hapter 101\u00a0<\/p>\n
At first, he was complaining about his playboy dad, who had\u00a0<\/p>\n
recently gotten involved with a pretty older woman and was out\u00a0<\/p>\n
painting the town red.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then he started talking about the weird patients at the hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLast week, I had just finished a pituitary tumor surgery. When\u00a0<\/p>\n
the old guy woke up, he told me his wife thought his snoring had gotten quieter and asked if he could get a refund!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd yesterday, a young guy with a head injury was afraid of\u00a0<\/p>\n
needles. He was on the verge of death, but he was running all\u00a0<\/p>\n
over the place clutching a hospital blanket, and we couldn\u2019t find\u00a0<\/p>\n
him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat the hell is with all these weirdos\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine listened with great interest, while Roderick beside\u00a0<\/p>\n
her listened with a calm expression, as if he was used to it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He saw that Bradley was already on his third bottle of beer and\u00a0<\/p>\n
leaned close to Madeleine\u2019s ear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOne more bottle, and we\u2019re done talking about the hospital.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 101\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine heard that and knew the real gossip was about to\u00a0<\/p>\n
start, her eyes fixed on the beer bottle without blinking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finally, after the fourth bottle, Bradley started slurring his words,\u00a0<\/p>\n
and his eyes began to lose focus.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRoderick, you\u2026 you know what I found out recently?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He grinned, and his eyes seemed to be red.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI found out the other day, my sister\u2026 hiccup, my sister, she has\u00a0<\/p>\n
a boyfriend.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The fork in Roderick\u2019s hand suddenly paused. He looked up at\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley but didn\u2019t say anything.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine didn\u2019t quite get this piece of gossip. Does Bradley\u00a0<\/p>\n
have a sister?\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t remember anything about it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Oh, maybe he did. They weren\u2019t that close before, anyway.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wait, that\u2019s not right. His sister has a boyfriend, so why is he reacting so strongly?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 101\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley kept rambling, his voice already choking up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s probably been seeing him for a while. She\u2019s always had\u00a0<\/p>\n
me blocked on her moments. Maybe she forgot to block me\u00a0<\/p>\n
yesterday?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley laughed again. \u201cI only got one look, then I couldn\u2019t see anything anymore. Roderick, do you think she did it on\u00a0<\/p>\n
purpose?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick didn\u2019t say anything, just quietly put the two unfinished\u00a0<\/p>\n
beers next to him back into the case.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The guy\u2019s tolerance for alcohol was only a little better than Madeleine\u2019s. If he kept drinking, he\u2019d probably make a scene at\u00a0<\/p>\n
the Spicy Numbing Hot Pot restaurant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine could only piece together one serious piece of\u00a0<\/p>\n
information from his fragmented words.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley is in love with his sister\u00a0<\/p>\n
In an instant, the Spicy Numbing Hot Pot didn\u2019t seem so appealing anymore. Madeleine pushed her bowl away, sat up\u00a0<\/p>\n
straight, and continued to listen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But the kid just kept mumbling the same few words over and\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 101\u00a0<\/p>\n
over.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, what on earth did your sister post?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2026 she posted a picture with that guy, and they were\u00a0<\/p>\n
standing\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley was dazed, pointing at the two people sitting across\u00a0<\/p>\n
from him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were as close as you two!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine touched her nose.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Oh, really? That is a little close.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley was still complaining.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe said she was just going for further studies, how could she\u00a0<\/p>\n
start dating\u2026 Roderick, tell me, is she a female player?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick nodded in agreement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But then Bradley slammed the table in a rage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWho said you could call my sister a female player!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 101\u00a0<\/p>\n
The slam on the table almost made Madeleine jump. She\u00a0<\/p>\n
flinched and asked Roderick, \u201cHow are you not angry?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy get angry at a drunk? It\u2019s better to let him vent.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine nodded, thinking that made some sense.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe really likes his sister, isn\u2019t that in\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re not blood\u2013related.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing that they were ignoring him, Bradley started acting up again, holding up his empty glass and telling Roderick to keep drinking with him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine quickly grabbed the nearby juice and poured it in.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Soon, Bradley, who thought he could drink anyone under the\u00a0<\/p>\n
table, chugged three large bottles of apple juice and finally\u00a0<\/p>\n
threw up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShould we have Mathew take you home first?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick glanced at the unconscious Bradley, figuring it was\u00a0<\/p>\n
impossible for him to get home on his own.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s fine, I\u2019ll go with you guys.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 101\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s offer to accompany them was just an excuse; what\u00a0<\/p>\n
she really wanted was to get more gossip.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On the way, she finally got the full story.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley\u2019s mother died young, and his father was a total playboy\u00a0<\/p>\n
who, growing up, gave Bradley nothing but money.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This was also why Bradley acted out so much when he was in\u00a0<\/p>\n
school.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Bradley was thirteen, his father remarried, and his new wife brought home a fifteen\u2013year\u2013old daughter named Charlotte\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hayes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Charlotte was like a ray of light in Bradley\u2019s dark adolescence, giving him a special kind of care he\u2019d never had before.\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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