The two of them watched Madeleine go into a stall. They didn\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
speak, just exchanged glances, plotting something.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They were there to get revenge for Fiona.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One of them pointed to the cleaner in the corner, and the other\u00a0<\/p>\n
one immediately understood.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She tiptoed over, lifted her skirt, and kicked over the cleaner, a\u00a0<\/p>\n
sinister smile playing on her lips.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just as she was about to leave the restroom, her elbow\u00a0<\/p>\n
accidentally hit a bottle of disinfectant on a shelf.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The disinfectant bottle fell to the floor with a sharp crash.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The strong smell of disinfectant instantly filled the air.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two of them, feeling guilty, were startled and quickly\u00a0<\/p>\n
scurried out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine heard the commotion from inside the stall and\u00a0<\/p>\n
frowned in confusion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 149\u00a0<\/p>\n
After she finished, just as she was about to come out, the door\u00a0<\/p>\n
of the next stall opened, followed by a loud thud.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A woman had slipped on the liquid on the floor and fallen with a\u00a0<\/p>\n
thud.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you okay?!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine opened her door and rushed over to help her up,\u00a0<\/p>\n
when she suddenly smelled the pungent odor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This is\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
She looked down at the liquid on the floor, and her eyes\u00a0<\/p>\n
widened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was chlorine gas, created by the mix of cleaner and\u00a0<\/p>\n
disinfectant!\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cQuick, cover your nose.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine covered her own mouth with one hand and tried to\u00a0<\/p>\n
help the woman up with the other.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She looked older, with some gray in her hair. It was hard to tell how bad the fall was, but her face was pale with pain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But the woman suddenly clutched her chest in pain, her face\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 149\u00a0<\/p>\n
turning from pale to blue, and her breathing became rapid and\u00a0<\/p>\n
difficult.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s happening?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine panicked. Even with the harmful chlorine gas, such a\u00a0<\/p>\n
short exposure shouldn\u2019t cause this much damage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She used all her strength to support the woman, trying to open\u00a0<\/p>\n
the door to get out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But after pulling on the door twice, she realized it wouldn\u2019t open\u00a0<\/p>\n
at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine gritted her teeth, looked around and saw a window,\u00a0<\/p>\n
then quickly stepped onto the sink to open it for air.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNgh\u2026 medicine\u2026 medicine\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The woman was leaning against the wall, clutching her chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She looked like she was in agony, her face already turning from\u00a0<\/p>\n
pale to bluish.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t tell me you have asthma!\u00a0<\/p>\n
?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 149\u00a0<\/p>\n
The woman gave a pained nod, her body already giving way.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s heart pounded, and she quickly started pulling on\u00a0<\/p>\n
the door again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But for some reason, the door wouldn\u2019t budge, no matter how hard she pulled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHelp!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Is anyone there!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She banged hard on the door, turning her head to nervously\u00a0<\/p>\n
check on the woman.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I can\u2019t worry about anything else right now, I have to get this\u00a0<\/p>\n
door open.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The bathroom door opened inward. Madeleine planted one foot\u00a0<\/p>\n
on the wall and yanked hard with her hands.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The door opened a crack, and Madeleine saw a figure flash by\u00a0<\/p>\n
outside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She immediately realized what was happening.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The door wasn\u2019t locked from the outside; someone was pulling\u00a0<\/p>\n
on it from the other side.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 149\u00a0<\/p>\n
This was intentional!\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOpen the door, are you crazy?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine yelled angrily, her voice sharp with anxiety.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Through the crack in the door, she saw what the person was\u00a0<\/p>\n
wearing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Weren\u2019t they the other two women from Fiona\u2019s table!\u00a0<\/p>\n
?\u00a0<\/p>\n
The force from outside didn\u2019t lessen at all; instead, they pulled\u00a0<\/p>\n
the door back even harder.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two women were pulling and smirking maliciously.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine must look like a complete mess right now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In a moment, they\u2019d let go, making her stumble backward from\u00a0<\/p>\n
the force and fall, then they\u2019d snap an ugly picture of her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOpen the door now! Someone inside needs first aid! This is\u00a0<\/p>\n
murder, don\u2019t you know that!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s knuckles were white from the effort. She glanced\u00a0<\/p>\n
back at the woman.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 149\u00a0<\/p>\n
The woman had been leaning against the wall, but now she had\u00a0<\/p>\n
slowly slid to the floor in discomfort.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her breathing was rapid, causing her to inhale more chlorine\u00a0<\/p>\n
gas.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If this continued, something terrible would definitely happen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Outside, just as the two women were planning to let go on the\u00a0<\/p>\n
count of three\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you doing!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was Fiona.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She hurried over in her high heels, already having a good idea of\u00a0<\/p>\n
what was going on.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Startled by her sudden shout, the two women jumped and\u00a0<\/p>\n
momentarily lost their grip.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Inside, Madeleine seized the opportunity and gave a sharp pull.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAh!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two stumbled forward a few steps, and the door was finally\u00a0<\/p>\n
pulled open.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 149\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ignoring the pain in her hands, Madeleine quickly propped the\u00a0<\/p>\n
door open for ventilation and shouted for a waiter to help.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The waiter came over, startled, and fumbled to call the manager\u00a0<\/p>\n
on his earpiece.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cQuick, this lady\u2019s medicine is in her bag on the table, go get it!\u201d\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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