chool bag and asked, “Ms. Jent, what’s wrong with Mr. Arnold?”

Madelyn shook her head, “Serve th

After she let off the long–suppressed emotions, she instantly felt better.

The paint spilled all over the floor. Madelyn stared at it for a very long time before quietly getting up to clean the mess. She walked out to search for a mop. In the corridor, a beautiful piano melody filled the air, although she couldn’t pinpoint its

source.

As she was cleaning up while listening to the piano, the unhappiness she felt began to disappear.

It was rare for Madelyn to lose her composure, and she couldn’t explain why she had acted this way today.

In the afternoon, after school, Ethan was waiting outside to pick up Madelyn. She opened the car door and settled into the backseat.

car door and sat in the back passenger

instructed the chauffeur,

in his tone, but she wasn’t sure what

take

servant responded, “Okay.”

to the study. She knocked on the door. But she did not get a response. So, she just entered the room anyway. The vintage study room was filled with a thick tobacco smell. Ethan was standing in front of the floor–to- ceiling window with a

placed the meal on the table and

Ethan said, “Wait!”

there anything else?” She placed her hands in front

cigarette butt and turned around. His gaze was deep as he looked at

son

Madelyn thought, ‘Zach?‘

in the room suddenly became

quiet, the cold aura emanated from Ethan became even colder, “About him… Do you have anything

her, Madelyn could feel a sense of oppression. The coldness

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