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Zach said nothing and turned to head downstairs. When he reached the lower floor, he
instructed Margaret, “Make some chicken soup and give it to Madelyn when she wakes up.”
Margaret nodded, “Okay.”
Jadie gripped Zach’s arm and asked, “Zach, you haven’t answered my question. What’s going
on with Madelyn? Is she still upset about the Math Olympiad? Actually, she still has a chance.”
“That’s enough. I’ll handle Madelyn’s matters myself.” Zach’s mind was already in turmoil, and
now another voice buzzing in his ear only added to his headaches.
Jadie was stunned, holding back tears. Zach had never scolded her once from childhood to
adulthood. He would never blame her, even though he knew it was her fault, “Zach, did I say
something wrong? You scolded me but I was just concerned about Madelyn.”
Zach looked at her calmly, “After finishing your meal, go back and review your homework. I’ve
already sent Rosario to the apartment. From now on, you don’t have to come unless I bring you here.”
After speaking, Zach went upstairs and Jadie followed him, “Why can’t I come here?
We’ve been living here together for so many years. Anywhere with you is my home. I’ve considered
this place my own home for a long time. Is this because I took Madelyn’s spot in the Math
Olympiad training class back then? Zach, if that’s what you think, I can skip the follow-up
competition.”
Zach stopped. His expression showed irritation even though he had been trying to restrain
himself. “Jadie, you’re not a kid anymore. You shouldn’t expect me to manage everything for
you. Stop beng so immature. The Jent residence belongs to the Jent family, not the Jardin or
White families. Figure out your role. I don’t want to hear that from you again in the future.”
Margaret shivered and looked back. ‘Oh my! I couldn’t believe she dared to say she
considered this place her home. They’ve generously taken her in, but she acts like she’s the
precious daughter of the house, showing na sense of manners at all.’
“Zach, you can’t just ignore me! Zach Jardin!” It was the first time Jadie had called his full name.
Zach wearily returned to the study in his room. Aside from the master bedroom, his room was
the largest. In front of his laptop screen, he closed his eyes and leaned back in the chair.
Voices echoed in his head. “Remember this person. It’s all because of him. You must remember it and settle the score, or I’ll never find peace in this lifetime.”
“Okay, I’ll remember!”
At three in the morning, with the bedroom door left ajar, Zach heard footsteps descending the
stairs. The sound came just in time, jolting him awake from a nightmare and drenching him in
a cold sweat. Picking up the watch from the table, it read twelve past three. ‘I slept for so long.”
Zach stretched, feeling a sharp pain in his shoulder. Without much time to dwell on it, he got
up and walked to the door. He happened to see Madelyn coming down the stairs. Zach
followed and saw her in fuzzy slippers, opening the front door and stepping outside.
‘What’s she trying to do in the middle of the night?’ Zach frowned and followed her. He
watched as Madelyn went to the backyard and sat on the swing, completely motionless.
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Madelyn gazed upward at the night sky. Zach followed her gaze but saw nothing, only a pitchblack sky. The weather had not been great the past few days. Suddenly, Zach sensed something was wrong and walked over. However, Madelyn, sitting on the swing, showed no reaction whatsoever.
After a while, Madelyn left the swing and headed back, with Zach following her all along. She
sat on the sofa, turned on the television, and stared at the static screen. Her eyes were devoid
of expression. It continued until four in the morning.
Then, Madelyn turned off the television, kicked off her shoes, and peacefully fell asleep on the sofa with her hands folded on her chest.
Zach, who had finished smoking at the door, discarded the half-smoked cigarette in his hand.
He then carried Madelyn horizontally from the sofa, heading upstairs. As he lifted her, Zach
felt that she was almost weightless. Madelyn had gained some weight at the Arnold residence
but now seemed to have lost it all again.
There were still more than two hours until dawn when Zach placed her on the bed. Madelyn
instinctively rolled to the middle of the bed. Half-asleep, she briefly opened her eyes upon
hearing some noise and soon drifted back to sleep.
Fifteen minutes later, Zach emerged from the bathroom. He draped the robe that Madelyn had
used around himself. The water droplets on his muscular, tanned body blended into the white
cotton robe. On his lean and muscular body, there were noticeable scars that looked like
centipede tracks, especially on his chest, where the fatal wound had been.
Madelyn slept exceptionally soundly after taking a sleeping pill. However, when she woke up
in the morning, she noticed the robe draped over the end of the bed and felt the lingering
warmth on her side.
‘Did Zach come to my room last night? I remember locking all the doors and windows, even
the one on the balcony. There’s no way he could get in unless he can walk through walls.”
Aside from that, Madelyn was surprised to find that her once messy room was now neatly
organized.
However, the pile of snacks she had brought upstairs was gone. Madelyn barely
had any food throughout the entire day yesterday, so her stomach was growling, causing her
some discomfort. However, she did not want to go downstairs, since isolating herself had
become a habit.
Madelyn noticed half a piece of uneaten toast on the table. She hurriedly hopped out of bed
barefoot and began to wolf it down. Just then, the door opened. Zach, dressed in a dark gray
sweater and black casual pants, walked in with food in hand. He saw Madelyn dressed lightly
with tousled hair, eating messily.
With the food still in her mouth, she looked at him with panic.
Zach walked in and placed the food on her dressing table. There was nothing on it, lacking
even basic cosmetics. “Come over and eat.”
His gaze shifted toward her. Startled, Madelyn retreated into the corner. Her eyes darted
around in fear as she still held the half-eaten toast and swallowed the remaining bite. “I-I’m not
hungry.”
Zach watched her timid demeanor, as if she feared he might kill her. Even within the confines
of her home, she lacked a sense of security, resembling a frightened rabbit. Deep down, Zach
knew well this was the consequence of his doing “Really, you’re not hungry? What’s that in your hand, then?”
Madelyn hid what she was holding behind her back. She lowered her head and remained
silent. The aroma of the chicken soup that had simmered all night filled the room, and her
stomach growled loudly.
“Why don’t you come over? Are you planning to starve yourself to death?” Zach asked.
Madelyn retorted coldly, “Who knows what you’ve put in there,”
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Zach forced Madelyn into the chair and took a bite with the fork “See? There’s no poison.”
Madelyn could not understand his actions. ‘Isn’t he eager for my demise? Why’s he bothering
with my well-being now? He took away my snacks but served me a meal. He’s never done
these things.’
Perhaps due to excessive hunger, Madelyn had no appetite at all. Her stomach churned, and
she felt a wave of nausea and was about to throw up. Madelyn clutched her clothes tightly,
remained expressionless, and looked at the used fork. Even without poison, she refused to
eat anything Zach brought. It was hard for her to believe he was being so kind.
“I-I’m not hungry.” Madelyn stood up, attempting to escape. However, Zach behind her
pressed down on her shoulder, forcing her to sit.
“Do you want me to feed you myself?” Zach asked.
“No,” Madelyn rejected without hesitation. Then, she reached for a tissue from the side with a
trembling hand and slowly wiped the fork. Zach watched her with a darkened expression.
Madelyn ate slowly, and Zach took a comb from the bathroom.
He gently untangled her hair, which still carried a hint of sweet strawberry fragrance from the previous day’s washing. Madelyn remained still, feeling out of place in her room and unsure what to do. She ate about half of the meal, finishing all the chicken soup, but she barely touched the other dishes.
“I’m done. I’m going to wash my face,” Madelyn said.
Zach’s actions did not cease. He seemed almost addicted, combing her hair over and over.
“Finish your meal.”
“I really can’t eat anymore.”
“You have to finish it even if you can’t.” Zach raised his eyes and saw Madelyn in the mirror.
She barely managed to hide the disgust on her face.
After untangling her hair, Zach took a purple hairband from the drawer beside her and tied her
hair. This hairband was a birthday gift he had brought back for Madelyn from Marisburg. She
had never used it because she cherished it.
Madelyn could not bear it any longer and stood up. “What are you trying to do?”
As soon as the words left her mouth, she regretted them. With Hayson absent, provoking him
would only lead to trouble. Suppressing her irritation, Madelyn spoke calmly, “Thank you for
the meal today. I’m full. You can continue with your business. You don’t need to bother about me.”
Staring at the unfamiliar distance in her eyes, Zach fixed his gaze. “Go downstairs for a walk
after your meal. Don’t stay in your room all day ”
“I got it.” Her response was subtly telling him that he did not need to meddle in her affairs
Madelyn turned and walked into the bathroom, closing the door behind her.
Her untied hair fell
loosely around her shoulders and her reflection in the bathroom mirror showed the weariness
in her eyes. She pulled off the hairband, and her waterfall – like black hair cascaded down.
She absentmindedly tossed the hairband into the sink, then sat on the toilet seat, trying to
prevent herself from overthinking
Today was Monday, and she should have been at school. Whether it was Halley, Albert, or her
former class teacher from Class Six, they all had high expectations for her. However, she was
hiding here like a turtle now, cutting off all connections with the
outside world.
Madelyn did not know if Zach had left or how long she had been sitting in the bathroom.
However, all she wanted at that moment was never to step out of that door again.
‘God witnessed my past life’s misery and gave me a second chance for a better life, but I find
myself reliving that same torment all over again.
I desperately want to change everything, but it just remains the same. I can’t avoid Zach’s retaliation, so what’s the point of me even having a second life?”
Madelyn thought that she would be able to break away from her original path through all her
efforts. However, she realized the inevitable would still happen, no matter how hard she tried.
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Madelyn felt like she would always live in Zach’s shadow. As the door handle was pressed down, Madelyn lifted her head and met Zach’s aggressive gaze.
‘He still hasn’t left?”
Zach noticed the hairband in the sink. He stared at her intensely but did not do anything.
He asked, “Are you going to come out on your own or do I have to drag you out?”
Madelyn walked out of the bathroom without responding.
“Eat the medicine.” Zach ordered.
There were two pills on the table napkin and a cup of warm water on the table. In the past,
when her emotions got too intense, she would take an extra pill. She also felt that she should
take the medicine right now.
“Thank you.” Madelyn grabbed the pills and ate them. The temperature of the water was just
right. She gulped down the water along with the pills.
She said, “You can leave now. I want to be alone.”
Zach scoffed, “You’ve been causing trouble for such a long time. That’s enough. Do you really
plan not to go to school and to just stay like this? Didn’t you want to escape? Is this your idea
of ‘escaping’, just locking yourself in your room?”
He grabbed Madelyn’s hand and dragged her out of the room.
“What are you doing?! Let go of me! Zach, let go of me!” Madelyn yelled as Zach dragged her
down the stairs, causing her to almost fall down the stairs several times.
As they reached the ground floor, Madelyn accidentally twisted her ankle without Zach
noticing. The pain was excruciating. and she limped as she walked toward the living room with
Zach. By the time she reached there, the servants had already started preparing lunch.
When Zach let go of her, Madelyn suddenly fell onto the ground.
As the servants in the housesaw that, all of them lowered their heads and walked away.
Madelyn struggled to get up, but the sharp pain in her ankle made it impossible for her to
stand.
Zach noticed the red, swollen area on her leg and stared at it for a moment.
When Madelyn saw his hand stretch toward her, she desperately stood up, gritting her teeth
against the pain in her injured. ankle, and pushed Zach away. She limped back up the stairs,
supporting herself with the handrail.
Zach had Margaret bring some anti-inflammatory cream upstairs.
He had one hand on his hip and the other pinching his forehead.
‘Am I pushing her too much?”
He had never felt so powerless and mentally drained before.
At the Arnold Corporation, the head of the Business Development Department had been
kicked out by the CEO numerous times. The doors of the CEO’s office were wide open with
many rejected proposals crumpled on the floor.
“The Arnold Corporation doesn’t tolerate incompetence. This is your last chance. If you can’t
give me a satisfactory proposal, every single one of you in this department will be fired.”
“Yes, yes…. Mr. Arnold, I’ll go revise the proposal now.”
At that moment, Leyton walked out of the elevator, holding a bag of antidepressants.
He thought, ‘Ever since Ms. Jent said that to Mr. Arnold, they’ve never contacted each other.
She hasn’t been back to the Arnold residence for several days, and in that time, Mr. Arnold
has been working in the company non-stop without going
home. The entire company has been working overtime along with him. He hasn’t had a good
night’s sleep for over a week’
Leyton tried to call Madelyn a few times, but her phone had been switched off.
He was still lost in thought, ‘Actually, Ms. Jent was right; their relationship shouldn’t have a
third party. Since Mr. Arnold can’t bear to let go of Ms. Jent, he should cut all ties with Donna
and bring Ms. Jent back.”
Leyton was holding a rolled-up piece of paper as he walked into the office, “Mr. Arnold, we’ve
received Ms. Jent’s entry for the painting competition that our company is jointly organizing…
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The painting was laid out on the table, with Madelyn’s name written on the reference number
column.
Ethan brushed his fingers over the painting, “Is she the winner of this competition?” Whenever
he saw anything related to her, he would instinctively calm down.
Leyton responded, “The organizer sent this. They wanted to know your opinion.”
Actually, Leyton knew Madelyn would surely join this competition. He knew Madelyn loved
painting, and he believed her skills were on par with professional artists.
“Does she know the Arnold Corporation jointly organized this competition?” Ethan asked.
“No one knows about that, so I assume Ms. Jent isn’t aware of it either.”
“Understood. You may leave for now.”
“Okay.” Leyton said as he left and closed the office doors behind him.
Ethan carefully looked at every detail of the painting.
‘So that’s why she hasn’t contacted me for the past few days. Seems she wanted to focus on
creating this painting. She’s clear- headed and knows very well about what she wants. No
matter what happens, she can always maintain her composure.”
Sometimes, Ethan wished Madelyn would act recklessly rather than doing nothing; at least
that would show that she actually cared about him. He was disappointed that she had given
him up to someone else so easily.
Not long later, Ethan called someone from the organizing committee.
Meanwhile, five days passed.
One afternoon, Madelyn was hungry and asked Margaret, “Is there anything to eat, Margaret?
I’m hungry.”
She had not changed her clothes for a few days and her hair was scruffy and oily. She
smelled very unpleasant too.
Margaret was picking vegetables, but she widened her eyes in surprise when she saw
Madelyn’s slovenly appearance. She said, “Ms. Jent, it isn’t mealtime yet, but I can make you
an egg toast.”
Zach ordered, “Don’t make it for her.” He turned to Madelyn and continued, “From now on, if
you’re hungry, you can come down to eat during mealtimes. No one will cater to you.”
Madelyn had already finished all the snacks she had brought back to her room. She
absentmindedly ran her fingers through her hair and squinted as she walked downstairs. She
then saw Zach, who was casually sitting on the couch with a laptop on his lap and seemed to
be dealing with company matters.
Zach stopped doing his work when he saw her come downstairs.
Madelyn pretended not to notice him and walked past him to open the pantry. She found that
the snacks usually stocked there were gone, leaving only an empty plastic bag.
‘I should go and buy some snacks soon.’
Madelyn did not respond to Zach. After closing the cabinet, she went to the kitchen. Margaret
could not bear to see her like this. She was worried that Madelyn would get sick if she kept
acting this way.
When Madelyn opened the fridge, she saw some vegetables and milk. She then glanced
inside the fridge before taking out a bottle of cold orange juice. She looked weary as she
asked, “Where are all the other servants?”
Margaret replied, “Sir and Madam probably won’t be back for a long time, so they let the other
servants go.”
“Well, you should go too then. I’ll pay you three times your salary. It’ll be enough for you to live on
until you find a new job.” Madelyn said.
Margaret thought, ‘Oh my goodness, does this mean I’ve lost my job?’
She then carefully glanced at Zach and timidly said, “If I leave, there’ll be no one to clean this
villa and no one will cook for you.”
Madelyn replied, “I won’t die from hunger. I don’t need anyone to take care of me either.”
She thought, ‘This family has long fallen apart anyway. What’s the point of trying to hold it
together?’
Just as Madelyn was about to go upstairs with the bottle of juice, Zach blocked her path.
Before Zach could speak, Madelyn calmly looked past him and said, “You should leave too.
Don’t waste your time on me; I won’t die so easily.”
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Madelyn thought, ‘I’ve always felt alone in this family. It doesn’t really matter if there’s nobody
else in this house.”
As she walked past Zach, headed toward the stairs, he reached out and gently held her hand.
“Rosario had a car accident. She had to undergo surgery, and now she’s in the hospital.”
Madelyn’s expression remained unchanged as she responded, “I hope she recovers quickly.
But I won’t be going to visit her.”
Despite her close relationship with Rosario, Madelyn couldn’t bring herself to face the person
who had fed her poison for over a decade. At one point, she had naively considered Rosario
her only family.
In reality, Madelyn had suspected this truth for a long time, but she had been unable to
confront it. A breakdown seemed inevitable for her. However, this was just one factor
contributing to Madelyn’s current emotional state.
She wanted to deceive herself. But she could not do that. She wanted to move on and not
care about anything. However, she did not know when she would be able to move on. She
thought she would probably just live aimlessly for the rest of her life.
Madelyn pulled her hand away from Zach’s and climbed the stairs. She then continued to lock
herself in her room.
Compared to before, her state had improved a lot. At least she did not just stay in her room all
the time. Now, she was just like a soulless being.
She entered the dark room. She seemed to see a woman sitting in the room again.
That woman’s face was still not visible in the darkness. When she turned her head, Madelyn
still could not see her face clearly. However, Madelyn could hear the woman’s gentle voice,
“Maddie, is there anything you’d like to tell Mom?”
Madelyn, “Father is gone. He won’t come back anymore. He left me all alone.”
“You still have me…”
“Yes.”
Madelyn was then woken up from her daze by a knock on the door, “Ms. Jent, your meal is
ready. Would you like to come out and eat?”
She took sleeping pills just now. She was foggy. So, she did not hear clearly what the person
said. She then started falling asleep again.
Her door lock was turned, and the door was opened the next second. The key used to unlock
the door was a new one.
The room was stuffy and had an unpleasant smell. It was as messy and dirty as ever. Zach
stretched his hand to press the switch on the wall. He then immediately noticed a half-full
glass of water and a bottle of sleeping pills on the bedside table.
At night, the effects of the sleeping pills wore off. Madelyn opened her eyes and saw her
windows had been opened. A choking smell of smoke wafted in from outside.
She coughed a few times as she propped herself up on the bed. There was a pile of cigarette
butts on the floor. She wondered how many cigarettes Zach had smoked.
When Zach walked in, Madelyn was grabbing the bottle of sleeping pills on the bedside table and took two from it. Zach asked, “Are you planning to have pills as your meal?”
Madelyn had drooping eyelids as she responded, “It’s so late now. Why haven’t you left?”
Zach approached her and slapped the pills out of her hand onto the floor, “Stop taking them
from now on. They’re bad for your health.”
“Thank you for your concern. I’m fine.” Madelyn said as she lay down. She turned her back to him and
closed her eyes to force herself to sleep.
However, Zach was still staying in the room and had no intention of leaving.
The room’s lights were on. She was wide awake and could not fall asleep.
Madelyn pushed the blanket aside. She hugged her pillow and got out of her bed. Zach was
sitting at the edge of her bed when he asked, “Where are you going?”
Madelyn replied, “It’s inappropriate for a guy and a girl to stay in the same room alone. I’ll go
sleep downstairs.”
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Whenever Madelyn was faced with problems, she would only think about how to escape from
them. She hated this aspect of herself. She also hated that she could not do anything.
However, no one had ever told her how to react to the problems. She was like a scaredy-cat.
Not only did Cecilia look down on her, but every trusted individual around Zach disdained her
too.
She grew up in this kind of environment. She hated that she could not change anything.
Madelyn hugged her pillow as she lowered her head. She did not want to look at the intense
gaze that fell on her. Just when she was about to leave, Zach, who looked gloomy which
Madelyn could not see, walked to her.
He grabbed her arm and plucked the needle from her hand before throwing it on the floor. After that, he dragged her into the bathroom. She struggled defenselessly to resist his touch. Her clothes were torn open, exposing a large area of skin on her chest.
“Don’t touch me!” Madelyn scratched his face and grabbed a comb to throw at him. The
bathroom door was locked. So, she could only crouch in the corner. She was so cold that she
shivered.
She thought he would get angry and hurt her. However, he was unexpectedly calm.
Zach squatted in front of her. He brushed away the hair that was covering her face, “I don’t
want to hurt you. How about I bathe you?”
For the first time, he spoke to her with an asking tone like this.
Ten minutes later, the warm water Zach prepared was ready. He carried her into the bathtub.
Her clothes were forcibly removed. Madelyn sat in the bathtub like a doll that could be played
around with at will.
Zach removed his coat and hung it on the wall. He rolled up the sleeves of his black shirt. He
then used a towel to wipe her body as he said, “The school called me. When do you plan to
go back to school?”
Madelyn stared blankly.
She said, “Leave the Jent residence. I don’t want to see you again. I won’t be able to forget
everything you’ve done to me if you stay here. If I’m still useful to you and you still don’t want
me to die for now, don’t appear in front of me again.”
Madelyn would never be able to move on from her suffering if she continued to see him.
She spoke again, “Shouldn’t you feel satisfied seeing me in my current state?
“You’ve succeeded in your revenge. You’ve ruined me.
Why don’t you just let me continue to rot and become a useless person? In this case, you won’t have to hurt me yourself, right?” Zach squeezed the body wash and applied it to her body.
Her skin was fair. There was a scar on her back that he had not seen before. He stopped his movement for a moment and avoided touching that scar.
Madelyn was right. Zach indeed achieved his goal. But when he saw her in this state, a voice
in his heart asked him to stop his action, ‘If you continue to torment her to such an extent that
she’s no longer herself, you’ll regret it one day.”
He wondered if it would be considered regretting when he wanted to stop hurting her.
Zach did not respond to Madelyn’s words. He just said, “The cherry blossoms in Crescent
Lake Park are in full bloom. Do you want to go there and see it tomorrow?”
Madelyn faintly said, “Will you leave this place if I go?”
Zach did not respond.
After an hour of bath, Zach dried her body. He then carried her to the dressing table. He grabbed the hairdryer to blow her hair. When he was testing the temperature, Madelyn, who was in front of the dressing mirror, finally looked at him, “Zach, have you fallen for me?”
She had wanted to ask that question for a long time. However, Zach did not react in any way. She could only hear the hairdryer blowing beside her ear.
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Madelyn did not know why, but she somewhat wanted to know Zach’s answer.
The room was strangely silent as he blew her hair. Her hair was long, slightly wavy, dense,
and not easy to dry. It was very difficult to take care of.
She would take over an hour to dry her hair completely. Most of the time, she would only dry it halfway. She would then place a towel under her head and go to bed.
It was just past midnight when Zach finished blowing Madelyn’s hair.
The night was still long, she did not know how to pass the time.
Zach turned her head and looked at the messy room. He then carried her and walked out of
the room. Madelyn knew she could not stop what he wanted to do. So, she did not resist.
When he was carrying her downstairs, they ran into Margaret who was going upstairs.
‘Oh my, what are they doing? I don’t even dare to look,’ Margaret thought before saying, “Mr.
Jardin, I just came up to check. Do you still want the chicken soup? It won’t be nice to drink
after tomorrow.”
Zach coldly glanced at her, “Bring some food to my room.”
Margaret wondered why he had said that and with a somewhat shaky voice, she replied, “SSure.”
She watched the two of them bewilderedly as she thought, ‘Oh my goodness, there’s
something inappropriate going on between them! Oh my, oh my god.’
Margaret did not dare to waste any time. She immediately brought some food upstairs. She
knocked on the door before entering the room, and to her surprise, she found Zach helping
Madelyn change her clothes on the bed.
He had just finished guiding her arm through the
sleeve and was pulling the shirt down. The sight startled Margaret so much that she nearly
dropped the food she was carrying.
She thought, ‘Did he just see her naked?’
Zach instructed, “Put the food down and tidy up the room upstairs.”
Madelyn responded indifferently, “No need. I’ll take care of it tomorrow. It’s late, Margaret. You
should go get some rest.”
“O-Okay. Ms. Jent, remember to eat. Don’t starve.”
Madelyn replied, “Okay.”
Zach’s room was simply decorated in a gray and white theme. There was nothing but a few
documents on the table. It was impossible to tell that someone was living in this room.
Zach picked up the chicken soup and fed it to Madelyn, “Get some rest after you finish eating.
I’ll take you out tomorrow.”
“I’ve told you to stop taking care of me. You should go take care of Jadie instead! You’re her
boyfriend. She won’t be happy that you stay at my house all the time.” Madelyn turned her
head to avoid looking at him. She looked indifferent throughout.
Zach, “Madelyn, must you talk to me like this?”
Madelyn responded, “How else do you want me to talk to you? Should I beg you to spare me
or thank you for your generosity for not killing me? To be honest, being in my current situation
isn’t any different from being dead.
I’m just unwilling to accept this. I’ve died once. And yet, I
still can’t escape your control. You don’t have to feel sorry for me and suddenly show mercy.
There’s no point in doing what you’re doing too.
“I’ve said that I won’t kill myself. I’ll stay alive. But I just need time to move on from the
sufferings you’ve brought me.
“I don’t know if I can truly move on. But please stop doing these things in the future! If you
have some shred of affection from when I treated you as a brother and if there’s still a slight
bond between us, let me be alone. I really don’t want to see you anymore.”
Zach emitted a chilling vibe. He gripped Madelyn’s cheeks and forced her to look at him, “You’ll have to see me even if you don’t want to. Even if I drive you insane, you’ll have to spend the rest of your life by my side. “If you want to live, be obedient to me.”
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Zach insisted on feeding Madelyn a spoonful of chicken soup, but the moment it entered her
stomach, she felt a painful churn. Bent over the edge of the bed, she vomited violently,
expelling the contents of her empty stomach, mostly stomach acid that left a bitter taste in her
mouth.
Still feeling nauseous, Madelyn attempted to get out of bed, and Zach, anticipating her needs,
gently lifted her around the waist and carried her to the bathroom.
Hunched over the toilet, Madelyn continued to retch uncomfortably, the stomach acid causing
searing pain in her esophagus. Zach patted her back.
As moments passed, Madelyn’s breathing quickened, and she grew limp, unable to stand any
longer. Her eyes welled up with tears, and then, she suddenly lost consciousness.
“Madelyn!”
There was no response from Madelyn. Without hesitation, Zach scooped her up and rushed
downstairs.
At SereneCare Hospital, Zach rushed into the emergency room, where Madelyn lay on a
hospital bed connected to an IV drip. Her complexion was ashen. A nurse inquired, “Are you
the patient’s family?”
Zach replied, “Yes.”
The nurse advised, “The patient seems a bit malnourished. You can offer her whatever she’d
like to eat but ensure she doesn’t consume too much at once to prevent stomach discomfort.
We’ll need to keep her under observation here in the hospital, we can provide treatment if necessary.”
Zach nodded in acknowledgment, replying, “Understood.”
Shortly after the nurse departed, Kai entered the room. He wore a faint smile as he remarked,
“It’s quite unusual to see you in this situation. How does it feel to have romantic feelings for
your sister?”
Even though Zach had learned that they were related through Hayson, he found it difficult to
suppress his emotions.
Kai, intrigued by Madelyn’s potential reaction to this revelation, wondered if she would
become even more distressed than she already was.
Zach’s gaze turned cold as he directed it at Kai. “Is there something you want?”
His eyes were cold when he looked at Kai.
Kai dismissively walked forward to glance at Madelyn who was still unconscious. He could tell
she had not been doing well for the past few days.
He thought, ‘Tsk, she’s really been through a lot of suffering!’
Kai said, “Have you ever considered having a DNA test with her? What if you two aren’t
related? We shouldn’t jump to conclusions, right?”
Right at this moment, Madelyn murmured uncomfortably, “Water…”
Addressing Kai, Zach asserted, “It’s not your place to intervene in my matters. Get out!”
Kai raised his hands in a surrendering gesture, still wearing that smile. “We’ve been friends for
so long. It was just a friendly reminder. Forget it. Maybe I overstepped.
You two carry on.”
Before departing, he added with a touch of sarcasm, “You excel in every aspect except oneyou’re heartless. I’ve come to your aid countless times, and now you’re asking me to leave.
Zach, you’ve truly disappointed me.”
When Madelyn eventually woke up, she found Margaret sitting beside her.
With great care, Margaret assisted Madelyn to sit up and placed a pillow behind her back. “Be
careful, it’s hot,” Margaret cautioned as she fed Madelyn some pumpkin soup. Inwardly,
Margaret couldn’t help but think, ‘She can’t eat anything else. This poor girl seems to be in an
even worse situation than me.’
Madelyn finished the bowl of pumpkin soup. It was better than not eating at all. After a few
days of suffering, she had lost some weight.
She asked, “Where’s Zach?”
“Oh, you mean Mr. Jardin? He took care of you throughout the night and left this morning,”
Margaret replied.
Madelyn’s tone turned icy as she issued a command, “Find a locksmith to replace the lock on
the main entrance door of the house and change the password.”
Margaret hesitated, expressing her concern, “But… It might not be a good idea if Mr. Jardin
finds out!”
Madelyn fixed a piercing gaze on Margaret, asking, “Are you working for him?”
“What? No!” Margaret quickly denied it. “I’m just the maid your family hired. I’ll listen to
whoever pays me. But… If your argument with him ends up affecting me and I lose my job,
then I don’t want to do it.” Margaret was being very direct
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Madelyn assured, “Starting today, I’ll be the one paying your monthly salary.”
Margaret gave her thigh a reassuring pat and responded, “Okay, I’ll call a locksmith right
away.
If Mr. Jardin questions me later, please back me up. I still have my family to support.”
Madelyn nodded in agreement, saying, “Of course, I will.”
After approximately two to three hours, Margaret returned to the hospital, visibly perspiring.
She reported, “The front door lock has been changed, and I’ve reset the password as per your
instructions.”
Madelyn expressed her gratitude, “Thank you for your prompt action.”
Margaret humbly replied, “Well, you’re paying me. It’s my job.”
Madelyn changed out of the hospital gown before quickly completing the discharge
procedures. She paid the medical expenses with the bank card Hayson gave her.
Hayson would send her money every month. And since she did not usually spend much, she had quite
a lot of savings. As she exited the ward and stepped into the corridor, Margaret encountered Jadie, who was assisting Rosario walk out of the elevator. Madelyn made eye contact with Jadie.
Rosario had aged considerably, her hair now mostly gray. Emotionally, she approached
Madelyn and said, “Madelyn… Have you come to visit me at the hospital? I’ve been thinking
about you lately.”
Madelyn cast a cold glance at Rosario and replied, “Please take good care of your health.”
With that, she walked away. She couldn’t bear to be in the presence of the person she had once trusted completely, only to discover that she had been deeply betrayed. She couldn’t bring herself to forgive Rosario for her actions.
She couldn’t simply pretend that nothing had ever happened.
Rosario’s scream could be heard from behind. Jadie exclaimed, “Rosario! Somebody, call a
doctor, quickly!”
“Madelyn, Rosario has fainted. Doctor, come quickly!”
Madelyn proceeded into the elevator, and just before the doors shut entirely, Kai, wearing a
white coat, managed to halt them and stepped inside. He casually remarked, “Madelyn, what
a coincidence. Where are you headed?”
Madelyn decided not to answer or even glance in his direction. Her inner thoughts raced,
“He’s a total embarrassment to the medical field. He shouldn’t be wearing that coat at all.’
As soon as the elevator reached the ground floor, Madelyn walked toward the entrance and
left the hospital.
Madelyn returned to the Jent residence at Southern Haven Villas.
Not only did the villa’s front door have added security, but there was also a security gate at the
main entrance. Without a remote control, no cars could get in.
After Madelyn entered the password, a beep signaled the opening of the main gate.
As she gazed at the familiar yet strangely distant mansion, a flood of emotions washed over
her, mingled with a sense of isolation. This had been her home for many years, yet it felt more
like a lifeless prison.
Madelyn clung to the staircase railing, fatigue in her voice as she instructed, “Clear out all the
rooms except for Father and Jasmine’s. Get rid of what’s no longer needed and sell
whatever’s not useful.”
‘Is she trying to push people away?’ Margaret wondered before responding, “Alright.”
Margaret thought to herself again, ‘She’s become a completely different person from the wellbehaved girl she once was.’
Madelyn didn’t isolate herself in her room, but she isolated herself in this empty mansion.
She hadn’t left the house for several days in a row, and neither had Margaret. They even had
groceries delivered right to the door.
This mansion was huge. But there were only two people living in it. Zach had not visited either. Without him being here, Madelyn would go downstairs every day to eat on time.
There were only a few dishes on the vast dining table, all of them her favorites. Other than eating alone, watching television alone, and reading alone when she was bored, not much had changed from before.