Madelyn crouched down to look at the bouquet of flowers that had not withered yet, and it looked just like the one she was holding. She wiped her fingers on the tombstone and realized that it was clean, and the weeds around it seemed to have been cleared a few days ago too.She figured that it could not possibly be her father because he had moved to Sinagora with Jasmine very long ago.Who could it be then?There was no picture on the tombstone and only her mother's name, Alicia Wood, was engraved on it.Alicia was indeed the most beautiful woman of her time, otherwise, the upper-class circle of Ventropolis would not have crowned her as the prettiest lady.And Madelyn had inherited every part of her mother's beauty.Zach stood at the side while smoking in the wind. Madelyn only stood up after he had finished his third cigarette. "Mom, very soon... we'll meet again," she said.'I finally met you after so long,' she whispered."Let's go home," she told Zach.A thunder sounded fr

Madelyn brushed off the dust from her body and comforted her, "Let me see your hand. Does it hurt?""Not at all."Madelyn pinched her cheek and said with a smile, "You're such a good girl. Where's your mother? Why are you here alone?"The little girl giggled. "She went to the restroom, but she realized there was no toilet paper inside, so I came to bring her some.Madelyn's voice sounded very warm and kind. Also, it was evident that the little girl liked her very much too."I see. It's dangerous for a little child like you to be here alone. Let's wait for your mom inside, okay?""Oh, sure thing."Madelyn thought of her baby girl who had left this world before being born. 'If she were still alive, would she be as cute as this little girl, calling me Mom?' she wondered.What happened to her baby was going to haunt her for the rest of her life.But... she would never have another baby again.After some time, Zach came outside. Madelyn stood up and met his gaze before getting int

'Zach has never gotten intimate with her? They've never had sex?'Madelyn could not help but tremble uncontrollably as her gaze widened upon knowing that.She was shocked.To Madelyn, Zach had never been a loyal man. He was someone who would put his interests and ambitions before everything else.What about Cecilia? Or Jadie?Zach had only married Cecilia in her past life because of Jadie's death.However, Yvonne was telling Madelyn that she was the only person Zach cared about. That was something that Madelyn could not believe.Because... the baby that he had taken away from her showed how much he did not care about her.Madelyn stood up and looked at the time. "Whether you believe it or not, I was never your enemy. Cecilia is the person you should be watching out for. Also, I would never be a homewrecker who interferes with other people's marriages. I'm going back to my room now.""If Zach really loves Cecilia, why aren't they together? Madelyn... stop trying to fool me!" Yv

Zach held her face and spoke indifferently as his expression turned serious. "Whatever I do is the right thing."He did not let Madelyn go and forced her to finish her meal sitting on his lap.Then, he took her back to the room to change into a dress of his liking. She was just like a toy to him, catering to all his preferences.Madelyn wore a long dress with a coat draped over her shoulder. Then, Zach took her into his car.They went to the Ventropolis' largest shopping complex, Jardin Commercial Town, a property owned by the Jardin Corporation.All of the shops here were frequently visited by wives of wealthy men. The shopping complex offered everything from designer handbags from overseas to various customizable luxury jewelry items...Zach held Madelyn's hand firmly, with bodyguards following behind."Just tell me if there's anything you'd like to buy," Zach said to her."There's nothing I need. Zach, I want to go back!" Madelyn had never enjoyed going out.Zach coaxed her

Madelyn had once felt that doing everything for someone she loved was what made her happy.She had been mostly alone growing up. No one knew how much she had wished for a perfect family. That was why she wanted to compensate for this regret of hers by getting together with Zach in her past life.However, what he was doing now was already too little, too late in her eyes.Zach asked, "Do you like these?"Madelyn remained silent. She rarely brought these things with her when she went out.The salesperson beside them smiled and said, "Mr. Jardin, you have such good taste. This is the most popular lipstick color we have right now. And this is the last one left. It matches this young lady very well! It'll look great on her."Zach did not know how to use women's products. It seemed like he was unfamiliar with it as he tried to open the lid a couple of times but failed. Finally, he pinched Madelyn's cheeks with one hand, holding the lipstick with the other hand and about to apply it to