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Suddenly, Madelyn's wrist was grabbed firmly. She lost her balance and almost fell.Zach violently dragged her into the study and closed the door, locking it from the outside.Rosario hurriedly rushed over and said, "Mr. Jardin, what are you doing?"Madelyn pounded on the door, "What are you doing?! Let me out. Zach, you jerk. Who do you think you are to lock me up?!"Zach removed the key after he locked the door. His face was stone-cold as he told Rosario, "Don't bring her any food without my permission."He turned back towards Madelyn and said, "You can come out once you've realized your mistake! Let's see if I have to power to control you or not, like you said!"Jadie was awakened by the noise outside. She leaned toward the door and listened. She thought, 'Is Zach arguing with Madelyn?'Jadie came out of her room at seven-thirty in the morning and sat down to have her breakfast. The atmosphere in the living room was tense. Jadie, who was eating the pancakes, lifted her head,
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Madelyn sneered, "Why are you so angry? Isn't it the truth? You drugged me for so many years, and even had people rape me... And now you act like you care about me. What are you trying to do? Are you worried about me now? Or is it just pity?"I'll say it again, get lost!"Zach suddenly bent down. He kissed her soft lips.Madelyn bit his lips hard. Zach frowned in pain. Both of them tasted the taste of blood.After a brief pause, he became more aggressive. He endured the pain and bit her lips. Madelyn struggled in pain...Zach thought, 'Her scent is so addictive. If the first kiss was part of my plan, what about this time? Is it anger? Why am I angry? Was what Madelyn said wrong?'Every word that Madelyn said was true. She did not make any false accusations! He knew that Madelyn was intentionally distancing herself from him and trying to avoid meeting him.He was well aware of what he was doing too! It was unexpected and sudden, but he just could not control himself!He had cro
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"You're...my brother..."Madelyn relented and gave in.'So what if I admit he's my brother? Are we going to pretend he never hurt me? Zach... What're you trying to do?!' she thought.Zach chuckled.'She knows she's asking for trouble by resisting me, so why does she never listen and keep acting defiant like this? She's always making me take drastic action.'He said menacingly, "Don't ever talk about those things again. I won't deny they happened, but... I don't like hearing about them! Understood?"Madelyn was silent.Zach gripped her chin and forced her to lift her head, "Speak!"Madelyn did not plan on giving in.'If we don't get this over with, things will just remain the same in the future,' she thought to herself."Zach... I'm only reminding you, but isn't your true goal to ruin my life? Right now, all you're doing is behaving inappropriately toward an eighteen-year-old student."Suddenly, Madelyn chuckled. With an icy and hateful gaze, she continued, "Zach, you didn't
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Madelyn dabbed some concealer onto the red, swollen area around her lips and avoided the wound. She then put on some lipstick.'Otherwise, I'll have a hard time explaining the situation again when we get back,' she thought.Madelyn waited for half an hour before she started feeling impatient.Finally, Zach emerged from the supermarket exit with two big grocery bags in hand. He placed all of it into the trunk.Then, he went to the passenger seat. By the time they got home, Jadie was already back. She heard their footsteps and excitedly went to the opened the door while in her slippers."I'll take them, Zach.""There's no need. They're pretty heavy.""Alright, then."Madelyn was not in the mood to watch them play-act as loving brother and sister.'If there were others around, they'd instantly notice that I'm not needed around here,' she thought.Zach went to put the groceries into the fridge, and Jadie trailed behind him."Zach, is Rosario off today? What're we having for dinn
Chapter 212
It was fifteen minutes to ten, before Madelyn had to go upstairs."Stand right there!"She heard someone roar.Then, she saw two persons walk into the neighborhood.Forrest walked over with a cigarette in hand while a young, beautiful girl ran after him. She had long, wavy hair and wore a knitted long dress.The girl ran to face him and slapped him across the face, "You're scum, Forrest!"She continued, "How dare you break up with me over a single text?! What do you take me for? Do you think I'm just a toy you can discard at your will?"Forrest was unfazed. He chuckled and chucked away the cigarette he was holding. He stuck his hands into his pockets and said, "It was just a fling. We broke up because I got tired of it."The white streetlights shone on Forrest's hair. The breeze gently blew against his bangs, and they fell over his eyes, which quickly swelled up and revealed a handprint from the slap."I'm not interested in women who desperately throw themselves at me. Maybe y
Chapter 213
After George left, Ethan picked up his phone.His hopes were shattered.Ethan threw his book out of frustration, shattering the million-dollar painting on the wall. It was an original work by a renowned artist.George sighed when he heard the commotion coming from Ethan's room.'If this goes on, he'll eventually relapse. He's finally managed to take over the company's affairs, so it'll be disadvantageous if something happens to him now! Not only does he have the backing of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Sr., but he also has the backing of Mr. Young's ex-wife. That's why his current position is secured. Now's not the time for him to mess up.'George stared at the glass of water in his hand, 'Not even the best medicine can replace Ms. Jent's company. Perhaps it's time for me to do something. If his illness relapses, I hope he doesn't self-harm like he did in the past.'Meanwhile, Madelyn ended the conversation with Ethan by giving him a slipshod excuse of being busy with her studies. Then, sh
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Such an incident could negatively impact the school's reputation, so the authorities of Ventrocloud High School quickly stepped in.Leyton inadvertently learned about what happened at school and how it coincidentally had something to do with Madelyn.He knocked on the CEO's door and immediately reported the matter to Ethan.Ethan was busy with paperwork. After he heard Leyton's report, his expression turned grave."...She's hurt? Why wasn't I informed immediately? What's the situation at the school right now?"Leyton replied, "The school authorities have stepped forward and are currently handling the incident."Ethan set down his thousand-dollar pen and closed the document in front of him."Postpone the upcoming meeting and get in touch with the school. I'll handle the matter," he said.Leyton nodded, "Yes, sir."Even though the Arnold Corporation was the biggest investor at Ventrocloud High School, there was no need for the CEO himself to personally intervene. Compared to the
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A fifty odd year-old man stood up as he slammed the table. "What do you mean by that?! Are you saying my sister deserved to die?!""What about me then? Am I deserving of my wounds? I shouldn't protect myself? Also, that man Danny stabbed, did he deserved that as well?" Madelyn was about to lose her temper. Moreover, it was not like the deceased's side was at the right, and it was not as if she was disrespecting the dead. She was just stating the facts of the matter.They had been born in the sixties and seventies, an era that lacked education. Moreover, they were rural villagers with little knowledge of the law, so such things were simply incomprehensible to them.That was what Madelyn had thought, but it did not mean she was painting broad strokes. Her grandmother too lived in a rural village, and in that age, keeping themselves fed was itself an issue, much less being literate. It only took her grandfather a few sacks of grain to wed her grandmother.Her grandmother had married