Madeleine was taken aback.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHuh?\u00a0<\/p>\n
No, Mommy\u2019s fine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kevin grew even more confused, his little brows furrowed\u00a0<\/p>\n
tightly. \u201cThen why are you acting so weird, Mommy?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He looked up, his big, dark eyes full of sincere worry. \u201cDaddy\u00a0<\/p>\n
said, when someone is being overly attentive for no reason,\u00a0<\/p>\n
they\u2019re either\u2026 either up to no good or a thief.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kevin trailed off and looked up at Madeleine, silent for a long\u00a0<\/p>\n
moment. Finally, he asked in a careful, tentative voice:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMom, did you do something wrong?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOr\u2026 are you being nice to me because you\u2019re going to divorce\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dad?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As he said this, the little guy\u2019s voice dropped a little.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine didn\u2019t register it at first. It took a moment before it\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 303\u00a0<\/p>\n
hit her, and an undeniable pang of sadness rose in her heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t say anything, just leaned over and kissed the little\u00a0<\/p>\n
guy on the forehead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This child\u2026 even though his mother\u2019s treatment was working\u00a0<\/p>\n
well and she was physically much better.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But whenever something scary came up, he\u2019d still\u00a0<\/p>\n
unconsciously become a bundle of nerves.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The only thing Madeleine could do was to soothe him with love,\u00a0<\/p>\n
with enough love to overflow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cKev.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s eyes grew moist. She looked at Kevin very\u00a0<\/p>\n
seriously and said, \u201cDidn\u2019t Mommy promise you? I won\u2019t divorce\u00a0<\/p>\n
Daddy. Mommy loves Daddy very, very much, and I love Kev\u00a0<\/p>\n
very much, too. How could I ever bear to leave you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just that one sentence immediately swept away the gloom in\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kevin\u2019s heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He broke into a happy grin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew it! Mommy couldn\u2019t bear to leave me. I love Mommy\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 303\u00a0<\/p>\n
and Daddy so much.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kevin happily hugged his mom, his teacher\u2019s words from\u00a0<\/p>\n
kindergarten echoing in his mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n
You have to be brave about expressing your love.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Especially to your mommy and daddy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hmm\u2026 he decided. From now on, he would tell his mom \u201cI love\u00a0<\/p>\n
you\u201d ten times a day.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No, a hundred times!\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Mommy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kevin looked up. \u201cWhy have you been so nice to me lately?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMommy wants to make it up to you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine didn\u2019t want to bring up the past, so she deliberately\u00a0<\/p>\n
left her sentence half\u2013finished.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But the little guy was too smart. He understood immediately,\u00a0<\/p>\n
and his expression grew serious.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMommy, you don\u2019t have to make it up to me. What happened before wasn\u2019t your fault. Daddy said you had your reasons, and\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 303\u00a0<\/p>\n
Daddy and I both understand.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHmm?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine curiously pinched the little guy\u2019s chubby cheek.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid Daddy talk to you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYep.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
In his childish voice, the little guy vividly recounted what his dad\u00a0<\/p>\n
had told him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even though he was just a little munchkin, he sounded like a\u00a0<\/p>\n
little adult when he said it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine listened with a smile, a warm feeling spreading\u00a0<\/p>\n
through her heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick knew how hard those days had been for her, when she\u00a0<\/p>\n
was under the narrative control.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He never blamed her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And he certainly didn\u2019t want his son to blame her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This love was far more precious than any words.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 303\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, Kev, what am I going to do? Mommy loves you and Daddy\u00a0<\/p>\n
more and more now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHehe.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The little guy happily wrapped his arms around Madeleine\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
neck.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His mom still had that familiar, lovely scent. It smelled so good.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Roderick walked in, this was the scene of motherly love\u00a0<\/p>\n
that greeted him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The exhaustion from rushing to the company for an early\u00a0<\/p>\n
morning meeting vanished in an instant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you two talking about? So heartwarming.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were praising you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine joked with a smile, getting up from the sofa with the\u00a0<\/p>\n
little guy in her arms.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShouldn\u2019t we be getting ready to go out?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
In two days, it was Rebecca\u2019s father\u2019s birthday. Roderick\u2019s family was going to the party, and today they were going to\u00a0<\/p>\n
check on the gift.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 303\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick nodded. Worried the little guy was too heavy for\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine to carry, he went over and took him from her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He thought for a moment and added, \u201cBradley is coming with\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s he going for?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe hospital said he was overworked and forced him to take\u00a0<\/p>\n
two days off.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine frowned, \u201cIf he\u2019s on vacation, he should be resting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Didn\u2019t he used to have a pretty full life?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ll see what he\u2019s like now when you go out in a bit.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Come to think of it, Madeleine really hadn\u2019t seen Bradley in a\u00a0<\/p>\n
while.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hmm\u2026 the last time they met was the last time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
ninking about what Roderick said last time about him and\u00a0<\/p>\n
Charlotte, Madeleine was bursting with gossip.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had Roderick take Kevin to change his jacket first, while\u00a0<\/p>\n
she ran out to the car.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley was in the passenger seat, wearing sunglasses, arms\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 303\u00a0<\/p>\n
crossed, leaning back with a calm expression.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\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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