Madelyn switched off the lights, unsure whether Zach had left.

She was worried that he would come in, so she changed into pajama pants and went to the master bedroom next to hers.

As soon as she lay down, the man beside her snuggled up closer and hugged her from behind.

He said lazily into her ear, "Where'd you go?"

"I was worried I'd wake you up, so I went back to my room to shower. Go back to sleep," she replied a little absentmindedly.

"Mhm."

Ethan quickly fell back asleep while inhaling her scent.

Madelyn reached out to switch off the bedside lamp, and the entire room went dark. She shut her eyes and forced herself to stop overthinking.

'He wouldn't dare to go against the Arnold family, given his current power. In the future, I'll be Mrs. Arnold. The two of us won't have anything to do with each other. While I'm still afraid of Zach and his threats and tactics, I shouldn't let what happened in the past continue. I can't let him threaten me time and again,' she thought.

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