Roderick\u2019s gaze never left Madeleine as he nodded slightly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you, Mrs. Miller.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca suddenly mentioned she had some business to\u00a0<\/p>\n
discuss with Roderick, and the two of them went to the living\u00a0<\/p>\n
room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Taking this opportunity, Mrs. Miller wanted to chat a bit more\u00a0<\/p>\n
with Madeleine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShall we go sit for a bit?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine nodded, an inexplicable nervousness starting to\u00a0<\/p>\n
build inside her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was still shaken by their last conversation with Mrs. Miller;\u00a0<\/p>\n
in her mind, the old Mrs. Miller had always tried to set her up\u00a0<\/p>\n
with Edward for no reason, like a hand pushing her onto that\u00a0<\/p>\n
very track.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And the question she had asked last time had inadvertently\u00a0<\/p>\n
woken Mrs. Miller up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 139\u00a0<\/p>\n
So, had Mrs. Miller awakened too?\u00a0<\/p>\n
This question had been swirling in Madeleine\u2019s mind for a long\u00a0<\/p>\n
time. If that was the case, she needed to confirm whether Mrs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Miller was suffering from any side effects.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She followed Mrs. Miller to the tea room and found that the tea\u00a0<\/p>\n
snacks on the table had been replaced with soft cake and nuts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Outside the window, the setting sun filtered through the sheer\u00a0<\/p>\n
curtains, casting mottled patterns of light and shadow between\u00a0<\/p>\n
them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mrs. Miller poured her a cup of herbal tea and suddenly said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMaddie, about last time\u2026 I need to apologize to you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s heart skipped a beat, and she almost dropped her\u00a0<\/p>\n
teacup.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was like I was possessed back then.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mrs. Miller shook her head with a wry smile. \u201cI always felt that you and that boy, Edward, were a match made in heaven. Now\u00a0<\/p>\n
that I think about it, it\u2019s just\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She sighed and shook her head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 139\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d never wondered why I thought that way before. But when\u00a0<\/p>\n
you asked me last time, it hit me. Right, why did I want you to be\u00a0<\/p>\n
with Edward?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s hand tightened around her cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMrs. Miller, did you know Edward before?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell\u2026 not really \u2018knew\u2018 him. I met Edward once in Tuscany,\u00a0<\/p>\n
years ago. He was just a poor student then. He was out of\u00a0<\/p>\n
money and people were giving him trouble, so I stepped in and\u00a0<\/p>\n
helped him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine understood.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Another NPC who bails out the male lead\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
So Mrs. Miller probably wasn\u2019t too affected by the narrative\u00a0<\/p>\n
control because her involvement with Edward wasn\u2019t that deep.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSigh, I don\u2019t know what it was. Maybe I used to think that\u00a0<\/p>\n
Edward was a nice boy, and that there was nothing wrong with\u00a0<\/p>\n
you liking him and pursuing love, but now\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mrs. Miller\u2019s lips curved into a slight smile. \u201cMaddie, who is it\u00a0<\/p>\n
that you really like?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 139\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pulled from her thoughts, Madeleine\u2019s face immediately turned\u00a0<\/p>\n
red.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI, uh, well, I\u2019ll just have some tea.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing her stammer and falter, Mrs. Miller, with all her\u00a0<\/p>\n
experience, understood immediately.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She smiled and nodded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI only married Roderick\u2019s father the year before last, so I don\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
know much about your past, but I heard from him that you two\u00a0<\/p>\n
were very much in love. I don\u2019t know why things turned out the\u00a0<\/p>\n
way they did, but at least things are good now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mrs. Miller patted Madeleine\u2019s hand. \u201cI can tell, Roderick really\u00a0<\/p>\n
cares about you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s heart warmed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe does.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick had never been stingy or tried to hide his love for her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the living room, Roderick was talking business with Rebecca when he seemed to sense something and zoned out for a\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 139\u00a0<\/p>\n
moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca waved her hand in front of his face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s with you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThinking about my wife.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca: \u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick was never one to hide things from her and Bradley; he\u00a0<\/p>\n
just said whatever came to mind. If he said he was thinking\u00a0<\/p>\n
about his wife, he really meant it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The problem was, they\u2019d only been apart for less than two\u00a0<\/p>\n
minutes!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca rolled her eyes to the heavens and took a deep breath.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI seriously can\u2019t with you. Let\u2019s get back to business!\u00a0<\/p>\n
The group\u2019s stock dropped the other day because of that news\u00a0<\/p>\n
about Nanette, right? And the mole in the company is stirring up\u00a0<\/p>\n
trouble again. When are we finally going to catch them? I can\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
take it anymore, I\u2019ve already lost a lot of money.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSoon.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 139\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick narrowed his eyes. \u201cWhen does the bidding for the\u00a0<\/p>\n
Northgate Tech Park project start?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe end of this month.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick nodded. \u201cGood. Then we\u2019ll close the net at the end of\u00a0<\/p>\n
the month.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dinner was specially prepared at home by a State Banquet chef, and Madeleine\u2019s eyes were dazzled by the table of exquisite\u00a0<\/p>\n
dishes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She sat beside Roderick, and seeing that everyone else was just talking and not touching their forks, she had to sit still as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Owen was still talking about what happened last time, expressing his gratitude for Rebecca and Bradley\u2019s help.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 140\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 140\u00a0<\/p>\n
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