Chapter 1330
Whenever she hugged him, it felt like she gained infinite strength and courage.
Then, he held her face and said to her in all seriousness, “I am your husband. Promise me; the next
time something like this happens, you have to tell me. Okay?”
She nodded vigorously as tears overflowed from her eyes again. Turning on her phone, she saw that
there were numerous missed calls and text messages as well as messages on Messenger. They were
all scolding her in one way or another. Some of the family group chats were also berating her for being
inhumane and unfilial, and ruining the Bishop siblings’ ‘marriages’.
As soon as Maddie’s phone was turned on again, Mr. Evans’ call came through. she was just about to
hang up on him when Joel suddenly took the phone from her and answered the call. Mr. Evan’s voice
immediately sounded from the other side of the phone, blowing up at her at the top of his voice.
“Maddie Evans, do you still regard me as your father?! Look at how angry you’ve made Uncle Byron!
Did you think I won’t be able to do anything to you since you’ve settled down in Bayside City?! I’m
telling you; I have many ways to deal with you! I’m giving you two days toe home and beg for
forgiveness!”
Upon hearing that voice, Maddie froze for a moment. It felt as if a bucket of ice water came pouring
down on her head, filling her heart with sorrow and disappointment. Squeezing her hand slightly, Joel
spoke to the other person on the phone. “Nice to meet you, father-inw. I am Maddie’s lover, Joel
Fletcher. I do not believe Maddie did anything wrong during today’s incident. If you have any
objections, you can find me in Bayside City at any time. I will exin it to you myself.”
When Mr. Evans heard his son-inw’s voice, he became even ruder than before. “You b*stard! What
sort of ck magic did you cast on my daughter that made her so mesmerized?! How dare she no
longer obey me?!”
Joel continued in a calm voice, “Maddie is an independent individual. She has no obligation to do
anything for your family.” After saying that, he hung up.
It was nearly 9 PM. Christine was still waiting outside Maddie’s office. Calcting the time, she had to
rush home as soon as Maddie left for home, lest she was criticized for going homete again.
As expected, Joel had the means to cheer Maddie up. Not long after he arrived, Maddie came out with
a smile on her face. She was all rxed now. Since the Evans Family no longer considered her as their
daughter, there was no need for her to continue keeping in contact with them. They only contact me to
ask for money anyway. I might as well cut off all contact with them. I’m not scared of anything as long
as Joel is here for me!
Joel was carrying Maddie’s bag. When he saw that Christine was still waiting at the entrance, he said,
“Christine, it’s sote. Why don’t youe and stay over at our ce for the night? It’s not convenient
for you to go back alone at this hour. Besides, you’ve never been to our house before, right?”
Christine hurriedly replied, “It’s okay. I need to hurry back home!”
At this moment, Maddie felt liberated. Since I no longer need to interact with the Evans Family again, it
doesn’t matter anymore. Thus, she said, “Let’s go; you’ve kept mepany all day long today. I’m sure
you haven’t had dinner either. Come on; let’s go to my house for supper.”
Christine’s stomach was rumbling out of hunger. Besides, it wasn’t easy to catch a bus at this hour and
it was very expensive to take a taxi home. I might as well follow Maddie to her house to have a look.
Joel drove his Land Rover as usual. Therefore, they arrived home in less than 20 minutes. When
Christine saw the imposing residential area with military gs flying at the gate, as well as people
standing guard at the entrance, she knew that it was probably where Maddie lived. After all, they were
living in a house allocated to them by the military.
Joel drove in and handed over his credentials. Then, the sentry saluted to Joel. It was the first time
Christine had ever entered this ce. It felt like everything was military green everywhere she looked,
and everybody inside themunity had a stocky build. It was a little intimidating.
After the car came to a stop, they came out of the garage. Christine followed behind Maddie.
Everything looked extremely interesting to her. However, she felt a little scared to look around. She was
scared that she might identally witness some sort of military secret and get killed for it. As a result,
she walked with her head down and did not dare to look around. The tinkling sound of a bell came from
in front, then she suddenly heard a familiar voice. “Hey, Uncle Joel! Did you go out for supper in the
middle of the night?”
Christine lifted her head abruptly. She did not expect to see Stanley here. Stanley was walking his dog
in a pair of slippers, and there was a bell hanging from the cor of his husky. Joel looked at Stanley as
he said, “Stan, why don’t you join us?”
For a moment, Stanley thought he heard wrongly. Did Joel just invite me over to his house to eat?! This
is interesting! He quickly turned his dog around and eagerly said, “Sure! What are we having?” To his
surprise, he suddenly noticed Christine standing next to Maddie. The sight of her gave him a shock.
“Hey, is that Christine? Why are you here?”
Christine was shocked too. She looked at Joel, then looked at Stanley before looking back at Maddie.
Maddie did not bother hiding the fact anymore and exined, “Stan is Joel’s nephew!”
It was the first time Stanley heard of that too. “Wow! Is Christine your younger sister, Aunt Maddie?”
Maddie embarrassedly replied, “She is my cousin on my mother’s side.”
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Meanwhile, Christine was so shocked that she was at a loss for what to say… It was her first time
coming to Bayside City. Therefore, she waspletely unaware of the situation between the powerful
factions in Bayside City. After the Fashion Week, she heard from some well-informed seniors that both
Stanley and Taylor were part of the Fletcher Family. Only then did she vaguely learn about the
existence of the Fletcher Family. It was reportedly a military family which produced many generals.
Even the God of War, Mark Fletcher, that everybody knew about was part of the Fletcher Family.
She heard that the Fletcher Family was very prominent. Many female celebrities from the entertainment
circles desperately wanted to marry into the Fletcher Family. However, the Fletcher Family was an
existence that even the bigshots in the entertainment industry could not hope to join. She heard that
Taylor was crowned the Academy Award for Best Actor winner twice. Moreover, he was thergest
shareholder of The Imperial. Even though he was standing at the pinnacle of the entertainment
industry, he was nothing special within the Fletcher Family. I can’t believe Maddie is married to
Stanley’s uncle! Wow! Looks like this paratrooper is quite something! Maybe he’s the best among all
the other paratroopers!
By the time they arrived at Joel’s ce, the kitchen was already cooking up something delicious.
Christine noticed that Maddie’s house was quite spacious after she entered. The houses allocated by
the military are quiterge. If each household lives in a one-bedroom apartment, this building probably
holds several dozen households!
Joel asked Stanley to keep Christinepany for a while as he apanied Maddie upstairs to
change her clothes. Then, Christine saw many pictures adorning the walls of the living room. Curious,
she went over to take a look at them. There were photos of Maddie and Joel’s wedding, family photos,
as well as photos of Joel in his military uniform with various people.
“Hmm? Isn’t this the legendary Old Master Fletcher? Joel is standing right next to him! Wow! That’s the
president! Why is Joel standing next to the president?! This person standing next to Joel… isn’t he the
one that’s always in the news—” The more Christine looked, the more shocked she became. Just who
on earth is Joel?!