Chapter 12

The leisurely evening breeze stirred outside the window, rousing Madelyn from her slumber as it rushed in, bringing with it the sound of hurried footsteps echoing through the hallway. She blinked several times, her eyesight blurry with sleep, noticing that darkness had already swallowed the sky outside her window. With Jadie’s incessant apologies echoing around her, she found her sleepiness vanishing like smoke in the wind. Madelyn stepped barefoot onto the cold floor, making her way to the door, not yet fully aware of what had transpired. Squinting against the dim light, she saw a familiar figure standing at the doorway, which took her by surprise.

“Bro, have you finished your work for the day?” she asked.

Zach had returned an hour before she had fallen asleep, even taking Jadie for a stroll at the mall. But upon returning, Zach had noticed something amiss in their room, specifically the teddy bear—her birthday gift to him.

Jadie stood there, her eyes red-rimmed and pitiful. “Madelyn…” she began.

Zach stepped in front of Jadie, his face a mask of composure, though his narrowed eyes held a hint of frost. “Madelyn, I’m sorry. I accidentally damaged the bear you gifted me. Jadie wasn’t aware. She thought it was something useless and threw it away.”

fault as well. I didn’t inform Miss White

her grand spectacle. But all Madelyn did was quirk an eyebrow, smiling with nonchalance. “Is that so? What a pity, that bear was

as if Madelyn herself was in the wrong. In her past life, she had detested

expression chilling. He was about to say something when

it so much, I’ll get you another one for your birthday this year. That way, I won’t have to fret over

stepped up. “Madelyn, I’m truly sorry. I didn’t mean

Jadie’s face. “It’s just a small thing, and it wasn’t mine anyway. Even if it’s lost, there’s no need to apologize to me.” To divert the topic from

while. I

to her room. When she descended the stairs

where are Zach and Jadie?”

of soup, replied, “Mr. Jardin and Miss White left. They said they had already eaten, so they didn’t

and Jadie had left the house, and staring at the cake Zach had purchased, her heart remained strangely steady, devoid of the usual

around. Sit and eat with

eaten earlier, and besides, it’s not appropriate for the

us in this house.

return

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