\u201cWith you two as Roderick\u2019s closest friends, I can finally relax a\u00a0<\/p>\n
bit.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Owen let out a long sigh as he spoke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis kid can be reckless sometimes, so please keep an eye on\u00a0<\/p>\n
him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine had heard these words since she was a child.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick\u2019s father had always been strict with him, otherwise he\u00a0<\/p>\n
wouldn\u2019t have gotten so many spankings as a kid.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But hearing him say that now, Madeleine felt a little indignant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
How is the Roderick of today reckless?\u00a0<\/p>\n
He manages such a huge corporation and still takes such good\u00a0<\/p>\n
care of his family. He\u2019s the model of a good man, okay?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Of course, she didn\u2019t dare say this in front of Owen, just pouted\u00a0<\/p>\n
and grumbled to herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBy the way, Rebecca, your dad was fishing with me the other\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 140\u00a0<\/p>\n
day and asked if you\u2019ve been dating anyone recently.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPfft\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca turned her head and spat out the mouthful of tea she\u00a0<\/p>\n
had just sipped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley, sitting next to her, also had an amused look on his\u00a0<\/p>\n
face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOwen, are you kidding? Our career woman Rebecca doesn\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
have time for dating.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe doesn\u2019t?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mrs. Miller gently asked from the side, \u201cThen why does Rebecca\u00a0<\/p>\n
look a little different today? She even came and asked me how\u00a0<\/p>\n
to dress to look more gentle.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mrs. Miller smiled as she spoke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought Rebecca had finally seen the light.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca, who was usually so composed in everything she did,\u00a0<\/p>\n
couldn\u2019t help but feel a bit awkward now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
To say she was dating\u2026 not really.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 140\u00a0<\/p>\n
To say she wasn\u2019t\u2026 she was indeed trying to flirt with a man.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tsk, it\u2019s hard to explain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not true, Owen. Don\u2019t listen to my dad\u2019s nonsense. He\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
just desperate for a grandchild.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca forced a laugh and chugged another mouthful of tea.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Owen raised an eyebrow, looking smug. \u201cWell, your dad must be\u00a0<\/p>\n
desperate. After all, he\u2019s not like me. I\u2019m surrounded by children\u00a0<\/p>\n
and grandchildren, while your dad only has you, his one\u00a0<\/p>\n
daughter.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca\u2019s mouth twitched.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sometimes, she really couldn\u2019t understand men\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
competitiveness.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After forcing a few laughs to brush it off, Rebecca shifted the\u00a0<\/p>\n
topic to Bradley.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Owen immediately shifted his fire, lecturing Bradley with the\u00a0<\/p>\n
same old lines about not messing around all the time and\u00a0<\/p>\n
settling down to date and get married.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca remembered the moments post she\u2019d made earlier\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 140\u00a0<\/p>\n
and couldn\u2019t resist opening her phone to check.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Still no \u2018like\u2018.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tsk\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s stomach had been growling for a while, so she\u00a0<\/p>\n
could only rest her chin on her hand and listen to them talk.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing Rebecca frowning at her phone, she couldn\u2019t help but\u00a0<\/p>\n
lean over curiously.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you looking at?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The screen went dark quickly, but Madeleine still noticed the\u00a0<\/p>\n
beautiful figure in green on it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was a selfie of Rebecca.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHuh, you posted on your moments?\u00a0<\/p>\n
How come I didn\u2019t see it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca was a little embarrassed, opened her phone again, and\u00a0<\/p>\n
said in a muffled voice, \u201cIt\u2019s only visible to one person.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat old fossil?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 140\u00a0<\/p>\n
!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two of them whispered very quietly so no one else could\u00a0<\/p>\n
hear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine leaned over to look at the caption she posted and\u00a0<\/p>\n
couldn\u2019t help but laugh out loud.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOnly idiots look without liking. Where\u2019d you find this caption?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOnline, obviously.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca went back and showed Madeleine the website where\u00a0<\/p>\n
she found the caption.\u00a0<\/p>\n
100 Moments Captions to Flirt with Your Crush\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine scrolled down a bit, and it was all aggressive\/risqu\u00e9\u00a0<\/p>\n
language. Good thing Rebecca picked the most innocent one.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The corner of her mouth twitched.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is so wild. You think an old fossil will get it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine snickered and gave Rebecca an idea.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 140\u00a0<\/p>\n
She frowned after hearing it. \u201cAre you sure this will work?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019ll work, it\u2019ll definitely work!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Based on all the novels and TV shows she\u2019d been watching\u00a0<\/p>\n
lately, this trick was foolproof.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca thought for a moment and decided to give it a try.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She opened her chat with Professor Shaw. The last message was from yesterday when she\u2019d sent him the lab files.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Taking a deep breath, Rebecca sent him the same photo she\u2019d\u00a0<\/p>\n
posted to her moments.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She counted for a few seconds, about to unsend it, when Madeleine pressed her hand down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhoa, not so fast. You have two minutes to unsend it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Keeping an eye on the timer, Rebecca finally hit unsend at one\u00a0<\/p>\n
minute and fifty\u2013something seconds.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sure enough, less than a minute after she unsent it, a reply\u00a0<\/p>\n
came through.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Professor Shaw: ?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 140\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca\u2019s eyes lit up. She turned to Madeleine and asked, \u201cHe\u00a0<\/p>\n
just sent a question mark. How should I reply?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJust say you sent it to the wrong person.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca nodded and typed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Professor Shaw: Who were you planning to send it to.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca: A friend.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The other person is typing\u2026\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
Night Carved Paths Into Silence by Zyrel Ash 140 \u201cWith you two as Roderick\u2019s closest friends, I can finally relax […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-heart-surgeons-last-patient-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29437\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}