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The Heart Surgeon’s Last Patient Novel Chapter 268

Night Carved Paths Into Silence by Zyrel Ash ` 268

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Now there was a chance like this to help her overcome her inner 

demon. 

It was a good thing. 

Madeleine got home, thinking about what Leona had said. 

Of course, she knew Leona’s whole “I’ll tell you in three months” 

thing was just to provoke her. 

If she fell for a simple provocation like that, she wouldn’t be 

Madeleine. 

If she wanted to know what was said back then, Madeleine 

could just ask Roderick directly. 

Roderick had just gotten home from work and wanted to get 

close with Madeleine when he heard her question. 

“Back then?” 

Roderick frowned, as if he was having a hard time 

remembering. 

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“Yeah, don’t say it didn’t happen. I saw it with my own eyes. You 

two were talking, and her eyes were all red. You were probably 

comforting her, right?” 

As Madeleine spoke, she pouted. The movement was barely 

noticeable, but Roderick still caught it. 

He thought for a moment, then reached out and pulled 

Madeleine, who was standing in front of him, onto his lap. 

“I remember now.” 

“You remember?” 

Madeleine stared at him. “What did you two talk about?” 

“I remember now. You were the one who lost the trophy that 

day. Madeleine, did you lose the trophy because of this?” 

Madeleine, who had been staring at Roderick for an answer, fell 

right into his trap. 

She opened her mouth, but couldn’t get the words out clearly. 

“I did not!” 

Madeleine instinctively shot back, but her eyes darted away. She tried to get off Roderick’s lap, but he held her waist firmly. 

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“Who cares what you two were talking about? I just… I just had a bad day, I wasn’t in a good mood!” 

Roderick let out a low chuckle, his chest vibrating slightly. He 

gently rubbed his chin against the top of her head, his tone knowing and a little teasing: 

“Oh? 

Just a bad day? 

Not because you saw me talking to another girl and got jealous?” 

“Who’s jealous?” 

Madeleine was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, instantly bristling, but her cheeks flushed against her will. 

“Don’t flatter yourself. I was… I just hate Leona, that’s right, I 

hate her!” 

“Really?” 

Roderick raised an eyebrow, deliberately drawing out his tone, 

his deep gaze locked on her darting eyes. 

“It really wasn’t because you liked me back then, so…” 

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“Roderick!” 

Madeleine cut him off, flustered and annoyed, reaching to cover 

his mouth. The tips of her ears were bright red. “Don’t say 

another word!” 

Roderick smoothly caught her mischievous hand, holding it in 

his palm. The smile on his face faded, and he became serious. 

He sighed, pulling her a little closer into his embrace. 

“Okay, I’ll stop teasing you.” 

He said in a low voice, his fingertips gently stroking the back of 

her hand, “That day, I was talking to her, but I wasn’t comforting 

her.” 

Madeleine stopped struggling and looked up at him, confused. 

“I was asking her if she knew about the rumors.” 

Roderick’s gaze grew calm, holding a hint of a businessman’s 

cold edge. “My tone was probably a bit harsh, and she started 

crying.” 

“I told her in no uncertain terms that the Livingston family wouldn’t stand by while someone damaged your reputation with 

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dirty tricks. 

If she tried any more tricks, or if those rumors had anything to 

do with her, the consequences would be more than she could 

handle.” 

Roderick’s tone was calm, but after he finished, he looked a 

little regretful. 

“The rumors eventually died down, but my investigation showed 

it really had nothing to do with Leona herself.” 

Madeleine was stunned. 

She had never thought the truth would be like this. 

At the time, she had only seen Leona’s red–rimmed eyes and 

lowered head, and subconsciously assumed… 

“She… cried?” 

Madeleine asked hesitantly. 

“Yeah.” 

Roderick nodded. “She probably felt humiliated, or maybe 

wronged? 

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After all, there was no direct evidence pointing to her at the 

time. I apologized to her afterward, I just didn’t expect…” 

He gave a helpless smile and brushed the tip of Madeleine’s 

nose with his finger. “That a certain little fool would see half of 

it, misunderstand for all these years, and even get angry 

enough to throw her trophy away.” 

With the truth out in the open, Madeleine felt a complex mix of 

emotions. 

So back then, Roderick had been protecting her in his own way. 

And Leona… perhaps she really had shouldered some baseless 

accusations and pressure, to the point that it became an 

obsession. 

“So,” Roderick lowered his head, resting his forehead against 

hers, their warm breaths mingling. “Can you tell me now why 

you were so angry you threw away your trophy back then? 

Was it really just because ‘you didn’t perform well“?” 

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