Chapter 209\u00a0<\/p>\n
When she was busy with the company\u2019s registration\u00a0<\/p>\n
documents, Rebecca would help her out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When she went to dance practice, Rebecca would pull up a\u00a0<\/p>\n
chair and play games in the corner of the studio.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When she spent time with Kevin, Rebecca was there too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a few days of this, Rebecca felt like the way Roderick\u00a0<\/p>\n
looked at her was filled with daggers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t care. The moment Roderick looked ready to kick her\u00a0<\/p>\n
out, she would run to Madeleine\u2019s side.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine was very soft\u2013hearted. The second Rebecca looked\u00a0<\/p>\n
dejected, she would immediately drop what she was doing to\u00a0<\/p>\n
comfort her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This feeling\u2026 was pretty great.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No wonder Roderick wanted to marry her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One day, Madeleine received a call from Jason\u2019s father, who\u00a0<\/p>\n
said he had gifted her the two floors of office space.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 209\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine was surprised to hear this, and after a moment\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
hesitation, she declined.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not necessary, Mr. Klein. I do want to set up my\u00a0<\/p>\n
company in Heng Rong, but you don\u2019t have to gift it to me. I can\u00a0<\/p>\n
rent it at market price.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mr. Klein was a little awkward, thinking Madeleine hadn\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
forgiven them yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMrs. Livingston, please don\u2019t refuse. It\u2019s just two floors. It\u00a0<\/p>\n
would be our honor for you to use them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t say that. I appreciate the sentiment, but I don\u2019t like owing\u00a0<\/p>\n
people favors. If you\u2019re sincere, Mr. Klein, please have the\u00a0<\/p>\n
manager I was in contact with before draft a new lease for me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mr. Klein finally sighed, \u201cAlright, we\u2019ll do as you wish, Mrs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Livingston.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After hanging up, Madeleine noticed Rebecca staring at her\u00a0<\/p>\n
with her chin in her hands.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s up?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I were you, I would\u2019ve accepted. It\u2019s a free gift, why turn it\u00a0<\/p>\n
down?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 209\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then she smiled and added, \u201cBut then again, that\u2019s what I like\u00a0<\/p>\n
about you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She could easily take advantage of her status as Mrs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Livingston, but she insists on having principles and boundaries.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Not greedy, not arrogant. A personality like that is a rarity in\u00a0<\/p>\n
tycoon society.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe bidding conference is tomorrow. Are you nervous?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca\u2019s question pulled Madeleine out of her work thoughts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had almost forgotten.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The trap she and Roderick had set for Edward a month ago was\u00a0<\/p>\n
finally ready to be sprung.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s there to be nervous about? If he\u2019s really willing to jump\u00a0<\/p>\n
into this trap, it just means\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u104b\u00a0<\/p>\n
He\u2019s not a very successful protagonist of a male\u2013oriented web\u00a0<\/p>\n
novel.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMeans what?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine grinned. \u201cIt means he\u2019s stupid.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 209\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca couldn\u2019t help but smile. After all, in her eyes,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine was like a sweet, soft little cake.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing a curse word come from the little cake\u2019s mouth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It meant that guy was really easy to hate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sometimes she even felt a little dazed, wondering if it was\u00a0<\/p>\n
really true that Madeleine used to chase after Edward all the\u00a0<\/p>\n
time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCome on, I\u2019m in a good mood today. Let\u2019s go shopping.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing Rebecca say that, Madeleine cheered up too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It hadn\u2019t been easy. For the past two days, she had tried\u00a0<\/p>\n
everything but couldn\u2019t cheer her up much.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Today, it finally worked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Inside the mall.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine was strolling through the mall with a coffee in her\u00a0<\/p>\n
hand, her arm linked with Rebecca\u2019s.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Walking up to a luxury store, Madeleine casually pointed at the\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 209\u00a0<\/p>\n
new items in the window display. \u201cRebecca, pick whatever you\u00a0<\/p>\n
want. I\u2019ll buy it for you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, come on. You keep that money for your startup. It\u2019s not like\u00a0<\/p>\n
I can\u2019t afford it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine chuckled, and when she looked up, she spotted a\u00a0<\/p>\n
familiar figure.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca followed her gaze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Through the tinted glass wall, they could see Mary eagerly\u00a0<\/p>\n
adjusting an heiress\u2019s collar, holding three or four shopping\u00a0<\/p>\n
bags.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was wearing an eye\u2013catching magenta suit today, her pearl\u00a0<\/p>\n
necklace glinting under the display lights as she leaned in to\u00a0<\/p>\n
whisper something in the lady\u2019s ear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mary hadn\u2019t come to bother Madeleine in a long time; she\u2019d\u00a0<\/p>\n
almost forgotten the woman existed. It looked like she\u2019d found\u00a0<\/p>\n
a new patron.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When the lady turned her head, both Madeleine and Rebecca\u00a0<\/p>\n
were startled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 209\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs that\u2026 Fiona?\u00a0<\/p>\n
!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca had heard of Fiona and Mary.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fiona was one thing, but this Mary was a real piece of work.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIsn\u2019t that\u2026 what\u2019s\u2013her\u2013name, the leech.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLeech?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine turned her head, confused for a moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca clicked her tongue, disgust showing in her eyes. \u201cThe\u00a0<\/p>\n
one who used to cling to you and suck you dry every day. You\u00a0<\/p>\n
big spender, how much did you even waste on her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine was a little embarrassed and could only chuckle\u00a0<\/p>\n
sheepishly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She scratched her head. \u201cWasn\u2019t I just young and naive back\u00a0<\/p>\n
then?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pah!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bullshit narrative control!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 200\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cForget it, it\u2019s all in the past.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
For Rebecca, who valued money so much, to say something like\u00a0<\/p>\n
that was truly rare.\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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