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 Lucas

cup in her hand and looked back with a bit of

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to annoy Madeline, and he couldn’t Help but feel secretly pleased. Lately,

lifeless

turned out that she could still get angry,

just like before,

temper. Don’t get too worked up!” Lucas told

breakfast, they all

police station was not far from home, and

smiled, which was in sharp contrast to

held the map of the mountain retreat venue. “Henry, look! There’s a reservoir here where we can go boating. It

suggested. “The weather is so hot, so we can go

then, at that time, she

family would

be welcomed

The

a camera, too, so 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

a little annoyed. “You don’t

taken aback, not really understanding what was going on. Lately, Henry had been talking to Madeline

often.

given Henry some kind of

the door of

Thomas

take long for them to get out of the

Madeline was on her own. She only had herself

a little empty and didn’t know what to

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

twice, “It will be embarrassing to the

her bag and said, “Got it. Two hours later, I’ll go back

you going?” Layla was

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

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“Come back early, or

Madeline leave, Henry

are you going? I’ll drive you

just buy some clothes at a nearby mall and come bark quickly,”

He seemed a bit awkward. “Should I transfer you some

“No.” M

stopped

She got

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