\u201cOkay!\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll learn from you, Madeleine!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After practicing with Minerva until dark, Roderick finally came\u00a0<\/p>\n
back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The first thing he did was look for Madeleine. She was leaning\u00a0<\/p>\n
against the wall, her expression focused as she watched\u00a0<\/p>\n
Minerva dance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick watched from outside for a moment with a smile on\u00a0<\/p>\n
his face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But on closer look, something seemed off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s face was a bit pale, and the color of her lips didn\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
look good either.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He frowned and glanced at the date on his phone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It matched.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 225\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s period.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick got a little angry. Madeleine\u2019s cramps were severe,\u00a0<\/p>\n
and those few days of her period were always tough for her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was one thing for her not to be careful, but to choose to\u00a0<\/p>\n
dance right when it was about to start was another.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When the music inside stopped, Roderick pushed the door open\u00a0<\/p>\n
and went in. Before Madeleine could say anything to him, he\u00a0<\/p>\n
simply bent down and scooped her up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHey, hey, hey, what are you doing!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine was startled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She quickly looked at Minerva, embarrassed. The kid was still\u00a0<\/p>\n
here, this wasn\u2019t right.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Minerva snickered, quickly covering her eyes with her hands,\u00a0<\/p>\n
peeking at Madeleine and Roderick through her fingers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That little girl was grinning wider than anyone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you don\u2019t feel well, go back to sleep.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine was completely confused.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 225\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before leaving, Roderick didn\u2019t forget to look at Minerva. \u201cMina,\u00a0<\/p>\n
it\u2019s getting late, you should go back to your room and sleep\u00a0<\/p>\n
too.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, Roderick!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine had no idea what had gotten into Roderick. She\u00a0<\/p>\n
wanted to get down, but he wouldn\u2019t let her, just carrying her\u00a0<\/p>\n
straight to the bathroom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
From start to finish, Roderick didn\u2019t say a word.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He placed her on a chair in the bathroom, started running the\u00a0<\/p>\n
water, got a towel and pajamas, and even dropped in a bath\u00a0<\/p>\n
bomb with Madeleine\u2019s favorite scent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once everything was ready, he came over to help Madeleine\u00a0<\/p>\n
take off her dance clothes, which were soaked with sweat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI can do it myself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour stomach doesn\u2019t hurt?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Your back isn\u2019t bothering you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s mouth fell slightly open. \u201cAh\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
It seemed like it was, a little.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 225\u00a0<\/p>\n
So Roderick knew her period was coming, that\u2019s why he was a\u00a0<\/p>\n
little angry.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This guy. If he was concerned, he could just be concerned. Why\u00a0<\/p>\n
did he have to be so grumpy about it?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s mind was fuzzy as she lifted her arms, letting\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick strip away her extra clothes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She remembered something and asked in a muffled voice through her clothes, \u201cRoderick, in high school when I didn\u2019t like to eat breakfast and got stomachaches, you called me a book-\u00a0<\/p>\n
smart blockhead.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick\u2019s movements paused for a moment. He took off the\u00a0<\/p>\n
clothes and let her continue.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWere you trying to remind me back then that I should spend\u00a0<\/p>\n
some time eating and not just think about studying?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick was standing, and Madeleine was sitting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Looking down at her like that, with his back to the light, his\u00a0<\/p>\n
expression was soft.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had an expression of someone who was finally vindicated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 225\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re only just now figuring that out?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine took a deep breath.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She really wanted to say, \u2018Bro, it\u2019s a miracle you managed to get\u00a0<\/p>\n
a wife acting like that.\u2018\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick was very frustrated. \u201cI even slipped you breakfast, but\u00a0<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t think I ever saw you eat it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo many people were chasing me back then. Every day at\u00a0<\/p>\n
school, my desk was full of food, drinks, love letters, and stuff. I\u00a0<\/p>\n
just threw it all out. How could I dare to eat any of it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine pouted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Who would have thought that a loving breakfast from her future\u00a0<\/p>\n
husband was in there?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, Ricki, next time you chase someone, can you not do it like\u00a0<\/p>\n
this? I really can\u2019t with you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNext time?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick was so annoyed by that sentence he laughed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWho else do you want me to chase?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 225\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, right.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine was muddle\u2013headed from exhaustion, her brain\u00a0<\/p>\n
wasn\u2019t really working.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She scratched her head, speechless, and said, \u201cI\u2019m just\u00a0<\/p>\n
complaining a bit. I\u2019m just saying, if you had changed your\u00a0<\/p>\n
methods, wouldn\u2019t we have gotten together much sooner?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The water in the bathtub was almost full. Roderick went over\u00a0<\/p>\n
and tested the temperature with his hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His tone was also a bit regretful.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBack then, I actually couldn\u2019t tell if I liked you or not. We\u2019d been\u00a0<\/p>\n
bickering since we were kids, our feelings\u2026 were complicated.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTell me about it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine pouted and muttered under her breath, \u201cIf you had\u00a0<\/p>\n
realized you liked me back then, would you still have had those\u00a0<\/p>\n
ambiguous rumors with Leona?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The water was too loud, and Madeleine\u2019s voice was so quiet,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick couldn\u2019t quite hear her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 225\u00a0<\/p>\n
He turned back, staring at Madeleine with a puzzled look.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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