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As soon as they entered a store, Minerva was immediately captivated by the dazzling array of little dresses, cheering as she rushed toward the clothing racks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kevin wasn\u2019t very interested in clothes, but he obediently let his mom hold his hand, his little head looking around curiously.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine and Minerva picked out clothes, occasionally holding a piece up to Minerva to discuss the color and style.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kevin sat quietly on the soft bench next to the fitting rooms, dangling his short little legs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His big, bright eyes scanned the surrounding crowd and glittering storefronts like radar.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, his gaze fixed on something, a puzzled expression\u00a0<\/p>\n
crossing his small face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He blinked, rubbed his eyes hard, and craned his neck to look closely at something not far away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Shaw?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The little guy tilted his head, confused.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why was Mr. Shaw walking with a pretty lady he didn\u2019t know?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Didn\u2019t Mom say Mr. Shaw and Rebecca were together?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kevin wanted to turn and tell Madeleine, but he saw they were\u00a0<\/p>\n
busy looking at clothes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cForget it, I shouldn\u2019t bother Mom.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He muttered, raising the phone watch on his wrist and snapping\u00a0<\/p>\n
a photo.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That night, at the Livingston family\u2019s house.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine sat on a cute little stool in the kids\u2018 room, frowning.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was silent for several minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kevin sat on the stool across from her, mimicking his mom\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
expression.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The atmosphere was a little tense.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTsk\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine tapped the kids\u2018 smartwatch again, zooming in on\u00a0<\/p>\n
the photo.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cKev, you got a clear look back then, right? That\u2019s Mr. Shaw, for\u00a0<\/p>\n
sure.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMhm, yes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine fell silent again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The smartwatch\u2019s camera resolution wasn\u2019t great, and Kevin\u00a0<\/p>\n
was a little far away when he took the picture, so it wasn\u2019t very\u00a0<\/p>\n
clear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But even so, you could still make out that it was Adrian and a\u00a0<\/p>\n
pretty, unfamiliar woman in the photo!\u00a0<\/p>\n
The woman had medium\u2013length, slightly wavy hair in a soft\u00a0<\/p>\n
chestnut color, which gave her a very gentle aura.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was standing next to Adrian, holding his arm with one hand,\u00a0<\/p>\n
her gaze fixed on him, full of affection.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even an idiot could see something was wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cKev, did you look around? Did you see Aunt Rebecca?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kevin shook his head. \u201cNo.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He felt a little regretful. He should have gone to get his mom to\u00a0<\/p>\n
take a look back then.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s okay, it\u2019s okay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine patted the little guy\u2019s head and offered a few\u00a0<\/p>\n
comforting words with a smile, then sent the photo to her own\u00a0<\/p>\n
phone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was suddenly conflicted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This\u2026 should I tell Rebecca about it?\u00a0<\/p>\n
That night, Madeleine snuggled in Roderick\u2019s arms and told him\u00a0<\/p>\n
about it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick suggested they keep quiet for now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t know Adrian that well, but from our past few\u00a0<\/p>\n
interactions, you can tell his feelings for Rebecca are deep. He\u00a0<\/p>\n
doesn\u2019t seem like the type of person to do something like that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat may be true.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine sighed, her fingers unconsciously fiddling with the\u00a0<\/p>\n
buttons on Roderick\u2019s pajamas.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Rebecca is my good friend, my bestie. What if Adrian really\u00a0<\/p>\n
did do something to wrong her, and Rebecca finds out later?\u00a0<\/p>\n
What if she asks me why I didn\u2019t tell her sooner?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Madeleine shrank back in frustration and said with self-\u00a0<\/p>\n
awareness:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not confident I can keep acting in front of Rebecca.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHmm\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick rubbed Madeleine\u2019s head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s wait and see for now. See what Adrian\u2019s attitude is like.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Isn\u2019t Rebecca\u2019s father having a birthday party in a couple of\u00a0<\/p>\n
days? Adrian will probably be there too.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, let\u2019s wait then.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As she spoke, she couldn\u2019t help but mutter to herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I hope Rebecca doesn\u2019t come looking for me in the next few\u00a0<\/p>\n
days. It\u2019ll be bad if I can\u2019t keep up the act.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, right. Mrs. Miller went to the hospital for a 4D ultrasound\u00a0<\/p>\n
today. Let me show you the pictures.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine excitedly scrambled to the edge of the bed to get her\u00a0<\/p>\n
phone, pulling up her chat history with Mrs. Miller to show\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick\u2019s attention was all on Madeleine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Whenever the topic of babies came up, Madeleine would get\u00a0<\/p>\n
very excited. She really loves kids.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLook, the nose bridge is so high.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo cute.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine was beaming, her excited voice rising a few notches.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, something occurred to Madeleine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBy the way, Roderick, what about your mother?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStill in France. She\u2019s used to her freedom and rarely contacts\u00a0<\/p>\n
us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine thought for a moment, then finally couldn\u2019t help but\u00a0<\/p>\n
ask, \u201cMrs. Miller and your mother look so much alike. Don\u2019t you\u00a0<\/p>\n
feel\u2026 uncomfortable?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey look alike?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick was a bit confused. He thought for a moment,\u00a0<\/p>\n
wondering if Madeleine\u2019s memory had gotten jumbled over the years and she\u2019d forgotten what his mother looked like.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick didn\u2019t say anything. He took out his phone and looked for a recent photo of his mother.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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