to see...After watching Forrest's video, Madelyn wished she could video call him right now so that she could see the scene live.By the time she finished watching, it was already around three in the afternoon.After she walked out of the library, she called Forrest's phone number.He accepted the call after just a few seconds, "What's up, Ms. Jent? Do you need something?"Madelyn, "Forrest, I've received them. Thank you! I've seen all the photos and the video. They're very beautiful."Forrest lazily took a deep breath. His voice sounded like he had just woken up as he coldly replied, "Okay. Got it. Anything else? I want to sleep."Madelyn, "Can I see the original video? Th