Chapter 87\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca rolled her eyes, speechless. It was the first time she\u2019d\u00a0<\/p>\n
ever seen Roderick act so cocky.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBroke your phone?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick remembered he was the one who\u2019d put Madeleine\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
phone on the crossbeam of the power rack before he left. She\u00a0<\/p>\n
probably dropped it when she tried to get it down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, the screen is totally shattered.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s voice was full of regret.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u104b\u00a0<\/p>\n
I should have just thrown a cup. Phones are so expensive.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick chuckled. \u201cI\u2019ll have someone send you a new one in a\u00a0<\/p>\n
bit.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, don\u2019t. It can be fixed. It just needs a new screen.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOut with the old, in with the new.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine paused for two seconds on the other end, then\u00a0<\/p>\n
chuckled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 87\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNot so concerned about being thrifty and frugal now, are we?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick just smiled without saying a word.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine stuffed something else into her mouth, her words\u00a0<\/p>\n
coming out muffled. \u201cSo why\u2019d you call? Did you find anything\u00a0<\/p>\n
out?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, pretty much. I told you I wouldn\u2019t let anyone frame you. Don\u2019t worry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s voice was filled with relief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a moment, she couldn\u2019t help but pause again and ask in a\u00a0<\/p>\n
low voice, \u201cRicki, what if I really did do it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick\u2019s tone was still gentle. \u201cIf you really did make a\u00a0<\/p>\n
mistake, then you just have to make up for it. I\u2019ll be watching\u00a0<\/p>\n
you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTch~ I guess that gives you something to hold over me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick smiled, guessing she was probably muttering about him to herself right now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 87\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sitting across from him, Rebecca stared wide\u2013eyed. Watching\u00a0<\/p>\n
the two of them get lost in their own world on the phone, her\u00a0<\/p>\n
heart sank.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It\u2019s over. The money I just got is as good as gone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick hung up the phone, raised an eyebrow, and looked at\u00a0<\/p>\n
her smugly, mimicking the way Rebecca had held out her hand\u00a0<\/p>\n
earlier.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPay up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca shot him a glare and transferred the 1.6 million dollars\u00a0<\/p>\n
back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the rest?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick beckoned with his finger. \u201cYou lost. A bet\u2019s a bet, you\u00a0<\/p>\n
gambling degenerate.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca tried to weasel out of it. \u201cI told you to call and tell her\u00a0<\/p>\n
you were in a car accident. You didn\u2019t, so it doesn\u2019t count as a\u00a0<\/p>\n
win.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI was afraid of worrying her. I didn\u2019t want to scare her. She\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStop.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u104b\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 87\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca cut Roderick off and, looking down, transferred\u00a0<\/p>\n
another 800 thousand dollars.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll call it a partial win for you. Happy now?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She really couldn\u2019t stand him like this, high on his hopeless\u00a0<\/p>\n
romantic buzz.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick saw the 800 thousand dollars arrive and immediately\u00a0<\/p>\n
transferred it to Madeleine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t easy getting a miser like Rebecca to cough up some\u00a0<\/p>\n
cash.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca crossed her arms. \u201cLooks like Madeleine really has\u00a0<\/p>\n
changed a lot. No wonder you\u2019re always running to her with your\u00a0<\/p>\n
tail wagging these days.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick shot her a glare.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWho are you calling a dog?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTake a look in the mirror yourself. You can\u2019t even hide your\u00a0<\/p>\n
wagging tail.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick didn\u2019t say anything. He could only let his guard down around Rebecca. After all, his true nature had been worn down\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 87\u00a0<\/p>\n
over the years, and he rarely had the chance to be himself like\u00a0<\/p>\n
this.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, this only proves Madeleine isn\u2019t the mole. It doesn\u2019t prove\u00a0<\/p>\n
she won\u2019t get ideas like that in the future. What do you think\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca raised an eyebrow and asked with a mischievous\u00a0<\/p>\n
smile, \u201cIf you were to cause some trouble for Edward, do you\u00a0<\/p>\n
think she\u2019d come after you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick looked at her, amused by how much she enjoyed\u00a0<\/p>\n
stirring up trouble.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStill want to make a bet?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUh, let me think about it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca frowned and didn\u2019t answer right away. The sting of her\u00a0<\/p>\n
recent loss hadn\u2019t faded yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick smiled and leaned back in his chair, every bit of his\u00a0<\/p>\n
posture radiating confidence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s about time I taught Edward a lesson.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He\u2019d put up with him for long enough.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After realizing she might be a disposable side character in a\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 87\u00a0<\/p>\n
Male\u2013oriented Web Novel, Madeleine ate and drank as she pleased, treating herself like an unkillable cockroach.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had read some Male\u2013oriented Web Novels where, aside\u00a0<\/p>\n
from the male lead, all the female characters seemed to have their intelligence lowered, becoming stepping stones for the\u00a0<\/p>\n
protagonist.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If that was the case, then wouldn\u2019t she and her whole family be\u00a0<\/p>\n
Edward\u2019s first stepping stone?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDamn it, this is just great. An ungrateful bastard can even be\u00a0<\/p>\n
the male lead!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roy peeked in with a mop, ready for some Gossip.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cChase Livingston, are you watching a short\u2013form web series?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Which one are you watching?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the past few days, Kirsten and Roy had noticed the change in Madeleine. They weren\u2019t so afraid of her anymore and would occasionally come over to joke around.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 88\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 88\u00a0<\/p>\n
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