Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 826

After lunch, the old lady led Madge and Norris into a freshly arranged room.

"This used to be Madge's room," she explained, a fond smile on her lips. "Now it's yours, both of you. The beds have been changed, and all the linens are new."

All these years, she'd kept this room just as it was. From the big things, like the furniture, down to every little ornament and porcelain figurine, she wouldn't let anyone touch a thing.

Not even the cleaning was left to anyone else—she always insisted on doing it herself.

Even living abroad didn't stop her; she'd make a point of flying back every six months, just for the sake of cleaning this room in person.

She treated it with the utmost care, as if it were a priceless treasure, and because of that, the room had remained almost perfectly preserved.

And sure enough-

The moment Madge stepped inside, a rush of familiar memories washed over her.

From innocent childhood, to her teenage dreams, to the first awkward flutter of romance...

This room was filled with her past.

But then-unwelcome images flashed through her mind.

A shattered vase. A shadowy corner. Bloody shards of glass, and... a woman's tear-stained face...

"Madge? Madge! Are you alright? Do you feel sick?" Norris was the first to notice something was wrong.

her face. "What's the matter? Is it too

spoke, she quickly opened the

swept in, jolting Madge back to

really, I'm alright..." she said, waving them off with a pale hand. "Just felt a sudden headache, but it's

on her several times did she finally relax and

she called back, "Madge, Norris, you've had a long trip. Get some rest, both

been running around all morning too-go

the door closed, it was just the two of them-Norris and Madge, husband

what was that about?" Norris asked,

have fooled the old lady, but there was

help her to the bed. "I... I think I remembered something..." "Remembered

there, but I can't quite

sighed, resting his hands gently on her

time's right,

you. There's

rush." .

зим

right," Madge nodded, letting out a slow

the cabinet opposite them, where all kinds

and trophies were

was really something,

dancing, piano, chess,

anything