Chapter 109\u00a0<\/p>\n
She nodded, then glanced down at the lunchbox in his hand. It\u00a0<\/p>\n
looked like he was here to deliver food.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou really are Madeleine!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The man\u2019s eyes first showed shock, then disbelief, before anger\u00a0<\/p>\n
flared within them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He suddenly lunged forward and grabbed Madeleine\u2019s wrist\u00a0<\/p>\n
with a shockingly strong grip; she felt like her wrist was about\u00a0<\/p>\n
to be crushed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow dare you show your face here!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cZoe is like this because of you, and you still have the nerve to\u00a0<\/p>\n
come here!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine was terrified, her face turning deathly pale in an\u00a0<\/p>\n
instant. Her throat felt as if a fishbone was stuck in it, and she\u00a0<\/p>\n
couldn\u2019t make a sound.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Could it be that when Rebecca mentioned a connection to Zoe,\u00a0<\/p>\n
this is what she meant?\u00a0<\/p>\n
!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 109\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zoe went crazy because of her?\u00a0<\/p>\n
No way.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, it\u2019s not like that. Just let me go.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine said, trying to push the man away with the hand\u00a0<\/p>\n
holding the flowers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But the movement only agitated him more. He snatched the flowers from Madeleine\u2019s hand, his eyes bloodshot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you brought flowers? You actually brought flowers, pretending to care? You\u2019re doing this on purpose!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With that, he viciously snatched the bouquet and raised his arm\u00a0<\/p>\n
to throw it at Madeleine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing she couldn\u2019t dodge, Madeleine could only shut her eyes\u00a0<\/p>\n
and lower her head, bracing herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But the pain she expected never came.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A leg swept past from the side.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, the man in front of her let out a strange cry and fell\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 109\u00a0<\/p>\n
backward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine felt like her heart was about to stop. When she\u00a0<\/p>\n
opened her eyes, she saw Rebecca pulling her leg back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had just kicked the man and sent him flying!\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca moved quickly. When she turned back to look at\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine, the sunglasses on her head hadn\u2019t even budged.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine shook her head, feeling it was a bit of a shame as\u00a0<\/p>\n
she looked at the ruined bouquet on the ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The man clutched his chest and slowly got to his feet. Just\u00a0<\/p>\n
then, the security guards from the mental hospital heard the\u00a0<\/p>\n
commotion and hurried over to ask what was going on.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One of them went over and held the man down, getting ready to\u00a0<\/p>\n
call the police.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWait.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine stopped him. \u201cNo need, officer. We know each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a misunderstanding, no need to call the police.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou sure?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 109\u00a0<\/p>\n
The guard glanced over a few more times, not fully convinced,\u00a0<\/p>\n
and only left after Madeleine nodded repeatedly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The man kept gritting his teeth and staring at Madeleine. If his\u00a0<\/p>\n
reason hadn\u2019t held him back, he probably would have charged\u00a0<\/p>\n
at her again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWho are you?\u00a0<\/p>\n
What was that just now?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca stood with her hands in her pants pockets, partially\u00a0<\/p>\n
blocking Madeleine, a pissed\u2013off look on her face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The man sneered when he heard this. \u201cWho am I?\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u2019m Zoe\u2019s boyfriend, Camryn Sampson!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cZoe\u2019s boyfriend?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s mouth fell open in surprise. \u201cThen what you just\u00a0<\/p>\n
said\u2026 about me harming Zoe, what\u2019s that all about?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re asking me about what you did yourself!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine pressed her lips together, not knowing how to\u00a0<\/p>\n
explain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 109\u00a0<\/p>\n
If she said she had amnesia, he definitely wouldn\u2019t believe her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca didn\u2019t have Madeleine\u2019s good temper. Looking\u00a0<\/p>\n
impatient, she said, \u201cThe burden of proof is on you. You\u2019ve been\u00a0<\/p>\n
rambling on, so just say it. What does this have to do with her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Camryn gritted his teeth. \u201cZoe was perfectly fine. The problems\u00a0<\/p>\n
started right after she met with you. If it wasn\u2019t you, then who\u00a0<\/p>\n
was it!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His eyes grew redder.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMadeleine, liking Edward is your business. Why drag an\u00a0<\/p>\n
innocent person into it!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHey, I don\u2019t like the sound of that. How did she drag an\u00a0<\/p>\n
innocent person into it? Do you have any proof?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca was different from Roderick in many ways, but on one\u00a0<\/p>\n
point, they were the same: fiercely protective of one\u2019s own.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was one thing for her to scold Madeleine a bit, but what was\u00a0<\/p>\n
this about some random guy chasing her down to yell at her?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Besides, the whole thing wasn\u2019t even clear yet. Why should all\u00a0<\/p>\n
the blame be thrown on Madeleine?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 109\u00a0<\/p>\n
Camryn fell silent. A vein throbbed on his forehead, but he\u00a0<\/p>\n
couldn\u2019t get a single word out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had no proof.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing him like this, Rebecca scoffed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou dare to cause a scene here with no proof? Believe it or not,\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll sue you!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Camryn clenched his fists, then suddenly relaxed them, his eyes\u00a0<\/p>\n
filled with sorrow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He staggered back a couple of steps, a dazed look on his face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe you. Of course, I believe you. For powerful people like\u00a0<\/p>\n
you, killing us is no different from crushing an ant, is it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cZoe\u2019s parents, Zoe, and me\u2026 we can\u2019t fight you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 110\u00a0<\/p>\n
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