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I had to y it cool.
“Madeline,” Jewel said as she stood in front of me. Her eyes were filled with tears.
I squinted and said nothing, waiting for her to continue
She needed to gather her emotions. I couldn’t interfere
“Could you stay away from Chris?” she finally said.
I frowned. “What?”
“You’ve already broken up with him. He’s with me now, so you’re part of the past. I don’t want you
showing up around him and affecting his mood.” Jewel’s eyes were reddened, with tears
shimmering.
I couldn’t help butugh. So, she was ming me for the punishment Chris gave her just now.
“Are you saying that you can’t afford thepensation and need me to share the burden, Ms.
Massey?” I mocked.
Jewel’s face turned pale instantly. She had previously shown her financial struggles in front of me,
assuming my mockery was about her poverty
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But it wasn’t herck of money I foundughable. It was her ridiculousness.
“I couldn’t afford it before, but things are different now.” Jewel wasn’t backing down either. She
retorted sharply and effectively.
Her confidence came from the fact that she was now officially with Chris.
act that she was now officially with Chris.
She was trying to hurt me with her words, but I refused to just take it. I put on a look of sudden
realization and said, “Oh, I almost forgot. You’re no longer the widow ofn, whom even your in–
laws didn’t acknowledge.”
Hearingn’s name made Jewel freeze, and then tears rolled down her cheeks. “Madeline, don’t
usen to attack me. I don’t want you showing up around Chris, not just for me, but for you too.”
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I smiled faintly. “Is that so? I’d hear how this is for my benefit.”
Jewel wiped away the tears from the corner of her eye. “Chris is very resentful toward you now.
He’s upset that you moved on so quickly, even feeling that you never truly loved him over the past
ten years.”
I furrowed my brow. “Did Chris tell you that?”
“No.” Jewel bit her lip. “He’s too proud to say it, but I can feel it.”
“Oh, so he’s quite the jerk. Now that I don’t want him, he’s the one feeling ufortable,” I said
without any hint of politeness.
“Madeline, how can you say that about him?” Jewel defended him.
“How else should I put it? Should I say he’s been so good to me, that he remembered my good
qualities when he chose you?” My words made Jewel bite her lip as if I had just pped her in the
face.
She fell silent.
1 warned her, “Jewel, don’t try to manipte me. I’m not falling for your tricks. You don’t need to
test me. Chris is someone I’ve let go of. Now that you’re with him, I’m d for the peace. I should
thank you.”
Jewel’s lips trembled, and she was left speechless.
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I nced at her slightly rounded belly but decided to hold my tongue and turned away.
But Jewel called after me, “Since you don’t want him, could you say something to his parents so
they won’t me him anymore?”
I didn’t even turn around. “Why should I speak up for him?”
Jewel didn’t respond, and I left the amusement park and headed to the Star Empire building.
As soon as I entered the lobby, I saw a familiar face. He spotted me and waved enthusiastically. ”
Madeline, what a coincidence.”
“Mr. Roulder,” I greeted him coolly.
Xander walked over. “Have you finished your little break? You’d better be back at work tomorrow. If
not, I might have to recruit some new talents.”
“Mr. Roulder, if you’re going to scare me, I’ll definitely be at work tomorrow,” I replied, noticing
Derick approaching.
He saw me too. “Maddie.”
I waved at him and turned back to Xander. “Mr. Roulder, I have a friend here. I’ll see you
tomorrow.”
“What kind of friend? A boyfriend? Why don’t you introduce him?” Xander said. He was clearly
overstepping given our brief acquaintance as colleagues.
Before I could respond, Derrick stepped in. “Yes, I’m her boyfriend, so I suggest you don’t get any
ideas, sir