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Chapter 127
They were in love with each other.In her previous life, she was the one who had caused Jadie's death. That was why Zach hated her with every fiber of his being.It was all her own fault...Madelyn no longer felt sleepy as she looked at the scenery outside, some wind blew in and caused her to recoil and tugged her coat tightly in response to the cold.'He's driving fast!'Half a year had passed just like that, and it would soon be the New Year in a month's time.The driver looked at the person behind the car through the rearview mirror and pressed a button, closing the car window.Half an hour later, she arrived at the Southern Haven Villas.As she stood downstairs, the entire villa was pitch black, with no lights on. She stood under the shade of the dim streetlight to the side; a few insects flew around it.Back then, no matter how late she went home, there would always be someone keeping the lights on for her, waiting for her to reach home.They would even prepare a bowl of
Chapter 128
Today was the day of the art exhibition.Madelyn, of course, had not forgotten about it and had gotten up early to prepare. She put on a white cashmere coat, a long black knitted skirt with plush long trousers beneath as the weather today was gloomy and below zero degrees.The weather at Ventropolis of late was like a roller coaster and was very volatile. Frost had already formed on the flower beds at the villa. The maple leaves had still been green the day before, but after just a single night, they had turned red.The white frost alone made Madelyn feel a little chilly. She lowered her face and buried it inside her scarf, her cheeks slightly red.'I wonder if it'll snow today.'As soon as the taxi arrived, Madelyn quickly opened the door and got inside.She did not like to have people waiting for her, so she left half an hour earlier. By the time she arrived, there was already a long queue at the exhibition entrance, everyone with a ticket in hand.A Cayenne drove in about ten
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At times, she was afraid of talking too much and annoying others.There was air conditioning in the exhibition hall, and it was not too cold. As she looked at the paintings, Madelyn kept her eyes peeled, not wanting to miss even a single detail.Edward's art surprised and shocked her. The paintings had an almost lifelike warmth. Be it the landscape, portraits, all of them looked so real...Each of the paintings were framed and there were guards standing everywhere, not allowing people to get too close. This was because every single one of these paintings here could go for astronomical prices in auctions."Isn't his art just so amazing?""Do you like them?" Ethan asked her."I first saw his art when I was eight. I climbed up onto my mother's book rack and it collapsed, so I was buried in a pile of books and saw a picture from one of the fallen books. It was a photo of one of Mr. Edward's paintings called the World of Fantasies."It was the prettiest aurora I'd ever seen. The ligh
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Madelyn came out of the bathroom and turned on the faucet to wash her hands. When she thought of the new person beside Forrest, she felt the woman looked a little familiar, as if she had seen her somewhere before.'Aren't Jadie and Forrest a thing? How come he's got a new girl now?'No, basing on how Jadie and Zach were hugging yesterday, they're probably together now. So it looks like Forrest got dumped.'She recalled how Jadie and Forrest had kissed one another right opposite her unit at the fishing village. She was not sure whether they had really been kissing or not, but from that angle, it had looked that way to her.Madelyn could not figure out if there had been something else going on between the two of them.'Ah, forget it. This has nothing to do with me. I shouldn't get involved.'Madelyn quickly washed her hands and wiped her hands dry with a tissue before throwing it away and returning to the lounge.Madelyn had just reached the entrance when she saw Ethan being surro
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Forrest looked like a ferocious beast that ran into its beast master and suddenly turned into an obedient kitten.Ethan rarely ever appeared in public. Even when he was gradually taking over the Arnold Corporation, he was always the mysterious person who never showed his face.It was impossible for them to know the person who sat in the wheelchair, but both Timothy and Adrian knew who he was. He was the prospective heir of the Arnold family in Ventropolis, Ethan Arnold.A few years ago, a car accident robbed him of his legs. He had disappeared since.Ethan from back then was far, far better than Forrest now. The two of them had the same discordant, arrogant, and defiant temperament in them. However, Ethan had changed; he gave them an even more terrifying feeling than before.His gaze alone could crush Forrest alive.Forrest was Ethan's half-brother of a different mother. However, besides Mr. Arnold, no one in the Arnold household recognized Forrest as kin.After all, Forrest's b
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The art exhibition ended at three o'clock in the afternoon. Jadie noticed the familiar car parked outside of the international exhibition hall.Soon after, she opened the car door and got into the passenger seat."Zach... When did you get here? Why didn't you call me? I would've come outside earlier if you had told me you were here. You wouldn't have to wait so long."Kevin had a copy of Jadie's schedule, so he knew she was out of school today to see an art exhibition.Zach had just gotten off the plane and happened to pass by, so he picked Jadie up on the way."It's nothing, " said Zach.Jadie asked, "How's your project going, Zach?""They signed the contract," he replied."Congratulations! You've been toiling away for the project for over a week. Now you can finally have some rest."The car started moving."Jadie, your seatbelt."Jadie was momentarily startled. Then, she replied obediently, "Oh! I forgot."She quickly fastened her seatbelt. In the past, Zach would have fa
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In the face of danger, Madelyn found herself thinking, 'Did he hire these people? But why? Is he getting rid of me ahead of time... Has his revenge plan begun? At least we made it to marriage in our past life, but now... Zach has no intentions of letting me live at all.'She thought of the incident at Portsmouth Fishing Village and wondered if he had also hired them.'But if he were the one who had hired them, why did he take revenge on them for me? Who's he putting on a show for right now? Does he plan on personally watching me die after these people take advantage of me?'If this is the case, why didn't he just let me die in the ocean?! Why did he save me? Zach Jardin, what the hell did Hayson Jent do to you? Why are you directing all your hate for him on me? I didn't do anything!'The men started tearing at Madelyn's clothes, and her white fur coat got taken off. Her strength was no match for the men."Tsk! We're watching an explicit live action. Don't you feel a thing, Zach
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It was nightfall, and the dark clouds kept the moonlight obscure.Madelyn could not breathe and felt suffocated. She felt like a stray stranded on the streets and did not know where to go.'The world is a big place, but I never knew where I belonged.'Zach walked out from the darkness. Madelyn did not hear him respond and only heard the sound of the wind from the other end of the line.Then, she heard loud and steady footsteps. She turned toward the sound and looked at the figure through her tears. Everything seemed somewhat surreal.Madelyn's phone, which was by her ear, weakly slid out of her hand as Zach approached.Her arm continued to bleed profusely, and her face turned pale from excessive blood loss. She was in complete despair. Madelyn grabbed Zach's pants and said a little breathlessly, "Why? What did I do, Zach Jardin? Why are you doing this to me?"She silently lamented, ''I love you so much, but why do you hurt me and break my heart time and time again?'"Madelyn, s