Chapter 205\u00a0<\/p>\n
As she laughed, she started stumbling, half her body leaning\u00a0<\/p>\n
against Roderick.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you see it? Jason\u2019s face, oh my god\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m coming to the office tomorrow, haha. I have to see how\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jason cleans the toilets. I need to take a couple of pictures.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick was smiling. Seeing the tears of laughter in her eyes,\u00a0<\/p>\n
he pulled out a tissue and wiped them for her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once Madeleine caught her breath, she looked at the bento box\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick had put on the table.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She leaned over, took the half fried egg from the top, and\u00a0<\/p>\n
placed it on the lid.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHurry up and eat, it\u2019s getting cold. You haven\u2019t been eating\u00a0<\/p>\n
properly lately. Don\u2019t come whimpering to me when your\u00a0<\/p>\n
stomach hurts again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick\u2019s eyes were fixed on the fried egg. He knew she was\u00a0<\/p>\n
doing this out of concern, not wanting him to eat it, and he\u00a0<\/p>\n
couldn\u2019t help but smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 205\u00a0<\/p>\n
After hearing her words, he frowned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen did I ever whimper?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou haven\u2019t? When we were kids and we fought, you scraped\u00a0<\/p>\n
your skin a little and looked at me with teary eyes. I still\u00a0<\/p>\n
remember that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick was silent for a moment, then finally said after a while:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMadeleine, is it possible that I was just playing the victim to get\u00a0<\/p>\n
your sympathy back then?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHuh\u2026 what?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s jaw nearly hit the floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seriously, what kind of decent person plays the victim like that!\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the time, she was so scared Roderick would go tell his\u00a0<\/p>\n
parents that she kept covering his mouth to stop him from\u00a0<\/p>\n
crying.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And now he\u2019s telling her he was just playing the victim?\u00a0<\/p>\n
!\u00a0<\/p>\n
God, is there any way to go back in time and tell that little boy\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 205\u00a0<\/p>\n
named Roderick that he was setting a bad example\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick just smiled without a word and picked up his food to\u00a0<\/p>\n
continue eating.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kirsten\u2019s cooking was reliably delicious, same as usual, but\u00a0<\/p>\n
maybe because Madeleine brought it today.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It tasted especially good to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If it wasn\u2019t too tiring for her, he really wished he could eat food\u00a0<\/p>\n
she brought him by hand every day.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHave some water.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing Roderick finish his meal, Madeleine handed him a glass\u00a0<\/p>\n
of water and asked him with a serious expression, resting her\u00a0<\/p>\n
chin on her hand:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen did you do all this? How come I didn\u2019t know?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHmm?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick took a sip of water, not understanding for a moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe stuff with the Klein family. You never mentioned it to me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid I need to?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 205\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick raised an eyebrow with a smug look.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the moment you told me how Jason bullied you, I\u2019ve\u00a0<\/p>\n
been planning how to destroy him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing this, Madeleine felt both sweet and bitter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The sweetness was from feeling Roderick\u2019s love so completely.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The bitterness was her regret that this man loved her so deeply,\u00a0<\/p>\n
but she was only now able to return his love.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She blinked, trying to keep her tears from welling up. Then she thought of something and quickly sat up straight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWait, for you to go against The Klein group, the Livingston\u00a0<\/p>\n
Group must have paid a heavy price, right?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She frowned. \u201cThe Klein Family still has some weight, after all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What did you trade with the banks and investment firms?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick put down his glass of water and said casually, \u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
nothing. Everything is under control.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStop lying to me. Spit it out.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHmm\u2026 just some trading of favors. It\u2019s completely normal in business, don\u2019t worry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 205\u00a0<\/p>\n
He ruffled Madeleine\u2019s hair. \u201cCompared to you getting hurt,\u00a0<\/p>\n
nothing else matters.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine was speechless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This man loved her even more than she had imagined.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She couldn\u2019t help but bury herself in Roderick\u2019s arms. Madeleine\u00a0<\/p>\n
sniffled, the tears she\u2019d been holding back finally spilling out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSilly girl, don\u2019t do this again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick smiled, lowering his head to kiss the crown of\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s hair.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His phone on the table was still blowing up with Facebook\u00a0<\/p>\n
messages. He glanced at it; they were from Rebecca.\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Heard Jason came to apologize?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Awesome, I can\u2019t believe I missed this kind of narrative control.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Speaking of which, since he came to apologize, can\u2019t you make\u00a0<\/p>\n
them pay for the losses from those deals you signed with the\u00a0<\/p>\n
banks?]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Don\u2019t tell me you were so busy comforting your wife that you forgot about making money!\u00a0<\/p>\n
!\u00a0<\/p>\n
!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 205\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick\u2019s lips curled into a smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was still in the mood to come settle scores with him. It\u00a0<\/p>\n
looked like Rebecca was doing just fine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At that moment, Rebecca was at home, lying on the sofa and\u00a0<\/p>\n
waiting for a reply.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a long while, Roderick just replied with an \u201cMm,\u201d and that\u00a0<\/p>\n
was it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She tossed her phone onto the sofa in frustration and sank into\u00a0<\/p>\n
a pile of soft pillows.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong? Who made our Rebecca unhappy?\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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