Chapter 304\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 304\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine peered in through the window for a moment,\u00a0<\/p>\n
startling Bradley as he opened his eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat the heck? You don\u2019t make a sound when you walk.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were just too focused. What\u2019s on your mind?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As she spoke, Madeleine snatched his sunglasses off while he\u00a0<\/p>\n
was distracted. On an overcast day like this, he had to be\u00a0<\/p>\n
wearing them to hide something.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, to hide the dark circles.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley glared at her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you disappointed about?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHehe, I thought your eyes would be swollen from crying.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley was speechless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He just knew Roderick must have told his wife everything. That\u00a0<\/p>\n
guy has such a big mouth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 304\u00a0<\/p>\n
Whatever, whatever. He\u2019d known all along that couple was thick\u00a0<\/p>\n
as thieves.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, come on, tell me. What\u2019s the situation with you and\u00a0<\/p>\n
Charlotte now? Let\u2019s see if this master strategist can give you\u00a0<\/p>\n
some ideas.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing Madeleine say that, Bradley instinctively rolled his eyes\u00a0<\/p>\n
at her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat master strategist? You just want to gossip.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy can\u2019t you see I\u2019m trying to help?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine pouted, \u201cAren\u2019t Roderick and I a good example?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t you want to copy us?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley was speechless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Could ordinary people even copy them?\u00a0<\/p>\n
If he and Charlotte could be as open as Madeleine and\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick, always ready to pour their hearts out to each other,\u00a0<\/p>\n
they wouldn\u2019t have all these messy problems now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing Madeleine\u2019s serious expression, Bradley felt a bit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
helpless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 304\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell\u2026 how should I put this? You probably know what\u00a0<\/p>\n
happened before. Charlotte would rather get a fake boyfriend to\u00a0<\/p>\n
lie to me, which means she must have feelings for me, right?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine didn\u2019t say anything.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley stared at her, \u201cWhat does your silence mean? Am I\u00a0<\/p>\n
wrong?\u00a0<\/p>\n
!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEmmm\u2026 how do I say this? What if Charlotte is just too kind\u00a0<\/p>\n
and doesn\u2019t want to hurt you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The hope that Bradley had just managed to build up seemed to\u00a0<\/p>\n
be doused with cold water.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He looked crestfallen and sat up straight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMadeleine, whose side are you on anyway?\u00a0<\/p>\n
You were supposed to be my master strategist, so why are you\u00a0<\/p>\n
trapped in a situation but loyal to another?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley was so angry his hair was about to stand on end,\u00a0<\/p>\n
feeling like his fragile little heart had been backstabbed by a\u00a0<\/p>\n
friendly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 304\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine looked at his ruffled appearance and couldn\u2019t help\u00a0<\/p>\n
but laugh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She cleared her throat, holding back a laugh, and started to\u00a0<\/p>\n
analyze, \u201cDon\u2019t be angry. Of course I\u2019m on your side. I\u2019m just\u00a0<\/p>\n
helping you analyze all the possibilities to prevent you from\u00a0<\/p>\n
being blindly optimistic, which would lead to a bigger\u00a0<\/p>\n
disappointment, right?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Probably because Madeleine\u2019s expression was so sincere at\u00a0<\/p>\n
that moment, Bradley didn\u2019t question her further.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLook, although I don\u2019t know Charlotte well, I\u2019ve heard about you\u00a0<\/p>\n
two from Roderick. You can\u2019t even tell if her feelings for you are\u00a0<\/p>\n
sisterly or romantic, right?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley wanted to argue, but he could only swallow the words\u00a0<\/p>\n
when they reached his lips.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wasn\u2019t it true? He had always been the one chasing after\u00a0<\/p>\n
Charlotte, and she had never taken a single step toward him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This time was even worse; she just went and got a fake\u00a0<\/p>\n
boyfriend to lie to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thinking about this, that feeling of being wronged washed over\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 304\u00a0<\/p>\n
He leaned back in his seat, his head slightly raised, and his eyes\u00a0<\/p>\n
started to sting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs it\u2026 has it always been just me being wishful? Sometimes I\u00a0<\/p>\n
feel so pathetic, knowing she doesn\u2019t care that much about me,\u00a0<\/p>\n
but I still stick to her like a persistent leech.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing his pitiful look, Madeleine stopped joking around.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBradley, sometimes you can\u2019t judge matters of the heart by\u00a0<\/p>\n
what\u2019s on the surface. Charlotte is older than us and more\u00a0<\/p>\n
mature in how she handles things. She\u2019s just not good at\u00a0<\/p>\n
showing her emotions.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley turned to look at her, a faint glimmer of light rekindling\u00a0<\/p>\n
in his eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe definitely cares about you. It\u2019s just that she might not even\u00a0<\/p>\n
understand the nature of that caring herself, or\u2026 something is\u00a0<\/p>\n
holding her back, preventing her from showing it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley paused, remembering that Roderick had said\u00a0<\/p>\n
something similar.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Charlotte\u2026 maybe she really did have her own difficulties.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know Charlotte better than any of us. If there\u2019s really\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 304\u00a0<\/p>\n
something holding her back, what do you think it is?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAn obstacle\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley thought for a moment and smiled bitterly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s got to be about what people think, but I don\u2019t get it. We\u00a0<\/p>\n
were just like brother and sister for a few years, and we\u2019re not\u00a0<\/p>\n
even related by blood.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He sighed again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJust because she\u2019s a few years older than me and took care of\u00a0<\/p>\n
me for a few years, that\u2019s supposed to be this huge barrier?\u00a0<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t get it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine watched his pained and confused expression and<\/p>\n
sighed inwardly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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