After the door closed, Roderick picked up his phone and called\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHello.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment he heard Madeleine\u2019s voice, Roderick\u2019s expression\u00a0<\/p>\n
softened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you find a family\u2013friendly restaurant for tonight?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI found two. I sent them to you on Facebook. Take a look and\u00a0<\/p>\n
pick one.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick patiently opened Facebook and took a look.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s go with the second one. It\u2019s closer.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, I thought that one was better too. We\u2019re so in sync.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick couldn\u2019t help but smile again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you free tomorrow? There\u2019s a medical research seminar I\u2019d\u00a0<\/p>\n
like to take you to.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 184\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA seminar?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine was a bit confused. \u201cI don\u2019t know much about\u00a0<\/p>\n
medicine\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAdrian is one of the guest speakers.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick said pointedly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was silence on the other end for a few seconds, then\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s voice came through, full of realization. \u201cOh~ You\u00a0<\/p>\n
mean Rebecca\u2019s Professor Shaw.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRight. She\u2019ll probably be there too.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine was immediately interested and eagerly agreed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She\u2019d been dying of curiosity about those two for a while now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jason didn\u2019t wake up from his hangover until the afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Last night, a few of his bad\u2013influence friends took him to a\u00a0<\/p>\n
nightclub to celebrate his return to the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The hangover headache made him curse under his breath.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 184\u00a0<\/p>\n
His phone was ringing relentlessly. He irritably grabbed it from\u00a0<\/p>\n
the nightstand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSpeak.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJason, that woman you asked me to look into\u2026 I have\u00a0<\/p>\n
information.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jason didn\u2019t think much of it. \u201cWhich woman?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMadeleine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jason\u2019s eyes snapped open, Madeleine\u2019s fair, pretty face\u00a0<\/p>\n
flashing in his mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He\u2019d even dreamed of that face last night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did you find?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s already married.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jason sat up in bed, his voice filled with disbelief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you kidding me? Her, married?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
That woman has always been so arrogant, acting like she was\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 184\u00a0<\/p>\n
better than everyone. Didn\u2019t she do ballet or something? And\u00a0<\/p>\n
she\u2019s married!?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, Jason thought of something, scoffed, his eyes filled with\u00a0<\/p>\n
contempt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI was wondering how she got the money to rent an office. She\u00a0<\/p>\n
must have latched onto some old rich guy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Should\u2019ve said so earlier. Such a beautiful woman, what a waste\u00a0<\/p>\n
for some old man to play with.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The person on the other end was silent for a moment before\u00a0<\/p>\n
speaking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo\u2026 Madeleine\u2019s husband is\u2026 Roderick of the Livingston\u00a0<\/p>\n
Group.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWho?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jason\u2019s brain froze for a second.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRoderick, the one from the financial world who recently\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know who he is, you don\u2019t need to spell it out for me!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jason cut him off abruptly, his expression displeased.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 184\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was just baffled. How could it be him?\u00a0<\/p>\n
He remembered that guy Roderick didn\u2019t get along with\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine. Weren\u2019t they mortal enemies!?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wait, how come they were both her enemies, but she slapped\u00a0<\/p>\n
him and ended up marrying Roderick\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve also looked into what Roderick and his wife have been up\u00a0<\/p>\n
to these past few years. Are you interested?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jason gritted his teeth. \u201cYou think I give a shit about someone\u00a0<\/p>\n
else\u2019s happy marriage!\u00a0<\/p>\n
?\u00a0<\/p>\n
What the fuck is wrong with me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The person on the other end was silent for two seconds after\u00a0<\/p>\n
being yelled at, then said hesitantly:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, you\u2019ve misunderstood. From what I know, their marriage\u00a0<\/p>\n
isn\u2019t happy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The tension in Jason\u2019s brow instantly vanished. After hearing his subordinate\u2019s report, he hung up the phone with a smirk.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMadeleine, Roderick, Edward?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 184\u00a0<\/p>\n
Interesting\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mr. Livingston, who was always so dedicated to his work, was\u00a0<\/p>\n
acting strange today.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t come to the office this morning, and then he even left\u00a0<\/p>\n
early.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Across from the CEO\u2019s office, a few secretaries found out and\u00a0<\/p>\n
started whispering.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe boss is so weird today.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know, right? He\u2019s rarely late or leaves early, unless something happened at home.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After Sophia finished speaking, Teresa raised her hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me add something. It\u2019s not just \u2018something at home.\u2018 It\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
specifically about Chase.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The four of them nodded at the same time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a moment of silence, someone finally spoke up\u00a0<\/p>\n
cautiously.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Chase just posted on her moments. She seemed really\u00a0<\/p>\n
happy, not like something was wrong\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 184\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was only one possibility.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The boss was up to something!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Teresa was impatient and couldn\u2019t help but pull out her phone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo way, I have to tell Chase. We promised we\u2019d keep an eye on\u00a0<\/p>\n
the boss.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Olivia leaned in. \u201cWhat are you going to say? Don\u2019t get the\u00a0<\/p>\n
wrong idea about the boss and ruin their relationship.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBetter safe than sorry. Our Chase seems so innocent and\u00a0<\/p>\n
gullible, she\u2019s no match for an old fox like the boss.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The others thought about it and felt she had a point.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Teresa thought for a moment, then opened her chat with\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At that moment, Madeleine had already arrived outside the\u00a0<\/p>\n
kindergarten, waiting for Kevin to get out of school.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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