Chapter 82\u00a0<\/p>\n
But as soon as she got back, she changed her clothes and\u00a0<\/p>\n
rushed down to the basement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fine. Dance practice was more important than him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick felt a little annoyed. Wasn\u2019t she just jealous of him\u00a0<\/p>\n
and Rebecca a moment ago?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Did she get over it that quickly?\u00a0<\/p>\n
He narrowed his eyes, and then remembered the basement\u00a0<\/p>\n
didn\u2019t just have a dance studio\u2013it had a gym, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A smirk touched his lips. He deliberately changed into workout\u00a0<\/p>\n
clothes that hugged his muscles and headed over.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The jealousy trick didn\u2019t work?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Time for some seduction.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For the past eighteen years, dancing was etched into\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s very bones.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t know why she\u2019d had a fit and stopped dancing after\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 82\u00a0<\/p>\n
she turned 18, but now that she had the chance, she had to get\u00a0<\/p>\n
it back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Never giving up, never surrendering\u2013that wasn\u2019t just Roderick\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
nature, it was Madeleine\u2019s too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back then, just because she heard her teachers say that girls\u2018\u00a0<\/p>\n
math skills fall behind boys\u2018 in high school, Madeleine was\u00a0<\/p>\n
angry for a long time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She started grinding through practice problems day and night,\u00a0<\/p>\n
acing every single math test and proving her teachers wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her body was stiff from not dancing for a few years?\u00a0<\/p>\n
She\u2019d just have to loosen it up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her movements weren\u2019t standard or precise?\u00a0<\/p>\n
She\u2019d just have to drill the fundamentals relentlessly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was just how Madeleine was; she never wasted energy on\u00a0<\/p>\n
self\u2013doubt, only turned it into action.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She firmly believed that with this kind of perseverance, she could succeed at anything.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After practicing hard for over forty minutes, Madeleine was\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 82\u00a0<\/p>\n
drenched in sweat, sitting on the barre and drinking water.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As she drank her water, she heard a loud thud from above her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAn earthquake!\u00a0<\/p>\n
?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine jumped off the barre in fright, ready to run outside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But she had pushed herself too hard while dancing, and now\u00a0<\/p>\n
her legs felt a bit like jelly, so she couldn\u2019t run fast.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She took two steps and stopped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDoesn\u2019t seem like an earthquake\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, there was another thud\u00a0<\/p>\n
from above, like something heavy had hit the floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine looked up at the ceiling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her dance studio was on the second basement level, and there\u00a0<\/p>\n
was another basement level above it that Madeleine had never\u00a0<\/p>\n
been to.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Unable to contain her curiosity, Madeleine took her water bottle\u00a0<\/p>\n
and got into the elevator.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 82\u00a0<\/p>\n
The elevator doors opened, and Madeleine\u2019s eyes lit up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A gym?\u00a0<\/p>\n
The first basement level was actually a gym!\u00a0<\/p>\n
She looked around excitedly. A cable machine, a Smith\u00a0<\/p>\n
machine, barbells and dumbbells of all sizes, and even cardio\u00a0<\/p>\n
equipment like a treadmill, an elliptical, and a ski machine\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
It had everything, comparable to a professional commercial\u00a0<\/p>\n
gym.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine couldn\u2019t help but touch this and that, completely\u00a0<\/p>\n
unaware that a resentful gaze was fixed on her from a short\u00a0<\/p>\n
distance away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick, his face dark, slammed the barbell in his hands down\u00a0<\/p>\n
again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The thud made Madeleine jump.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRicki?\u00a0<\/p>\n
So you\u2019re here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine was startled again, and after saying that, she felt her\u00a0<\/p>\n
throat tighten as her gaze unconsciously fell on Roderick.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 82\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was wearing a tight black tank top, and with less clothing\u00a0<\/p>\n
on, the perfect lines of his broad shoulders and narrow waist\u00a0<\/p>\n
were revealed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Having just finished a few sets of heavy lifting, his arm muscles\u00a0<\/p>\n
were taut, veins slightly bulging, and his breathing was a little\u00a0<\/p>\n
ragged.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sweat trickled down his neck, pausing briefly at his collarbone\u00a0<\/p>\n
before disappearing into his collar.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing wrong with your eyes, huh? You\u2019re just seeing me now,\u00a0<\/p>\n
right?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick said faintly, his voice low and husky with a post-\u00a0<\/p>\n
workout languor. For some reason, Madeleine felt a little guilty\u00a0<\/p>\n
hearing it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her attention really had wandered just now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t notice before. You were too far away.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick raised an eyebrow and walked toward her step by step, his presence so intimidating that Madeleine couldn\u2019t help\u00a0<\/p>\n
but back away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you doing\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 82\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDidn\u2019t you say I was too far away?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine was speechless and swallowed hard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick noticed her small movement, the corners of his mouth\u00a0<\/p>\n
lifting as his gaze shifted down to the water bottle Madeleine\u00a0<\/p>\n
was holding.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m thirsty.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After saying that, he casually snatched the cup from\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s hand, turned his body 45 degrees to show off his\u00a0<\/p>\n
best profile, and tilted his head back to drink.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHiss\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine couldn\u2019t help but suck in a sharp breath.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ricki like this\u2026 why is he giving off\u2026 so much sexual tension!\u00a0<\/p>\n
?\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was just a simple act of drinking water, but she found herself blushing unconsciously, her heart starting to race along with it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why is this so seductive?\u00a0<\/p>\n
?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 82\u00a0<\/p>\n
?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy did you snatch my water? It\u2019s mine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Only after he finished drinking did Madeleine snap out of it and\u00a0<\/p>\n
quickly snatched the cup back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 83\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 83\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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