Chapter 472


    Madeline had exined to James'' mother that she didn''t love him, and therefore, she would never get


    together with him. However, James'' mother scolded her for putting on a show and ying hard to get.


    To James'' mother, it was her fault that James loved her. She was in the wrong regardless of what she


    did.


    Certainly, Madeline wouldn''t want toe into contact with such an unreasonable woman again. She


    swore to herself that whenever she saw that woman''s son, she would stay as far away from him as


    possible.


    James could detect Madeline''s reluctance to talk to him, so he felt mncholic. "Are you still ming


    me, Maddie?"


    "Not really," Madeline replied impassively. "I just think that given our rtionship, it''s safer for us to


    pretend that we don''t know each other when we meet."


    "Please don''t do this to me, Maddie…" As James looked at Madeline, who had be even more


    beautiful, he felt an inexplicable desire rising within him. "Maddie, I know that my mother was in the


    wrong back then. Let me apologize on her behalf. At any rate, we are childhood friends who have a


    strong bond. We even bumped into each other today, so it shows that we''ve been brought together by


    fate!"


    "Stop reading too much into it!" His words gave Madeline goosebumps as she stepped backward. "It''s


    not fate; it''s just a coincidence. My mother happened toe across her friend earlier. It''s the busiest


    ce in Wendel City, so it''s not surprising if we run into people we know."


    "Your mother? Cameron?" James gave her a doubtful look. "Didn''t you stoping into contact with


    her a long time ago? Why did you…"


    Madeline was startled by his words, for James thought that she was talking about Cameron when she


    mentioned her mother.


    James and her cousin, Sam, were childhood friends, but Sam didn''t tell him that she had found her


    biological parents.


    Is he unwilling to mention anything about me because he finds it embarrassing? Or is it because he


    knows that James pursued me before, so he intentionally hid this fact from him?


    The thought only shed through her mind for a moment, and she soon discarded it.


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    Whatever the reason was, it no longer mattered. Most importantly, she had to bid James farewell and


    disappear from his sight as soon as possible.


    "I''m sorry, but I''m in a rush now. Can we talk next time?" She stepped aside in an attempt to circumvent


    him so that she could meet up with her mother and leave this ce.


    James was saddened by her dispassionate attitude. He extended his leg and blocked her way. With a


    dejected look, he said, "Are you still ming me, Maddie? I know I was in the wrong. I shouldn''t have


    listened to my mother. I shouldn''t have dumped you and married someone else."


    Madeline frowned. "Can you stop saying things like these? Nothing happened between us. I''ve made it


    clear to you that I don''t love you, and I have no feelings for you. Since you''re married, you should


    behave yourself as a husband and stop saying things that would cause another woman to


    misunderstand. You''re treating your wife unfairly by doing this."


    "I''m not that kind of person, Maddie. The reason I''m saying these things to you is that I''m getting a


    divorce," James said anxiously. "I''ve made up my mind. I''ll look for you right after I finalize the divorce.


    It never crossed my mind that I''d bump into you here today. I have a feeling that fate has brought us


    together."


    "What does it have anything to do with me that you''re getting divorced?" A disgusted Madeline


    scowled. "Should I get together with you just because you''re divorcing your wife? Don''t you think it''s


    just your wishful thinking?"


    "Please forgive me, Maddie. I listened to my mother and didn''t persevere. I won''t make the same


    mistake this time." He gaped at her with determination written all over his face. "Regardless of what my


    mother says, I''ll steadfastly stand with you, and you''re the only one I''ll marry. As long as I insist, my


    mother will agree to let us get together."


    "You''ve been talking about what you want all this while, but why aren''t you willing to find out what''s on


    my mind?" Madeline furrowed her brows. "I don''t love you, and I won''t marry you. Moreover, I''m getting


    married soon. As a matter of fact, the wedding will be in two days."


    She lifted her left hand and showed him the ring. "This is my engagement ring, and it will be reced


    with a wedding ring two dayster. I''ll have a husband soon, so please keep a distance from me and


    stop saying things like you love me and such. I don''t want to cause any misunderstandings."


    "You''re getting married?" James was stunned. "No way. Sam never told me about it before."


    "Why would Sam tell you anything about me?" Madeline lowered her hand. "Can you step aside now?"


    "Wait a minute, Maddie. Can we go somewhere else and talk?" James pleaded. "There are some


    misunderstandings between us. I can exin. You''re the only person I love, and I''ve never stopped


    loving you."


    Although Madeline didn''te from a prestigious family, she was gentle, beautiful, independent, and


    ingenious. He had known Madeline for many years, and she was the brightest woman he had ever met.


    When someone was used to seeing diamonds, they would find ss to be inferior. He just loved how


    beautiful and intelligent Madeline was, so he found other women boring.


    He loved Madeline, and he wanted her to be his wife. However, his mother wouldn''t allow it.


    Madeline came from a humble background, and her mother was an illegitimate daughter. As such, her


    identity was somewhat awkward in the Taylor Family. Even though she was said to be a young miss of


    the Taylor Family, she was more like a maidservant.


    James'' mother felt that Madeline was a lowly person, so thetter didn''t deserve to be part of the


    Dugrays. Therefore, she warned him against getting serious with Madeline. He could have fun with


    Madeline, but he could never marry her.


    Certainly, he wouldn''t want to mess with Madeline. He loved her, so he wasn''t willing to hurt her


    feelings. Furthermore, he was best friends with Sam, so how could he dally with his best friend''s


    cousin?


    Eventually, his mother forced him to get together with another woman. He couldn''t resist the pressure,


    so he could only sever ties with Madeline and marry the woman that his mother was fond of.


    However, he wasn''t happy at all after getting married.


    His wife was someone from a well-to-do family, and she was better than Madeline in a lot of aspects.


    However, she wasn''t as alluring and intelligent as Madeline.


    Whenever he looked at his wife, he couldn''t help butpare her with Madeline. The more he did that,


    the more he felt that his wife wasn''tparable to Madeline, and the harder it was for him to forget her.


    Although James'' mother had forced him to marry his wife, he had to be a responsible husband after


    tying the knot. He couldn''t love another woman or do anything to betray her. Therefore, he stashed his


    love for Madeline away and decided to treat his wife well.


    Nevertheless, life was full of uncertainties.


    One year after he got married, his wife was found to be infertile. His mother then ordered him to divorce


    his wife.


    Surely, his wife wouldn''t agree to it, but her family members had given it the green light and were now


    persuading her to divorce James. It wouldn''t be long before he would be single again.


    The turn of events surprised him. The moment he learned that he could divorce his wife, his love for


    Madeline flooded his mind once again.


    This time, he was determined to make his dreame true by marrying Madeline.