Rebecca clicked her tongue.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Well now, she\u2019s learned to coach her kid on what to say.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, when Roderick heard Madeleine\u2019s \u201cYou came so\u00a0<\/p>\n
obediently,\u201d his brain froze like a stuck clockwork.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A moment later, when Rebecca came in, it dawned on Roderick.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine must have seen the message from Rebecca.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Did she mistake her catchphrase for a nickname for herself?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tsk\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
What is she thinking about all day?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca came in holding Kevin and was blocked by Madeleine,\u00a0<\/p>\n
who was about to leave. She glanced at her with a half\u2013smile,\u00a0<\/p>\n
didn\u2019t even say hello, and just walked around her to go inside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOwen, I haven\u2019t been here in a few days, and your little\u00a0<\/p>\n
courtyard is even more beautiful. Mrs. Miller takes such good\u00a0<\/p>\n
care of it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 79\u00a0<\/p>\n
Owen\u2019s expression was gentle, and when he heard her mention\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mrs. Miller, the corners of his mouth couldn\u2019t help but lift\u00a0<\/p>\n
slightly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s pregnant and doesn\u2019t have much to do at home, so she\u00a0<\/p>\n
likes to potter around with these flowers and plants.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca went and sat on the sofa, speaking slowly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, it\u2019s nice to have nothing to do and just plant flowers and\u00a0<\/p>\n
raise fish at home. Just don\u2019t go getting a job or something and\u00a0<\/p>\n
stir up trouble.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As soon as Madeleine heard that, she sensed something was\u00a0<\/p>\n
off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Was she overthinking it, or did it feel like that comment was a\u00a0<\/p>\n
jab at her?\u00a0<\/p>\n
If she wasn\u2019t overthinking it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This Rebecca must have a grudge against her!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine couldn\u2019t hide her feelings. She took the fruit platter,\u00a0<\/p>\n
sat down to the side, and started eating.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a couple of bites, she remembered this was for Kevin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 79\u00a0<\/p>\n
She looked up and saw the little guy happily chatting with\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Oh well, he\u2019s busy talking, how could he remember the plate of\u00a0<\/p>\n
fruit in his old mom\u2019s hands?\u00a0<\/p>\n
She might as well eat it all herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So Madeleine just sat in the corner, stuffing her mouth with bite\u00a0<\/p>\n
after bite from the fork, her cheeks puffed out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick caught sight of her from the corner of his eye and\u00a0<\/p>\n
could barely suppress a smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI heard from your dad that you\u2019ve been helping him with a new\u00a0<\/p>\n
project recently?\u00a0<\/p>\n
You\u2019re helping out the group on one hand and doing things for\u00a0<\/p>\n
your dad on the other. Don\u2019t wear yourself out.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Owen\u2019s tone was full of concern. Madeleine had noticed long\u00a0<\/p>\n
ago that Owen really liked this Rebecca.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The way he was talking to Rebecca right now, wasn\u2019t it just like\u00a0<\/p>\n
how he used to talk to her?\u00a0<\/p>\n
What a tragedy. After these eight years, she\u2019d really become\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 79\u00a0<\/p>\n
someone everyone despised.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not that busy, just a small project not worth mentioning. Besides, Owen, when I can\u2019t handle it, won\u2019t your son have to help me anyway?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s true. If you need Roderick to do anything, just say the word. If he dares not to help you, you tell me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, yes, whatever you say, Owen.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca said with a smile, deliberately looking over at\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Huh?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Is she blowing up a balloon? Why are her cheeks so puffed up?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Is she angry?\u00a0<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t think so. Owen used to say this kind of stuff all the time,\u00a0<\/p>\n
secretly trying to see if he could set her up with Roderick.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Owen never held back around Madeleine, because he simply\u00a0<\/p>\n
didn\u2019t care.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The atmosphere in the room was strange. Roderick interrupted\u00a0<\/p>\n
their small talk and asked Rebecca why she was here today.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 79\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI came to see Owen and Mrs. Miller, and to chat a bit about the\u00a0<\/p>\n
subsidiary.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As she spoke, Rebecca glanced over at Madeleine, pausing for\u00a0<\/p>\n
a couple of seconds.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Both Roderick and his father understood what Rebecca meant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Although Roderick was unhappy, he could only look at\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTake Kev out to the yard to play for a bit, hmm?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was afraid Madeleine would feel uncomfortable, so he did\u00a0<\/p>\n
his best to lower his voice and keep his tone gentle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Madeleine was sharp. She knew at a glance that they\u00a0<\/p>\n
wanted to get her out of the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Without saying a word, Madeleine obediently put down the\u00a0<\/p>\n
plate, walked over, took Kevin\u2019s little hand, and went outside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick\u2019s brow was furrowed, his gaze following the mother\u00a0<\/p>\n
and son out the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He badly wanted to get up and follow them, to tell her not to\u00a0<\/p>\n
worry about any of this.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 79\u00a0<\/p>\n
But a warning glance from his father made him stay put.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This was terrible. She had already misunderstood, and now he\u00a0<\/p>\n
would have to find a way to make it up to her later.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine led her son by the hand into the small courtyard,\u00a0<\/p>\n
feeling a bit unsettled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A little sour.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Could it be that she was jealous from seeing her son so close\u00a0<\/p>\n
to Rebecca?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 80\u00a0<\/p>\n
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