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
Madelyn was in high spirits. She went to the kitchen and put on an apron before taking out the ingredients from the fridge to personally make the cake.Rosario walked to her, "Do you need my help?"Madelyn refused, "No. I've done it several times, so I've got the hang of it. You can go and do something else, Rosario.""Alright, then. If you need anything, just ask for me.""Sure." Madelyn replied.A walnut cake was not difficult to make. Jadie walked into the kitchen and looked at Madelyn, who was busy, and curiously asked, "Madelyn, since when did you know how to make walnut cake? Can you teach me?"Madelyn, "I learned from Rosario. If you want to learn how, I can send you a tutorial video and the recipe! It's not that difficult."Jadie replied, "Sure! I'll watch you make it now. Zach is talking with the others and I have no idea what they're talking about, so I came to see what you're doing. Do you need my help?"Madelyn, "You can help me wash these dishes. I'm halfway throug
Ethan took a bite and said, "Not bad."Most of the time at the Arnold residence, Ethan usually went along with Madelyn's wishes. This was all just to impress Hayson.Ethan spoke up, "Back at home, I never saw you treat me this well. Why are you being so kind today?" His gaze was fixed on her, intense and unwavering, making it hard to look away. To others, his look seemed far from innocent.By 'home,' Ethan was clearly referring to the Arnold residence. Madelyn found herself in an unfamiliar situation, unsure of how to respond. Gathering her courage, she replied, "Here, you're a guest, so naturally, we treat you well. Come on, eat before it cools down and loses its flavor."This meal turned out to be the longest one Madelyn had ever experienced, stretching on for a full two hours. People got pretty drunk; Hayson brought out his prized red wine, worth tens of thousands of dollars, as well as white wine. Three of them managed to empty the bottles.Hayson was helped back to his room t
"But you didn't really need to do all this... Even if you didn't give us anything, you'd still be my best..." She couldn't finish the last word, "friend", because a big firework popped in the night sky, making it all golden and bright. Right when it started, one after another, families everywhere started lighting up fireworks. The fireworks were so colorful and pretty, and they lit up Ethan's face. He looked out the window at the fireworks, like he was lost in thinking.Madelyn turned around, holding the hangover soup in her hands. She remembered what George had said and decided to wait until he felt better before talking about it."Finish the hangover soup first, then we can go see the fireworks?"Ethan smiled. "Sure."At the Jent residence, they sat on a swing under a tree in the backyard, watching the fireworks light up the sky at night."During special times like this, my favorite thing is sitting here, swinging on this swing, and watching the fireworks. I used to wish I cou
Ethan chuckled. "Yep, awesome." In Ventropolis, the Arnold family was in charge, and he did not want to mess up again. "Will you stay with me, Madelyn?" He looked at Madelyn with his deep amber eyes, making her feel like she was being pulled in.Madelyn felt a little panic. "Haven't I always been around?""You know what I'm asking."Madelyn pretended not to understand. "What do you mean?"Ethan touched Madelyn's curly hair, looking into her eyes with care. His fingers moved down her face and gently lifted her chin. As he leaned closer, he suddenly covered her eyes with his hand. Everything turned black for her, but then she felt a soft touch on her lips.Madelyn was startled, her eyes wide open. She felt a gentle kiss on her lips. They were close, both of their hearts beating fast. On the ground, their shadows looked like they were dancing together.That night, the moon seemed extra bright and kind.Leyton drove Ethan home. Ethan had sobered up, but it was not safe for him to