Chapter 192\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fiona pressed her lips together, seeming to think.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a moment, she said, \u201cThree sentences in total.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew you\u2019d come back. You\u2019re just like us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re all luckier than me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After saying the first two sentences, Fiona paused, then took a deep breath.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the last sentence, she said\u2026 we\u2019re all marionettes. Can\u00a0<\/p>\n
you handle the consequences of breaking the strings?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fiona\u2019s voice trembled a little as she said this.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She frantically tried to hide the panic in her eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then she looked up, staring directly into Madeleine\u2019s eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou definitely know something, don\u2019t you?\u00a0<\/p>\n
The \u2018we\u2018 Zoe mentioned, it includes you, Madeleine. What is the\u00a0<\/p>\n
secret with Edward?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 192\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fiona\u2019s voice was very soft.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But it was deafening to Madeleine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Supporting characters, narrative control, awakening, side\u00a0<\/p>\n
effects\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had never dared to tell anyone about these things. Only her last conversation with Zoe had made her open up a little.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So when Fiona mentioned it now, Madeleine\u2019s feelings were so\u00a0<\/p>\n
complicated that she felt numb.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was like another actor had appeared on the stage of her one-\u00a0<\/p>\n
woman show.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t know if this person was a friend or an enemy, but she knew she wouldn\u2019t have to perform this play alone anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After some time, Madeleine pressed a hand to her chest,\u00a0<\/p>\n
thumped it lightly, and finally let out a heavy breath.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She took a deep breath, looking pale.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing this, Fiona immediately got up and bought a bottle of\u00a0<\/p>\n
water from a nearby vending machine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHave some water.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 192\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine drank half the bottle in one go and finally came to\u00a0<\/p>\n
her senses.\u00a0<\/p>\n
From that unnatural reaction alone, Fiona already knew.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine must know something.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Whether it was Edward\u2019s secret or Zoe\u2019s.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After drinking the water, Madeleine held the bottle with both\u00a0<\/p>\n
hands. The coldness helped calm her down a bit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She looked up at Fiona, her voice low and hoarse. \u201cSome of this\u00a0<\/p>\n
is just my own speculation. I can\u2019t be responsible for my\u00a0<\/p>\n
guesses, sorry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand. In that case, could you listen to my guesses?\u00a0<\/p>\n
If they\u2019re similar to yours, you just have to nod.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As Fiona said this, her earnest tone and helpless eyes moved\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She remembered the painful times when she was controlled by\u00a0<\/p>\n
the narrative, so she had to agree.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 192\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fiona was silent for a moment, seeming to choose her words\u00a0<\/p>\n
carefully.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a while, she finally spoke slowly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLast year, I met and fell in love with Edward. It was like I was\u00a0<\/p>\n
poisoned; I was crazy about him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her gaze lost focus as she began to get lost in her memories.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had a flock of mistresses around him, countless women\u00a0<\/p>\n
throwing themselves at him. Every time I thought he wasn\u2019t the\u00a0<\/p>\n
one, it was like another person appeared inside me, telling me I\u00a0<\/p>\n
shouldn\u2019t think that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine listened quietly, not surprised by any of this.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After all, it had been the same for her, and for Zoe too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery time he did something to upset me and I decided to\u00a0<\/p>\n
leave, I\u2019d wake up the next day and have inexplicably forgiven\u00a0<\/p>\n
him, as if\u2026 I couldn\u2019t control myself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fiona looked down, her eyes already a little red.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She gave a bitter laugh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGrowing up, I\u2019ve always been outstanding, whether in\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 192\u00a0<\/p>\n
academics or abilities. I could control my own life perfectly, but\u00a0<\/p>\n
when it came to Edward\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fiona closed her eyes, and tears couldn\u2019t help but stream down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMadeleine, can you understand how powerless I feel right\u00a0<\/p>\n
now?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine didn\u2019t say anything, just took out a tissue and\u00a0<\/p>\n
handed it to her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHmm?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine nodded, giving her an affirmative answer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fiona sniffled and took Madeleine\u2019s hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, when you were so obsessed with Edward before, it was like\u00a0<\/p>\n
this too?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine thought for a moment, then nodded again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She quickly said, \u201cMy situation was a little different from yours.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was already married at the time, which only made it more\u00a0<\/p>\n
painful than what you\u2019re going through.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 192\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fiona\u2019s hands were trembling slightly, as if she were grasping at\u00a0<\/p>\n
her last hope.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen how did you break free?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her voice trembled, \u201cWhy was it so easy for you to wake up,\u00a0<\/p>\n
while I\u2019m still stuck in this mess?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s gaze went past Fiona\u2019s shoulder, landing on\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick not far away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had one hand in his pocket, the other holding her bag, his\u00a0<\/p>\n
brow slightly furrowed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She\u2019d told him to wait inside. He was clearly still worried.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine managed a smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat makes you so sure I broke free easily?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had to slowly work through the suffering of those years all\u00a0<\/p>\n
on her own.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If she hadn\u2019t known that the people who loved her were so\u00a0<\/p>\n
unwavering.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She probably would have given up on herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 192\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fiona was about to say something more, but Madeleine stood\u00a0<\/p>\n
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