Madelyn acted swiftly and yanked the power cord from Zach's laptop. Without its battery attached, the laptop instantly blanketed the screen in darkness.Zach just slightly raised an eyebrow, not uttering a word about the call's abrupt end. He shed his black suit jacket and draped it over the chair Madelyn had just been sitting on. He said, "Your old number didn't have an area code; most numbers now require a reset and transfer process. I found it too troublesome and canceled your old number. You'll use this new number from now on, okay?"Zach spoke as if the matter was light and breezy. His tone suggested that this was a done deal, a decision made for Madelyn without consent.Angered by Zach's audacity, Madelyn grabbed a pillow from the bed and hurled it at him. She said, "My phone number is mine to decide on. Who gave you the right to just cancel it, Zach? Are you out of your mind?"The pillow bounced harmlessly off his chest, leaving him unfazed. Calmly picking it up, Zach return

Madelyn promptly removed the ring Zach had put on her finger again and placed it under his pillow. Usually, the slightest noise would awaken him with vigilance, but not this time.Recently, the staff at Jardin Corporation were like cats on a hot tin roof with their work. Even Zach had been arriving at the company an hour early every day and leaving precisely at 5:30 p.m. to accompany Madelyn to the hospital. Most of his work was now being conducted in the hospital room. Whether attending meetings or dealing with paperwork, he managed it all by her bedside.Madelyn did not understand why Zach had to be there all the time if he was so busy. She felt uneasy with his constant presence during her check-ups at the hospital.The next morning, it was still dark at 6:30 a.m. when Kevin arrived at the private ward and found Zach, who appeared tired and irritable. When Zach noticed the lobby's emptiness, his gaze turned sharp, and asked, "Where is she?"Confused, Kevin responded, "Mr. Jardin,

Unsure of what Zach was contemplating after being silent for a while, the technician offered another possibility, "If the laptop hasn't been tampered with, another reason could be a sudden power outage. If the battery is depleted and the plug is pulled directly, it can cause an improper shutdown that could damage the system files. To fix the laptop, we have to reinstall the operating system. There's no other way."What the technician said was something Zach should have thought of earlier. He played a rhythmic pattern on his desk with his fingers. Then, he lifted his wrist to check the time. "Prepare a new laptop for me immediately," Zach ordered, "and notify the senior executives to send copies of all important documents for the year to my email."Kevin, observing that Zach was not showing much emotion on his face, figured that the laptop's malfunction was probably related to last night's international video conference. He had been taking notes when suddenly, the laptop made a noise,

Madelyn had all the servants clear the room, leaving only Margaret. Margaret brought a glass of water and set it in front of Grace. Then, Madelyn asked gravely, "When did Mya disappear?"Grace sobbed, "It's been almost half a month. That night, Mya slept at home after she took her medication. But the next morning, she was gone! The maid found a note on the table saying Mya had been taken away. We already reported it to the police, and they said they'd do their best to find her. But until now... we still don't know where Mya is."We paid to have people investigate, and they found out that the person who took her away is someone we can't afford to provoke: a man from the Turner family named Fred. He's a prison warden in Ventropolis Prison. Mya may be a bit simple-minded and easily bullied, but she has never gone out to provoke anyone."We have no idea how she could have crossed paths with him. Ms. Jent, I really have no other choice. If there were another way, I would not have come to

Madelyn was not surprised that Zach and Cecilia were together in this life. Cecilia's appearance made her see everything clearly. Zach had promised Madelyn that he would marry her. Yet, they stayed the same throughout both her lifetimes since Zach taught Cecilia to be like this.Now that they were standing side by side, Madelyn thought they were a match made in heaven. She ignored Cecilia's provoking stare. It was as if Cecilia's smug expression was saying, "You're trash, Madelyn. Zach still stayed by my side throughout the two lifetimes!"However, Madelyn did not care at all. She showed no emotion when Zach married Cecilia. She was even willing to move out of the house and give Cecilia everything she had.Madelyn was not Hayson's biological daughter, after all. Hence, the Southern Haven Villas and Azure Corporation did not belong to her. The only thing that she cared about was the pictures her mother had saved.Madelyn stepped aside and left them without saying another word. She t