Chapter 72\u00a0<\/p>\n
She continued, \u201cI was wrong to investigate Madeleine, I\u00a0<\/p>\n
apologize. I\u2019ll help her get some payback to make up for it. That\u00a0<\/p>\n
should be enough, right?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMm.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick\u2019s furrowed brow relaxed. \u201cThat\u2019s more like it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After chatting with Rebecca for a few more moments, Roderick\u00a0<\/p>\n
hung up. He was about to go back to the dining room to eat\u00a0<\/p>\n
when his phone rang again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the dining room, Madeleine was holding half a glass of juice, craning her neck to look in the direction where Roderick had just disappeared while she drank.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been so long\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
A phone call this long?\u00a0<\/p>\n
How interesting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kirsten came out of the kitchen with a fresh batch of Savory\u00a0<\/p>\n
Soup Dumplings and couldn\u2019t help but laugh when she saw\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 72\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine puffing her cheeks while sucking hard on her juice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMa\u2019am, do you have a grudge against that juice?\u00a0<\/p>\n
You\u2019re about to bite through the straw.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine slammed the glass down on the table. \u201cKirsten!\u00a0<\/p>\n
I want braised pig\u2019s trotters!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Right now!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Immediately!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kirsten was taken aback. \u201cSomething so greasy this early in the\u00a0<\/p>\n
morning?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just as she finished speaking, a certain \u2018braised pig\u2019s trotter\u2018\u00a0<\/p>\n
walked in after finishing his call, looking a bit confused when he\u00a0<\/p>\n
heard that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re eating that for breakfast?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine pouted. \u201cCan\u2019t I?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, we can\u2026 but let\u2019s do it tomorrow. We don\u2019t have time\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 72\u00a0<\/p>\n
today.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t have time?\u00a0<\/p>\n
What\u2019s going on today?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick hesitated for a long moment before finally saying, \u201cMy\u00a0<\/p>\n
dad just called. He wants us to come over for lunch.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s eyelid twitched.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was going to meet Roderick\u2019s dad!\u00a0<\/p>\n
?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before Madeleine could even react, Kirsten\u2019s voice trembled\u00a0<\/p>\n
from the side, \u201cSir, you\u2019re not actually planning to take\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine with you, are you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kevin got nervous too. \u201cDad, why don\u2019t you just go by yourself?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mom and I will stay home.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine looked at them in surprise, then a corner of her\u00a0<\/p>\n
mouth twitched as she understood.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The past version of herself must have caused some trouble at the Livingston family\u2019s house.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 72\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick\u2019s father was a very serious man. When Madeleine was\u00a0<\/p>\n
little, she heard people say that the only reason Roderick didn\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
go astray was thanks to his father\u2019s strict discipline.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick\u2019s parents divorced when he was very young.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine didn\u2019t have much of an impression of his mother,\u00a0<\/p>\n
only remembering that she was a beautiful and unique artist.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After the divorce, Mrs. Livingston went abroad to pursue her\u00a0<\/p>\n
dreams, while Owen Livingston raised Roderick and managed\u00a0<\/p>\n
the company on his own.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back then, he really liked Madeleine, and every time he saw her,\u00a0<\/p>\n
he would smile and say he wanted a daughter just like Maddie.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sigh\u2026 It looked like she had disappointed Owen, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s okay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick knew what everyone was worried about and\u00a0<\/p>\n
comforted them in a low voice, \u201cI\u2019m here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine felt a sense of peace hearing that, but Kirsten and\u00a0<\/p>\n
her son didn\u2019t think the same way. Their gazes toward Roderick\u00a0<\/p>\n
were filled with more pity and worry.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After breakfast, she went back to her room and called Clarissa\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 72\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mosley first.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMaddie, what\u2019s wrong?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clarissa\u2019s voice sounded cheerful. Ever since her daughter lost\u00a0<\/p>\n
her memory and stopped causing trouble, her back didn\u2019t ache,\u00a0<\/p>\n
her legs didn\u2019t hurt, and she even had a spring in her step!\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMom, Roderick said he\u2019s taking me to his dad\u2019s place for dinner\u00a0<\/p>\n
later. Do you think I should buy something to bring over?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, a gloomy voice came through, \u201cJust bring your brain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t bring the memories from those eight years\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s mouth twitched.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMom, you\u2019re really my mother, aren\u2019t you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She sighed, leaned against the bed, and suddenly asked, \u201cMom,\u00a0<\/p>\n
have you ever wondered why I became like that during the eight\u00a0<\/p>\n
years I can\u2019t remember?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course I have. At first, I thought you were sick. Later, I\u00a0<\/p>\n
thought you were possessed. Your dad and I even made you\u00a0<\/p>\n
drink blessed water from a Taoist charm.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 72\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBlessed water from a Taoist charm?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine gave a dry laugh. \u201cSo you guys also thought I had a\u00a0<\/p>\n
ghost possession, huh?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat else could it be? You were a perfectly normal person, all\u00a0<\/p>\n
sweet and lovey\u2013dovey with Roderick, then you suddenly had a\u00a0<\/p>\n
complete personality change and insisted on clinging to that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mr. Carroll.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine didn\u2019t notice Clarissa had used \u201csweet and lovey-\u00a0<\/p>\n
dovey\u201d to describe them. She just hesitantly asked the question\u00a0<\/p>\n
that had been weighing on her mind for a long time:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMom, did you ever think that for the past eight years, I wasn\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou weren\u2019t you?\u00a0<\/p>\n
You\u2019re having a relapse, aren\u2019t you, dear.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clarissa grew anxious, her speaking speed increasing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere are you? Do your dad and I need to come see you? Oh dear, you just started getting back to normal\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cedella is a passionate storyteller known for her bold romantic and spicy novels that keep readers hooked from the very first chapter. With a flair for crafting emotionally intense plots and unforgettable characters, she blends love, desire, and drama into every story she writes. Cedella\u2019s storytelling style is immersive and addictive\u2014perfect for fans of heated romances and heart-pounding twists.<\/p>\n
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