Chapter 275\u00a0<\/p>\n
Besides, weren\u2019t there things she hadn\u2019t told Adrian, too?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Looking at Rebecca, Madeleine understood a few things.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She wasn\u2019t confident when it came to romance, or rather,\u00a0<\/p>\n
relationships in general.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even with their own friendship, if she hadn\u2019t been so warm and persistent from the start, it would have been hard to get close\u00a0<\/p>\n
to someone with Rebecca\u2019s personality.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I just hope Professor Shaw can be more proactive.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Someone like Rebecca needs to feel two hundred percent loved\u00a0<\/p>\n
before she\u2019s willing to open her heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That\u2019s not an easy thing to do.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With that in mind, while Rebecca was looking at the menu,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine picked up her phone and sent a text to Roderick,\u00a0<\/p>\n
asking him to find out about Adrian\u2019s family.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca was her friend, after all. Some preparations had to be\u00a0<\/p>\n
made in advance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eating good food and chatting about gossip, much of Madeleine\u2019s exhaustion faded away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two of them finished dinner, talking and laughing, and\u00a0<\/p>\n
decided to go wander around a nearby mall\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just as they walked out of the restaurant, that feeling of being\u00a0<\/p>\n
watched returned to Rebecca.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She glanced behind her out of the corner of her eye, but couldn\u2019t see clearly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It looked like she wasn\u2019t just seeing things.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMaddie, could you go get me a bubble tea?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca said, \u201cIt\u2019s just around that corner.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine looked at her, confused. \u201cDon\u2019t you hate that super\u00a0<\/p>\n
sweet stuff? You used to judge me for drinking it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAs your bestie, your taste has rubbed off on me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine was very pleased with that reason. \u201cNo need to feel\u00a0<\/p>\n
bad about catching my good taste. It\u2019s a shame I\u2019m watching\u00a0<\/p>\n
my calories for dancing and can\u2019t have any, but you\u2019ll let me\u00a0<\/p>\n
have a sip to try it later, okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSure, go ahead. I\u2019ll wait for you here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once she was far enough away, the smile on Rebecca\u2019s face\u00a0<\/p>\n
vanished.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She quickly ducked into a secluded alley.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The footsteps followed, just as she\u2019d expected. She timed it perfectly, spinning around and slamming the person against the wall.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When she saw who it was, the fierce look in Rebecca\u2019s eyes\u00a0<\/p>\n
vanished, replaced by shock and confusion as she stared at\u00a0<\/p>\n
her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow\u2026 could it be you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca finished speaking in surprise and quickly let go.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The girl in front of her was only a teenager, still with a youthful\u00a0<\/p>\n
air, and she looked a bit flustered, probably startled by Rebecca.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRe\u2026 Rebecca.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca looked at the face that looked quite a bit like Leo\u2019s, her emotions complicated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This was Leo\u2019s sister, Lillie Bishop.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLillie, why are you following me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lillie, wearing a backpack, clutched the straps with both hands,\u00a0<\/p>\n
her gaze wandering, not daring to meet Rebecca\u2019s eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But after a moment\u2019s hesitation, it was as if she\u2019d thought of\u00a0<\/p>\n
something.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She raised her head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRebecca, I just saw you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s obvious. You\u2019ve been following me this whole time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca paused as she spoke, seeming to finally realize what\u00a0<\/p>\n
she meant by \u201csaw you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you trying to say?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lillie pressed her lips together, her gaze fixed on Rebecca with\u00a0<\/p>\n
a hint of harsh questioning.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you dating someone?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
So she had seen her with Adrian.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca\u2019s face darkened, and she said nothing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 275\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lillie was getting agitated. \u201cI saw everything. You were with that\u00a0<\/p>\n
guy in glasses, holding hands, and you even went to the\u00a0<\/p>\n
movies.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca still didn\u2019t speak, feeling as if something had just\u00a0<\/p>\n
slammed into her chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Staring into Lillie\u2019s eyes, so similar to Leo\u2019s, she could see\u00a0<\/p>\n
swirling confusion, hurt, and even a hint of angry betrayal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, you are dating someone, aren\u2019t you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lillie repeated, her hand gripping the bag\u2019s strap tighter, her\u00a0<\/p>\n
knuckles turning slightly white.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a moment\u2019s hesitation, Rebecca nodded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In an instant, Lillie felt as if something had come crashing\u00a0<\/p>\n
down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In disbelief, she looked at Rebecca, her eyes immediately\u00a0<\/p>\n
turning red.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRebecca, you\u2026 how could you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her voice was choked with tears as she took half a step back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca instinctively reached for her arm, but Lillie dodged her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHave you\u2026 have you forgotten my brother so quickly, Rebecca? In my mind, you weren\u2019t this kind of person. Don\u2019t you think what you\u2019re doing now\u2026 is a betrayal of his memory?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As she spoke, tears began to stream uncontrollably down her face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIn my heart, you\u2019re my sister\u2013in\u2013law\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca\u2019s brow furrowed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLillie, you\u2019ve misunderstood. Your brother and I were actually\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEnough!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lillie wiped the tears from her face, her voice trembling and\u00a0<\/p>\n
choked as she accused, \u201cYou don\u2019t care about my brother at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He did so much for you, he even\u2026 even kept saying your name\u00a0<\/p>\n
when he was dying.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lillie clutched her chest in pain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were just, just playing with his feelings, and my brother\u00a0<\/p>\n
was so\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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