Night Carved Paths Into Silence by Zyrel Ash `188
Figuring he’d be taking Madeleine out the next day, Roderick
didn’t wear her out too much that night.
After they finished, he carried her limp body to the bathroom
and gently washed her.
“Ricki.”
Madeleine was tired and sleepy, leaning against Roderick and
mumbling indistinctly.
Roderick couldn’t help but laugh, lowering his head to kiss her
forehead.
“What’s wrong, Kev?”
“I just wanted to call your name.”
Madeleine grinned, rambling on with her eyes closed, “Actually,
I’ve been remembering a lot of things from before lately.”
Roderick’s fingertips paused, and he listened intently.
“I’m sorry for making you so sad for so long before. I didn’t
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want to, really. Treating you all like that made me sad too…”
“Kev, let’s not talk about it.”
Roderick cupped her cheek with one hand, his thumb stroking her closed eyelid.
“All the unhappy things are in the past, aren’t they? Let’s not
bring them up.”
Madeleine nodded, but couldn’t help speaking again, “Actually,
there’s something I’ve always wanted to ask you.”
“Go ahead and ask.”
“You’re so nice to me now, why did you always bully me
before?”
Roderick’s movements stopped, a hint of helplessness in his
expression.
“Was it just me bullying you?
Didn’t you go against me too?”
Madeleine thought about it and realized he had a point.
She’d had a competitive streak since she was a kid; if anyone
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ever bullied her, she’d make sure to pay them back double.
She grinned a little awkwardly.
“You’ve known me for so many years, how could you not know
my personality? Besides, I’m a girl, you should’ve gone easy on
me.”
Roderick chuckled and clicked his tongue. “If I had known back
then that you’d be my wife, I would have definitely protected
you.”
In fact, that’s what Roderick had thought back then.
It’s just that young love is always a bit hard to figure out.
You clearly want to get closer to someone, but when you
actually meet, you just end up being confrontational to get their
attention.
Fortunately, the final outcome was good.
That’s enough.
The next day.
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When Roderick woke up, he saw a message from Rebecca.
First, she complained about his terrible behavior of arriving late
and leaving early yesterday, then she sent over the information
about the Klein family.
Just as Roderick had guessed, the Klein family had been
expanding recklessly for the past two years, and their finances
were already in trouble.
But now, backed by several banks and investment firms, they
were planning to use the entire second half of the year to stage
a comeback.
A comeback?
Not so easy.
Daring to bully his wife and thinking they could get away with it
was just a dream.
Roderick casually forwarded the files from Rebecca to Gerry.
Gerry: [Boss, what are your orders?]
Roderick: [Contact these banks and investment firms. If they
dare to fund the Klein group, they can expect me to cut ties.]
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On the other end of the line, Gerry was completely clueless at
that moment.
How did he not know the company was targeting the Klein
group recently?
Early in the morning, Rebecca showed up outside the lab with
dark circles under her eyes.
She stood by the roadside and yawned, looking utterly
exhausted.
“Roderick, you’re something else…”
Rebecca really couldn’t take it anymore, still cursing under her
breath.
If she hadn’t remembered she had things to do today and
couldn’t help him with his research, would she have stayed up
half the night?
Just as she let out her fifth yawn, Adrian showed up.
He pulled up next to Rebecca in a Land Rover, which was
completely out of character for him.
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The window rolled down. Adrian’s hair, which he usually wore
down, was slicked back, instantly elevating his look, especially
paired with a crisp black and white dress shirt.
Rebecca froze for a couple of seconds when she saw him.
This…
Is that still the same old fossil?
“Professor… Shaw?”
“Don’t you recognize me?”
Adrian smiled gently, and his familiar voice instantly snapped
Rebecca out of it.
She laughed awkwardly and shook her head, “No, no, how could
I not recognize you, Professor Shaw? I just think you look very
different.”
“Get in first.”
Rebecca nodded and walked around to open the passenger
side door.
Just as she was about to open the door, she remembered how Roderick wouldn’t let her sit in his passenger seat, insisting it
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was reserved for Madeleine.
“Uh… Professor Shaw, your girlfriend won’t get mad if I sit in the
passenger seat, will she?”
“Girlfriend?”
Adrian broke into a mysterious smile. “Don’t you know whether I
have a girlfriend?”
Rebecca suddenly felt that awkward feeling of being seen right
through.
But when she looked again, Adrian was back to his usual, plain
self.
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