The way he phrased it, Adrian couldn\u2019t possibly refuse.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sure enough, he hesitated for a moment before turning to ask\u00a0<\/p>\n
for Rebecca\u2019s opinion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca was on the verge of tears. She glared at Roderick and\u00a0<\/p>\n
his wife, wanting to rip them to shreds.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Could she dare say no?\u00a0<\/p>\n
If she did, that couple would eat her alive.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After the event ended, the group went to dinner together.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When they arrived, Madeleine saw Fiona standing by the\u00a0<\/p>\n
entrance, apparently waiting for someone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her brow furrowed slightly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFiona?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick noticed her too and replied, \u201cI saw her at the venue\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 191\u00a0<\/p>\n
earlier. She\u2019s representing her father.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s face darkened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t tell me Edward is here too?\u00a0<\/p>\n
After just a few steps, Fiona noticed them and walked straight\u00a0<\/p>\n
over.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine was surprised. Could she have been waiting for\u00a0<\/p>\n
them at the door?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine slowed down, watching Fiona walk straight toward\u00a0<\/p>\n
her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She looked a bit more worn out than the last time they met,\u00a0<\/p>\n
something even her exquisite makeup couldn\u2019t hide.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She stopped in front of Madeleine, her lips moving as if she\u00a0<\/p>\n
was trying to figure out what to say.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the end, Madeleine was the first to speak.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFiona, what a coincidence.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not a coincidence.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fiona gave a bitter smile and said honestly, \u201cI knew you guys\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 191\u00a0<\/p>\n
were coming here for dinner, so I waited for you on purpose.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine didn\u2019t expect her to be so direct and was at a loss\u00a0<\/p>\n
for words.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs there something you need, Fiona?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick spoke up, his body language already shielding Madeleine, worried Fiona might do something to hurt her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
How many people associated with Edward were actually sane?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fiona quickly explained, \u201cI\u2019m sorry, I know this is a bit forward,\u00a0<\/p>\n
but I just\u2026 have something I\u2019d like to talk to Madeleine about\u00a0<\/p>\n
alone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fiona\u2019s eyes were full of sincerity.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing Fiona like this surprised Madeleine a little.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After all, in her memory, Fiona was a wealthy heiress who\u00a0<\/p>\n
wouldn\u2019t flinch even if a mountain collapsed in front of her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But now, it seemed like she was about to break.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just as Roderick was about to refuse, Madeleine agreed first.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 191\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, when?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs now okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine nodded and turned back to look at Roderick.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou go in with Professor Shaw and the others first. I\u2019ll be right\u00a0<\/p>\n
there after we talk.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick was still worried, frowning as he whispered, \u201cI\u2019ll get\u00a0<\/p>\n
someone to stay with you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo need. Fiona won\u2019t hurt me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
If she really wanted to do something, she wouldn\u2019t have brought\u00a0<\/p>\n
it up in front of Roderick.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There happened to be a lounge area on the first floor, so Fiona\u00a0<\/p>\n
and Madeleine walked over.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They sat quietly in a deserted corner.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you\u2026 want something to drink?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fiona seemed a little uncomfortable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine shook her head. \u201cJust say what you have to say. I\u00a0<\/p>\n
don\u2019t want to keep my husband waiting too long, he\u2019ll worry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 191\u00a0<\/p>\n
A flicker of sadness crossed Fiona\u2019s eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou and your husband have such a good relationship.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s alright.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI used to think what I had with Edward was love, but now\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fiona lowered her head and gave a self\u2013deprecating laugh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before, she had been stuck in her own world, with eyes only for\u00a0<\/p>\n
Edward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Only after truly getting away from that environment, that\u00a0<\/p>\n
relationship, did she realize everything she went through was\u00a0<\/p>\n
bullshit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing this, Madeleine\u2019s heart skipped a beat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She must have realized something, right?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSorry, I\u2019ll stop with the nonsense. The real reason I came to you\u00a0<\/p>\n
today is because\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fiona hesitated for a moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter I realized you really don\u2019t like Edward, I, uh, took the\u00a0<\/p>\n
liberty of looking into what\u2019s been happening to you recently.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 191\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine frowned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was indeed very forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She pressed her lips together. \u201cDid you find anything?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fiona didn\u2019t want to admit it, but after finding out how\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine and Roderick were with each other, she was almost\u00a0<\/p>\n
consumed by envy and jealousy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Only then did she know that loving someone could mean giving\u00a0<\/p>\n
so much.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That a relationship could be so deep it could move an outsider.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Of course, none of that mattered. She hadn\u2019t sought out\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine just to tell her how envious and jealous she was.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know you went to see Zoe.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After she finished, as if afraid Madeleine wouldn\u2019t remember,\u00a0<\/p>\n
she added, \u201cThe Zoe from the mental hospital.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine held her breath.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYesterday, I went to see her too. The doctor said Zoe is doing\u00a0<\/p>\n
much better and can be discharged soon to recover at home.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 191\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine remained silent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She wasn\u2019t sure what Zoe and Fiona had talked about.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cZoe probably guessed I would visit. What she said\u2026 was\u00a0<\/p>\n
vague, so I wanted to come and ask you if you know what she\u00a0<\/p>\n
meant.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did Zoe say to you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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