\u201cYou\u2019re right. When I did those things in the past, I really\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
wasn\u2019t being true to myself. I knew it would hurt you all, but if I\u00a0<\/p>\n
didn\u2019t do it\u2026 I\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine felt a dull ache and a sharp sting spreading through.\u00a0<\/p>\n
her heart and head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She kept her head down, her shoulders hitching.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was the forgiveness and love she\u2019d felt from her family\u00a0<\/p>\n
recently that made Madeleine feel even more upset and pained.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This was the only thing she could do.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She could only follow the narrative control and help Edward\u00a0<\/p>\n
grow, even if the price was hurting the few people she loved\u00a0<\/p>\n
most.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This world was like a giant hand, squeezing her heart tightly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment she strayed from the path set by this world, it\u00a0<\/p>\n
would tighten its grip.\u00a0<\/p>\n
During those painful years, Madeleine had entertained extreme\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 163\u00a0<\/p>\n
thoughts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What would happen if she just left?\u00a0<\/p>\n
But she didn\u2019t dare to think about it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment she had such a thought, she would only feel more\u00a0<\/p>\n
pain, and a voice in her head would even tell her:\u00a0<\/p>\n
The timeline will fall into chaos, and everything will disappear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Disappear\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
Did that mean if she disappeared, the people around her would\u00a0<\/p>\n
disappear too?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why? How is that fair?\u00a0<\/p>\n
She felt like she was drowning with nothing to grab onto, forced\u00a0<\/p>\n
to let the air be stolen from her lungs bit by bit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, Harold, who was in front of her, wrapped his arms around\u00a0<\/p>\n
her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nestled in her father\u2019s broad, warm embrace, Madeleine let\u00a0<\/p>\n
herself cry uncontrollably.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick came out of the guest room and saw the father and\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 163\u00a0<\/p>\n
daughter outside through the glass, crying in each other\u2019s arms.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He stopped in his tracks, his eyes filled with heartache.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick\u2019s tall figure was silhouetted against the floor\u2013to\u2013ceiling\u00a0<\/p>\n
window. He watched the scene with a gentle expression,\u00a0<\/p>\n
feeling a tightness in his chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had seen Madeleine in many different states.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Spoiled, stubborn, and even clueless after her amnesia.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even hysterical over Edward in the past.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But recently\u2026 he had seen Madeleine\u2019s vulnerable side.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just like now, she was like a child who had done something\u00a0<\/p>\n
wrong, huddled in her father\u2019s arms, her shoulders shaking as\u00a0<\/p>\n
she cried silently and held it all in.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He knew Madeleine was hiding something.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick could feel it from the dazed look in her eyes when she\u00a0<\/p>\n
sometimes woke up startled in the middle of the night, from the\u00a0<\/p>\n
way her lips would part as if to speak when she stared at him\u00a0<\/p>\n
blankly, and even from the half\u2013finished sentences she would\u00a0<\/p>\n
blurt out and quickly swallow back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 163\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine had a secret she couldn\u2019t tell.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But if she wouldn\u2019t say it, he wouldn\u2019t ask.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As long as he could be sure of her feelings, as long as she was\u00a0<\/p>\n
still by his side, that was enough.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick\u2019s fingers by his side curled slightly, and his throat\u00a0<\/p>\n
tightened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He remembered the other night when Madeleine had a\u00a0<\/p>\n
nightmare and gripped his hand tightly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her nails almost dug into the flesh of his palm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her eyes were closed, her brow furrowed, and she was\u00a0<\/p>\n
mumbling something unclear about \u201cnarrative control\u201d and\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cmust be completed.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had a pretty good idea of what was going on. He gently\u00a0<\/p>\n
patted her back and soothed her until her breathing evened out,\u00a0<\/p>\n
but he himself didn\u2019t sleep all night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He never doubted any of Madeleine\u2019s decisions, not even the\u00a0<\/p>\n
things she had done in the past.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He just\u2026 ached for her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 163\u00a0<\/p>\n
He ached for the burden she was carrying but couldn\u2019t speak\u00a0<\/p>\n
He ached that even with amnesia, the first thing she thought of\u00a0<\/p>\n
upon waking was how to make amends.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick took a deep breath.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If she couldn\u2019t talk about it, then he would stay with her, protect\u00a0<\/p>\n
her, until she no longer had to carry it all alone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a good cry, Madeleine felt much better.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She told her dad about her idea to restart the company and\u00a0<\/p>\n
seriously presented the plan she had been working on.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve almost finished the project proposal, Dad. I\u2019ll need you to\u00a0<\/p>\n
be there to oversee things.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Harold\u2019s eyes were a little swollen from crying, and he nodded\u00a0<\/p>\n
firmly now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, Dad will be your rock. You go for it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMe too.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 163\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick came over with the freshly brewed tea, placed it on the\u00a0<\/p>\n
small coffee table, and sat down next to Madeleine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Mosley Group\u2019s supply chain and technical talent are still\u00a0<\/p>\n
around. If you just ask, they\u2019ll be willing to follow you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine sniffled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou knew this day would come?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick smiled. \u201cNot really. I just felt that this was the Mosley\u00a0<\/p>\n
family\u2019s life\u2019s work, and it couldn\u2019t just be destroyed like that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He just thought at the time that the person to rebuild the company would be Harold, not Madeleine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
C\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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