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.

hurried over, concern written all over her face. "What's the matter? Is it

she quickly

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

her

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

will, Mom. You've been running around

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

what was that about?" Norris

lady, but there was no hiding things from her

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

sure. It's like something's there, but

his hands gently on her shoulders. "Don't

time's right, it'll

to you. There's no

rush." .

зим

Madge nodded, letting out

the cabinet opposite them, where

trophies were

wife was really

piano,

anything you

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