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Roderick refused domineeringly, raised his glass, and took a sip\u00a0<\/p>\n
himself. His Adam\u2019s apple bobbed as the red wine slid down his\u00a0<\/p>\n
throat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It made Madeleine\u2019s mouth water.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since they arrived, Roderick had only let her drink juice, not even\u00a0<\/p>\n
letting her touch champagne. She couldn\u2019t have anything with\u00a0<\/p>\n
alcohol.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine didn\u2019t understand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even though she didn\u2019t have her memories from the last eight\u00a0<\/p>\n
years, she was still in her twenties. What was wrong with having\u00a0<\/p>\n
a drink!\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy is it one law for me, another for thee? Why can\u2019t I have a\u00a0<\/p>\n
drink?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick glanced at her, sighing helplessly at her fuming\u00a0<\/p>\n
expression.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m afraid you\u2019ll go home and hit our child.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cMe?\u00a0<\/p>\n
How could I? Kev is so well\u2013behaved and adorable!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick paused for a moment again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I can\u2019t handle you when you\u2019re drunk.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s eyes widened, \u201cI get crazy when I\u2019m drunk?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t you slander me. How could I? And is my tolerance really\u00a0<\/p>\n
that bad?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have amnesia, of course you don\u2019t remember how bad\u00a0<\/p>\n
your tolerance is.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cReally? Just how bad is it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick watched Madeleine look up at him with a curious\u00a0<\/p>\n
expression, and the corners of his mouth couldn\u2019t help but lift.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He suddenly felt like teasing her, frowning and clicking his\u00a0<\/p>\n
tongue before saying, \u201cLet\u2019s just say, one time I had been\u00a0<\/p>\n
drinking, and you insisted on coming over to kiss me. And what\u00a0<\/p>\n
happened? You couldn\u2019t handle the alcohol\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, wait a minute!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Madeleine was startled by how forward that was. She turned\u00a0<\/p>\n
her head to look around, and only continued in a hushed voice\u00a0<\/p>\n
when she saw no one was paying attention.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI insisted on kissing you?\u00a0<\/p>\n
You must be making that up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick spread his hands. \u201cIf you say so. Anyway, you\u2019ve done\u00a0<\/p>\n
plenty of things you won\u2019t admit to since we were kids.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine was extremely annoyed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now that she was missing eight years of memories, she had no\u00a0<\/p>\n
way to argue with whatever Roderick made up about her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine crossed her arms in frustration, then suddenly\u00a0<\/p>\n
remembered something.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not right. How could I get drunk just from kissing you\u00a0<\/p>\n
when you\u2019ve been drinking? I don\u2019t believe it. Didn\u2019t you drink a\u00a0<\/p>\n
lot that night too? I was fine after we kissed.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After mumbling this out, Madeleine looked into Roderick\u2019s eyes again and instantly saw his cunning, foxy gaze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But it was too late. Roderick lowered his head and leaned in\u00a0<\/p>\n
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close.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, so you do remember what happened that night.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s face turned bright red. \u201cI wasn\u2019t drinking, of course\u00a0<\/p>\n
I remember. But you\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick sighed. \u201cI was just worried you\u2019d feel awkward. After\u00a0<\/p>\n
all, you\u2019re still just a silly little girl of eighteen.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGo away!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine pushed him back defiantly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat silly little girl? You\u2019re not allowed to call me that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick raised an eyebrow and stepped closer to her again, his\u00a0<\/p>\n
every move filled with aggression. \u201cSo?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Are you implying I can take\u2026 further action?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine: !\u00a0<\/p>\n
!\u00a0<\/p>\n
!\u00a0<\/p>\n
A bell went off in her head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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What the hell is that damn man talking about? This is a public\u00a0<\/p>\n
place, can\u2019t he be more careful?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s face was completely red. She shot Roderick a\u00a0<\/p>\n
harsh glare and ran off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick watched her go with a light laugh, shaking his head\u00a0<\/p>\n
and sighing. \u201cSee? Just a silly little girl. Can\u2019t take a little\u00a0<\/p>\n
teasing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
By the time the dinner ended and they were in the car,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine still hadn\u2019t recovered from Roderick\u2019s risqu\u00e9\u00a0<\/p>\n
language.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick teased her a few more times, but Madeleine was too\u00a0<\/p>\n
distracted to even look him in the eye.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick felt helpless; how had he teased the kid into silence?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAhem.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He cleared his throat and got down to business, \u201cDid you talk to\u00a0<\/p>\n
Edward?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had been reluctant to let Madeleine go, but that girl had\u00a0<\/p>\n
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always been headstrong. When she decided on something, she\u00a0<\/p>\n
would see it through.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Knowing Edward wouldn\u2019t believe the news Roderick had\u00a0<\/p>\n
spread, Madeleine planned to go and add fuel to the fire.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She just had to act a little unnatural in front of Edward, and no\u00a0<\/p>\n
matter what she said, he would think Roderick was up to\u00a0<\/p>\n
something.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A suspicious and arrogant man like him would only believe\u00a0<\/p>\n
what he saw with his own eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine gave Roderick the gist of her conversation with\u00a0<\/p>\n
Edward, swinging her phone with a smug look on her face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTwenty million. My little slush fund just got bigger.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After she said that, her smile faded a bit and she sighed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it\u2019s nothing compared to the harm done to my parents and\u00a0<\/p>\n
the company\u2019s long\u2013time employees.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick couldn\u2019t stand seeing her look so pitiful. His heart melted instantly as he cupped the back of her head, stroking it gently.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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