Chapter 132

Chapter 132 The art exhibition ended at three o’clock in the afternoon. Jadie noticed the familiar car parked outside of the international exhibition hall.

Soon after, she opened the car door and got into the passenger seat.

“Zach... When did you get here? Why didn’t you call me? I would’ve come outside earlier if you had told me you were here. You wouldn’t have to wait so long.”

Kevin had a copy of Jadie’s schedule, so he knew she was out of school today to see an art exhibition.

Zach had just gotten off the plane and happened to pass by, so he picked Jadie up on the way.

“It’s nothing,” said Zach.

Jadie asked, “How’s your project going, Zach?”

“They signed the contract,” he replied.

“Congratulations! You’ve been toiling away for the project for over a week. Now you can finally have some rest.”

The car started moving.

“Jadie, your seatbelt.”

Jadie was momentarily startled. Then, she replied obediently, “Oh! I forgot.”

She quickly fastened her seatbelt. In the past, Zach would have fastened her seatbelt for her. Jadie noticed how tired he looked, so she did not speak and sat there quietly.

Zach made a U-turn and saw a familiar-looking person about to cross the road. It was Madelyn. She was bent over and fixing the scarf and shirt of a man in a wheelchair. She opened the water bottle in her hand and fed him some water.

Zach watched Madelyn’s actions with a sharp gaze. He pursed his lips, and his expression turned icy. The atmosphere in the car grew even more awry.

Jadie also saw Madelyn.

“The school organized an art exhibition excursion today, and Madelyn came with her friend. But his legs... It seems like he’s disabled.”

Zach stared at Madelyn, who stood nearby and felt a sense of déjà vu. He recalled a time when Madelyn treated him this way;

gentle and considerate. At the thought of that, Zach felt suffocated.

The traffic light across the street turned green, and Madelyn wheeled the man across the road.

“I can only have lunch with you. I have training and dance class tonight...”

“Alright. I’ll get Kevin to pick you up.”

“Okay. That would be great.”

Ethan’s legs were still not fully recovered, so he could not have spicy food. Madelyn took him to a steamboat restaurant similar to a hot pot restaurant. Since she also preferred lighter foods, both of them had similar palates.

After dinner, she went to Skyrise Tower and did not leave until eight o’clock.

Madelyn walked out of the building. It was hard for her to hail a cab at this hour, so she had to walk for quite a distance. The streetlights shone down, giving the person behind her a shadow. The person’s footsteps grew closer, and Madelyn had a really bad feeling.

‘I’m being... followed!’ she thought.

Madelyn did not dare to turn around. Nobody was around her right now, and the cold, damp wind blew against her as she gradually walked faster and faster. She felt the person behind her also increased their pace to catch up with her.

Madelyn hid in an alley.

Then, a man wearing a face mask walked over with a murderous glint in his eyes and his hands in his pockets. Madelyn looked behind her in fear.

“Go on! We’ll see where you’re gonna run to now.”

Madelyn had her back against the wall and said fearfully, “Don’t... Don’t come any closer.”

The glaring high beams of a car shone into the alley in the darkness. Madelyn narrowed her and shielded them from the bright lights. She could not see the person in the car.

eyes “Don’t blame us for what’ll happen today! Blame the person you crossed.”

“Don’t waste your time talking to her, Perro.”

“Be a good girl and stop fighting back, or I’ll cut you.”

Madelyn gripped the wall tightly with her fingers. She stared straight at the source of the bright light without a hint of fear in her eyes.

‘Maybe I’m used to it. Maybe... It’s because there’s a voice telling me Zach might be the person in the car,’ she thought.

Chapter 133 In the face of danger, Madelyn found herself thinking, ‘Did he hire these people? But why? Is he getting rid of me ahead of time... Has his revenge plan begun? At least we made it to marriage in our past life, but now... Zach has no intentions of letting me live at all.’

She thought of the incident at Portsmouth Fishing Village and wondered if he had also hired them.

‘But if he were the one who had hired them, why did he take revenge on them for me? Who’s he putting on a show for right now?

Does he plan on personally watching me die after these people take advantage of me?

‘If this is the case, why didn’t he just let me die in the ocean?! Why did he save me? Zach Jardin, what the hell did Hayson Jent do to you? Why are you directing all your hate for him on me? I didn’t do anything!’

The men started tearing at Madelyn’s clothes, and her white fur coat got taken off. Her strength was no match for the men.

“Tsk! We’re watching an explicit live action. Don’t you feel a thing, Zach?”

Kai looked at Zach’s lower body and smirked suggestively.

“What a shame... This little girl is going to turn into a woman after tonight!”

He continued, “But you made the right move. If Madelyn marries the Arnold family, it’ll only hinder our plan. Madelyn Jent... You’ll find a woman like her in the future. There’s no need to feel bad.”

Zach’s eyes glinted in the darkness. However, things did not turn out the way they expected.

Madelyn forcefully shoved the men away. Just as one of the men took out a dagger to threaten her, she blocked it with her arm.

The dagger fell onto the ground, leaving a cut on her arm. Madelyn held her bleeding arm and ran away into the darkness. The two men ran after her. Shortly after, they received a phone call.

“No need to chase after her.”

Madelyn did not know how long she had been running. When she turned around in fear, nobody was chasing after her.

She accidentally tripped and fell onto the road.

Her hands were bloody as the blood seeped through her fingers from the gash on her arm. She was in so much pain she felt numb. She trembled and struggled to stand up from the ground, but her legs were completely weak.

Then, the phone in her pocket rang. Madelyn fished out her phone and stared at the caller ID.

Her hands trembled, and she dropped her phone. She hesitated and did not dare to take the call.

However, the person called over and over again. Madelyn finally answered the call, but she did not speak.

She thought to herself, ‘Maybe he’s looking at me from somewhere and laughing at the state I’m in ‘

Zach’s deep, emotionless voice sounded from the other end of the line, “Does it hurt?”

Madelyn felt her heart break hearing his voice.

‘It really is him! she thought.

She looked at the deserted streets as tears streamed down her face “Why?”

She silently asked, “Why are you doing this, Zach?