Chapter 35\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine took Kevin\u2019s hand, then turned and called Roderick.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Only when she directed her attention his way did the motionless\u00a0<\/p>\n
man finally stand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine thought to herself, \u201cHe only moved when given a\u00a0<\/p>\n
direct command.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the car, Kevin clung to his mother\u2019s hand, refusing to let go even as his palm grew damp.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His eyes sparkled with unconcealed excitement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He could hardly believe his mom was taking him to\u00a0<\/p>\n
kindergarten!\u00a0<\/p>\n
He\u2019d show all those kids who said he had no mother.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He not only had a mother, but she was also as beautiful as\u00a0<\/p>\n
Snow White.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The car soon stopped outside the kindergarten.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rosebud Kindergarten, which Kevin attended, was the most\u00a0<\/p>\n
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prestigious in Valenburg, renowned not just for its location and\u00a0<\/p>\n
facilities but for its exceptional educational resources.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Several teachers of various nationalities stood at the gate,\u00a0<\/p>\n
greeting the children.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine was impressed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She thought she\u2019d had a privileged upbringing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now she realized her perspective had been limited. Or rather,\u00a0<\/p>\n
her imagination had been constrained by a simpler life.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGo by yourself,\u201d Roderick said firmly, stopping Madeleine from\u00a0<\/p>\n
exiting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour mother needs to get to the hospital.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAh\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kevin looked up, clear disappointment in his eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He\u2019d planned the whole trip to linger at the gate with his mother\u00a0<\/p>\n
so all his friends could see.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He bit his lip, one hand still on the car door, reluctant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBe good, sweetie. I\u2019ll walk you all the way to the gate tomorrow,\u00a0<\/p>\n
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I promise.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kevin nodded. He was a reasonable boy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He understood his father was right. His mother needed to get\u00a0<\/p>\n
to the hospital quickly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Besides, they had pinky\u2013sworn yesterday. She would take him to\u00a0<\/p>\n
school every day.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, bye, Mommy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBye, Kev.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After getting out, Kevin remembered he hadn\u2019t said goodbye to\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick. His previously warm tone cooled noticeably.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBye, Daddy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMm.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick noted the difference but didn\u2019t take offense.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine gave birth to the child. He had no reason to compete\u00a0<\/p>\n
for the boy\u2019s affection.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They watched Kevin enter the kindergarten before Roderick\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chingiter 35\u00a0<\/p>\n
directed the driver to Rivermont General Hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n
During the drive, Roderick opened his laptop to work. He\u00a0<\/p>\n
appeared busy, his brow furrowed in clear agitation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine stole glances at him from the corner of her eye.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If the boy from eight years ago could see this now, he\u2019d never\u00a0<\/p>\n
believe this stern, imposing CEO was himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The current Roderick was handsome, certainly, but he lacked a\u00a0<\/p>\n
certain human warmth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The old Roderick had been irritating, but he was always eager to\u00a0<\/p>\n
talk to her, their conversations endless and wildly imaginative.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But now, he only spoke when necessary, his face perpetually\u00a0<\/p>\n
stern.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine rubbed her chin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So it was true that men matured overnight once they had a\u00a0<\/p>\n
family and children.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They arrived at the hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick led Madeleine to the neurology department on the third floor of the outpatient building.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Still mentally a teenager, Madeleine instinctively adopted a respectful demeanor upon seeing the doctor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But when she clearly saw the man in the white coat, her respect\u00a0<\/p>\n
morphed into pure shock.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her mouth fell open, no sound emerging for a long moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cB\u2013Bradley!?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley Kline\u2019s lips curved into his signature, mischievous\u00a0<\/p>\n
childhood grin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStuttering? Stuttering isn\u2019t really our department\u2019s area.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine stared at Bradley, then turned to look at Roderick.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t tell me that dropout who failed every test became a\u00a0<\/p>\n
doctor!?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick pressed his lips together and nodded. \u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou must be joking!\u201d Madeleine clutched her head. \u201cIs the\u00a0<\/p>\n
medical field that desperate now? Can just anyone become a\u00a0<\/p>\n
doctor? And a neurologist? Treating brains? Isn\u2019t that ironic that\u00a0<\/p>\n
someone with mental issues is treating brains?!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley\u2019s face instantly clouded over.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The intern beside him drew a sharp breath and hurriedly\u00a0<\/p>\n
interjected, \u201cDr. Kline is a highly skilled physician, ma\u2019am. You\u00a0<\/p>\n
needn\u2019t worry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine felt dizzy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley, her classmate from junior high to freshman year, was\u00a0<\/p>\n
the infamous class troublemaker.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He rode on his family\u2019s influence at the school, ignoring every\u00a0<\/p>\n
rule because the staff never dared to discipline him properly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Skipping school, using his phone in class, getting into fights,\u00a0<\/p>\n
handing in blank tests, dating early, he broke every rule in the\u00a0<\/p>\n
book.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back then, Madeleine was the perfect student who wouldn\u2019t be\u00a0<\/p>\n
caught dead with someone like him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick, however, had always been friendly with Bradley.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine used to whisper that they were cut from the same\u00a0<\/p>\n
cloth, though Roderick at least feared his father enough to rein\u00a0<\/p>\n
it in.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now this same reckless slacker had somehow become a doctor\u00a0<\/p>\n
at Valenburg\u2019s top hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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This felt less like amnesia or time travel to Madeleine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It felt like a bizarre dream.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The world had truly gone mad.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley\u2019s intern rushed to his defense, pulling out a phone to\u00a0<\/p>\n
show Madeleine his credentials and medical publications.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing her reaction, Bradley pieced it together and drew\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick aside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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