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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
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Madelyn was seating in the lounge with a glass of hot water in her hands. She then asked Kevin. "How does Zach plan to deal with Danny's case?"Kevin was walking to the door when he heard her voice and stopped. "Miss Madelyn, it's better if you don't know. Mr. Zach has his ways, and he'll deal with this once and for all."After some time, another commotion happened at the door.It seemed like someone else had arrived.Madelyn wanted to go and have a look, but after some thought, she decided against it as she did not want to add to his troubles.The next moment, the lounge room door suddenly opened.Seeing the person appearing before her shocked Madelyn so much that she was at a loss for words. A smart-looking Ethan, clad in gray suit, stood before her."Why... why are you here?"George, who was behind him quickly explained. "Arnold Corporation is the biggest investor of this school, so we rushed over the moment we heard something had happened. But more so, it is because of you
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Madelyn simply nodded.He really was a gentle person, even willing to put down his work to help her resolve her problems. Madelyn knew what sort of status he held in Ventropolis, and he did not need to show up for trivial matters like this, but yet he still came...The more he treated her well like this, the more burdensome Madelyn felt. She could never provide a response to his feelings.She was still too young now, and so was he. The future was still full of possibilities.After all, no one knows what the future holds...There were plenty of women who would pursue him, and compared to him, Madelyn felt like a dime a dozen.If it was due to her actions that time of pulling him back from the brink and saving his life, he had already repaid that debt of kindness long ago. The birthday present and everything else he had prepared for her was the biggest surprise she had received in both her lifetimes...Madelyn had never wanted anything from him since the very beginning.Ethan als