Night Carved Paths Into Silence by Zyrel Ash ` 297
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As soon as they entered a store, Minerva was immediately captivated by the dazzling array of little dresses, cheering as she rushed toward the clothing racks.
Kevin wasn’t very interested in clothes, but he obediently let his mom hold his hand, his little head looking around curiously.
Madeleine and Minerva picked out clothes, occasionally holding a piece up to Minerva to discuss the color and style.
Kevin sat quietly on the soft bench next to the fitting rooms, dangling his short little legs.
His big, bright eyes scanned the surrounding crowd and glittering storefronts like radar.
Then, his gaze fixed on something, a puzzled expression
crossing his small face.
He blinked, rubbed his eyes hard, and craned his neck to look closely at something not far away.
“Mr. Shaw?”
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The little guy tilted his head, confused.
Why was Mr. Shaw walking with a pretty lady he didn’t know?
Didn’t Mom say Mr. Shaw and Rebecca were together?
Kevin wanted to turn and tell Madeleine, but he saw they were
busy looking at clothes.
“Forget it, I shouldn’t bother Mom.”
He muttered, raising the phone watch on his wrist and snapping
a photo.
That night, at the Livingston family’s house.
Madeleine sat on a cute little stool in the kids‘ room, frowning.
She was silent for several minutes.
Kevin sat on the stool across from her, mimicking his mom’s
expression.
The atmosphere was a little tense.
“Tsk…”
Madeleine tapped the kids‘ smartwatch again, zooming in on
the photo.
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“Kev, you got a clear look back then, right? That’s Mr. Shaw, for
sure.”
“Mhm, yes.”
Madeleine fell silent again.
The smartwatch’s camera resolution wasn’t great, and Kevin
was a little far away when he took the picture, so it wasn’t very
clear.
But even so, you could still make out that it was Adrian and a
pretty, unfamiliar woman in the photo!
The woman had medium–length, slightly wavy hair in a soft
chestnut color, which gave her a very gentle aura.
She was standing next to Adrian, holding his arm with one hand,
her gaze fixed on him, full of affection.
Even an idiot could see something was wrong.
“Kev, did you look around? Did you see Aunt Rebecca?”
Kevin shook his head. “No.”
He felt a little regretful. He should have gone to get his mom to
take a look back then.
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“It’s okay, it’s okay.”
Madeleine patted the little guy’s head and offered a few
comforting words with a smile, then sent the photo to her own
phone.
She was suddenly conflicted.
This… should I tell Rebecca about it?
That night, Madeleine snuggled in Roderick’s arms and told him
about it.
Roderick suggested they keep quiet for now.
“We don’t know Adrian that well, but from our past few
interactions, you can tell his feelings for Rebecca are deep. He
doesn’t seem like the type of person to do something like that.”
“That may be true.”
Madeleine sighed, her fingers unconsciously fiddling with the
buttons on Roderick’s pajamas.
“But Rebecca is my good friend, my bestie. What if Adrian really
did do something to wrong her, and Rebecca finds out later?
What if she asks me why I didn’t tell her sooner?”
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Madeleine shrank back in frustration and said with self-
awareness:
“I’m not confident I can keep acting in front of Rebecca.”
“Hmm…”
Roderick rubbed Madeleine’s head.
“Let’s wait and see for now. See what Adrian’s attitude is like.
Isn’t Rebecca’s father having a birthday party in a couple of
days? Adrian will probably be there too.”
“Okay, let’s wait then.”
As she spoke, she couldn’t help but mutter to herself.
I hope Rebecca doesn’t come looking for me in the next few
days. It’ll be bad if I can’t keep up the act.
“Oh, right. Mrs. Miller went to the hospital for a 4D ultrasound
today. Let me show you the pictures.”
Madeleine excitedly scrambled to the edge of the bed to get her
phone, pulling up her chat history with Mrs. Miller to show
Roderick.
Roderick’s attention was all on Madeleine.
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Whenever the topic of babies came up, Madeleine would get
very excited. She really loves kids.
“Look, the nose bridge is so high.”
“So cute.”
Madeleine was beaming, her excited voice rising a few notches.
Then, something occurred to Madeleine.
“By the way, Roderick, what about your mother?”
“Still in France. She’s used to her freedom and rarely contacts
us.”
Madeleine thought for a moment, then finally couldn’t help but
ask, “Mrs. Miller and your mother look so much alike. Don’t you
feel… uncomfortable?”
“They look alike?”
Roderick was a bit confused. He thought for a moment,
wondering if Madeleine’s memory had gotten jumbled over the years and she’d forgotten what his mother looked like.
Roderick didn’t say anything. He took out his phone and looked for a recent photo of his mother.
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