Chapter 40

In the morning, everyone got up early.

With dark circles around his eyes, Henry found Madeline in the restaurant.

She was pouring soybean milk.

“Madeline.” he called her. “I’ve got something to tell you.”

Madeline turned around and glanced at him. “Just say it”

“About Henry was about to tell her something

“Henry, you’re awake. Why are you so late today?” Upon hearing the noise, Winslet ran over and took Henry’s arm. “I have been waiting for you for a long time. We are going to play together today. Have you forgotten?”

Henry looked at Madeline, hesitating

“Henry, come help me choose a house. We’re staying overnight at the mountain retreat tonight,” she said.

Madeline smiled. “Don’t worry about me”

Henry frowned and was taken away by Winslet

He could only persuade Madeline later.

Madeline’s hand was scalded by the soybean milk. She shook her wrist and wiped it with a tissue

On the inner side of her arm, there were clearly some scars that had already faded in color.

Those were all from her childhood.

“Oh, playing the self–inflicted pain trick?” Lucas strolled over with an air of leisure. “Tsk, tsk… You’re moving out today, so behave yourself from now on

Madeline didn’t speak

“Hey, I kindly reminded you, and this is your attitude?” Lucas said in a dissatisfied tone.

Madeline chuckled and looked up at Lucas “Do I need to thank you for reminding me?”

“What else?” Lucas held a straw and took out a bottle of milk from the fridge. “By the way do you play games?”

He wondered, “If not, how could there be two people in the world with such similar voices?”

“Yes”

Lucas was stunned and looked at Madeline’s back.

“Maybe it was just a coincidence?” he thought to himself.

What kind of games could a country bumpkin play?

Minesweeper or Tetris

hand and looked back with

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had finally managed to annoy Madeline, and he couldn’t Help but feel secretly pleased. Lately, she had been

lifeless

that she could still get angry, after

irritated expression, just

Don’t get too worked up!” Lucas

they all went

was not far from home, and

smiled, which was in sharp contrast to

“Henry, look! There’s a reservoir here where

weather is so hot,

raised her eyebrow, and then, at that time, she could pretend to be pushed into

family would hate Madeline

wouldn’t be welcomed back in

The

we can record

speaking, she noticed that Henry seemed absentminded. “Henry, what’s wrong with you? You’ve been distracted all day today,” she noted. “Do you feel sorry for Maddie? It’s her own request. In fact, she may be

was a little annoyed. “You don’t

not really understanding what was going on.

often.

be that Madeline had given Henry some kind of potion?”

waited at the door of the

and Thomas accompanied Madeline

didn’t take long for them to get out of the station. The procedure

She only had herself then. She no longer

she was a little empty

You’ll regret it sooner or later!” Layla held the paperwork, and her mood was a bit complex. “We’re going to the mountain retreat tonight. You should come with us and not wander around. She added, “By the way, the engagement cancellation banquet is tomorrow. Later, go buy some decent clothes so you don’t look

to say without thinking twice, “It will be embarrassing to the

copy into her bag and said, “Got it. Two hours later, I’ll go back and set off with

you going?” Layla was

clothes, so you won’t feel like you’ve lost face, Madeline retorted, slinging her bag over her shoulder and

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say “Come back early, or

leave,

are you going? I’ll drive you there,” Henry

need. I’ll just buy some clothes at a nearby mall and

nodded. “Okay.” He seemed a bit awkward. “Should I transfer you

“No.” M

stopped a

She got

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