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Roderick listened quietly, his deep eyes swirling with thoughts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s guess was bold, but it wasn\u2019t entirely without\u00a0<\/p>\n
reason.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He remembered the look in Edward\u2019s eyes in the bathroom-\u00a0<\/p>\n
shocked, panicked, even a little scared. It wasn\u2019t just anger that\u00a0<\/p>\n
his plan was ruined; it was more like the daze of someone\u00a0<\/p>\n
whose foundation had been shaken.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If Edward also realized his fate was being arranged for him,\u00a0<\/p>\n
would his \u201cmain character\u201d halo still be so stable?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMaddie.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick stroked Madeleine\u2019s head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom now on, let me handle things like this. As for Edward,\u00a0<\/p>\n
don\u2019t go near him, no matter if there are any side effects or\u00a0<\/p>\n
not.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He would rather bear all the backlash himself than let her get\u00a0<\/p>\n
involved in these strange and unpredictable risks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 339\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Madeleine shook her head in his arms, her tone unusually\u00a0<\/p>\n
firm:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. I didn\u2019t know before, but now that I do, I can\u2019t let\u00a0<\/p>\n
you\u00a0<\/p>\n
face\u00a0<\/p>\n
this alone. Roderick, we\u2019re husband and wife. We should carry\u00a0<\/p>\n
any hardship together.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She looked up, her gaze burning as she looked at him:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBesides, I don\u2019t think I did anything wrong. Look, you\u2019re awake,\u00a0<\/p>\n
and I\u2019m fine. This means it might not be something we can\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
fight against, right?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick looked at the courage and light shining in Madeleine\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
eyes, and the words he wanted to say to protect her securely\u00a0<\/p>\n
under his wing were ultimately left unsaid.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He knew Madeleine. She seemed soft on the outside, but\u00a0<\/p>\n
inside, she possessed a toughness that was no less than his\u00a0<\/p>\n
own.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once she set her mind on a path, she wouldn\u2019t back down\u00a0<\/p>\n
easily.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He lowered his head and pressed a gentle yet solemn kiss on\u00a0<\/p>\n
her forehead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 339\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
he replied in a hoarse voice, \u201cWe\u2019ll do it together.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Perhaps the side effects weren\u2019t severe, or maybe Roderick\u00a0<\/p>\n
was in good physical shape. The next day, his medical check\u2013up\u00a0<\/p>\n
showed nothing seriously wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Considering the stomach bleeding could also be related to\u00a0<\/p>\n
irregular eating habits, the doctor came and instructed him for\u00a0<\/p>\n
over half an hour to eat properly from now on.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine stood beside him, typing furiously on her phone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHey, wait a minute, Doctor. I didn\u2019t catch that last part.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
atiently repeated, \u201cDon\u2019t eat anything hard to digest\u00a0<\/p>\n
en at night. You can have some liquid foods, like Yam\u00a0<\/p>\n
Powder Porridge or Black Sesame Sweet Soup, those are fine\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine looked up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he doesn\u2019t like sweet things. What should I do? Is Seafood\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rice Porridge or Vegetable Rice Porridge okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s best not to have porridge, it can cause acid reflux.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Vegetable soup would be fine, though.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine quickly nodded and continued typing to take notes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After the doctor finished his instructions and left, Madeleine\u00a0<\/p>\n
was still organizing her notes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick couldn\u2019t help but laugh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t need to write that down. You forgot, Kirsten has a nutritionist certificate. She\u2019s a professional.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine looked up at that, and after a moment of realization, she glared at him indignantly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRicki, why didn\u2019t you say so earlier!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI just saw you talking to the doctor. You looked so cute, I couldn\u2019t bear to interrupt.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
That look of genuine care and worry for him was something Roderick found very addictive.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s cheeks grew warm at his words. She shot him a\u00a0<\/p>\n
playful glare and put her phone away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou smooth\u2013talker. Looks like you\u2019re really better now, you even have the energy to tease me!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 339\u00a0<\/p>\n
Although she said that, a faint smile spread across her eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing Roderick regain his spirit and bicker with her put her\u00a0<\/p>\n
more at ease than anything else.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She walked over, naturally reached out to feel\u2019his forehead, and\u00a0<\/p>\n
after confirming his temperature was normal, she tucked the\u00a0<\/p>\n
corner of his blanket in:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if Kirsten is a professional, I still have to keep an eye on\u00a0<\/p>\n
you. From now on, you have to eat three meals a day, on time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll have Gerry remind you, and I\u2019ll be checking up on you too!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing the determined look on her face, as if she was set on\u00a0<\/p>\n
taking care of him, Roderick\u2019s heart melted and he readily\u00a0<\/p>\n
nodded:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, I\u2019ll do whatever Mrs. Livingston says.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After confirming Roderick was fine, Madeleine went to see Mrs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Miller.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mrs. Miller was past the critical stage and had been moved to a\u00a0<\/p>\n
regular ward, though she was still a bit weak.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She stayed and chatted with her for a while before leaving.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 339\u00a0<\/p>\n
As she came out, she received a text from Rebecca.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was a selfie of her holding funeral lilies, and in the\u00a0<\/p>\n
background, you could faintly see Adrian getting out of a car.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine stopped in surprise to type.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine: [You went to see Leo?\u00a0<\/p>\n
With Professor Shaw?]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca: [Yeah, it\u2019s his death anniversary today.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 340\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 340\u00a0<\/p>\n
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