Chapter 636


    "We''re already here. Do you still think I''m joking?" While speaking, Maddox raised his hand tob


    through her hair and twisted a few strands of hair around his index finger.


    Minerva lowered her head and watched him for a long time.


    "I''m serious. If a stranger taints your opinion of me, then I''ll prove to you that that woman has


    nothing to do with me. Since we met until now, I''ve meant every word I said. I''m not putting on an


    act."


    "But..." Minerva raised her head and looked at the redness in his eyes. "You haven''t slept in two


    days, have you? Can your body take it?"


    Their gazes met and Maddox lowered his head. His forehead was pressing against hers as he


    closed his eyes tiredly.


    "No, it can''t."


    "But I can''t stand losing you more."


    "You can''t believe him. He''s up to no good," Minerva thought.


    He spoke ill about Benedict and he was a selfish person.


    Seeing that she didn''t answer, Maddox continued toin, "Benedict didn''t fight back, not


    because he didn''t have the ability to fight back, but because you were there."


    She didn''t reply.


    "He did it on purpose. Do you understand?"


    Minerva''s lips moved as if she wanted to say something. However, Maddox pressed his lips against


    hers before she could utter a single word. His soft kissesnded on her lips like petals falling gently


    to the ground. There was no sound.


    It was gentle and silent.


    Minerva''s heart trembled. She opened her mouth subconsciously, receiving the kiss.


    The moment she opened her mouth, she felt his body shake violently. Then, Maddox''s tongue


    fiercely barged in and entangled with hers.


    "Mm."


    Minerva couldn''t restrain herself. Just when she thought they would deepen the kiss, he suddenly


    pulled away.


    She looked at him in bewilderment.


    "Are you trying to embarrass me in public?" Maddox held her forehead and asked breathlessly.


    In public...


    He was right. Minerva suddenly recalled that they were in a VIP lounge at the airport. Although


    there weren''t as many people herepared to the outside, there were still people around.


    When Minerva finally came to her senses and was about to push Maddox away, he pinched her lips


    and said with a chuckle, "It''s toote. Everyone saw it. It''s toote to hide."


    Her face and ears turned red as she felt the staresing from all directions. She dared not say


    anything else and could only re hatefully at him.


    "Didn''t you say that we''re going to grab something to eat? Let me go. I want to go out and find


    something to eat by myself..."


    Minerva pushed him aside. She tried to get up but Maddox quickly pulled her back down.


    "Wait for me."


    Minerva was pulled back next to Maddox. He whispered into her ear, "It''s a little inconvenient for me


    to stand up now after our little shenanigan."


    She was lost for words.


    Of course, she knew what he meant by "inconvenient." After all, this happened once before at her


    house.


    "What a beast!" Minerva thought.


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    Earlier...


    They barely kissed, yet he...


    Thinking of this, she red at him.


    Maddox''s bloodshot eyes were full of joy. Although he was still a little dissatisfied, the anger he had


    from punching Benedict earlier dissipatedpletely.


    The moment Minerva invited him into the kiss, he suddenly realized he had always been in her


    heart.


    So, why should he be mad at Benedict?


    How dare Benedicte and steal his girl?


    Benedict had never been able to get his way before. Now Maddox was satisfied. After taking her to


    confront Monica, he would be able to get together with her and officially be a father.


    While they waited for him to cool down, she would ask him questions from time to time.


    "Are you okay now?"


    Maddox shook his head and sat there with his lips pursed. He still didn''t move.


    About three minutester, Minerva looked at him and asked again, "How about now?"


    Her eyes looked so moist and innocent. She knew exactly what was going on yet she kept asking


    him if he was okay with that expression on her face.


    Maddox really wanted to grab her and bite her to let her know whether he was okay.


    How could he calm down so quickly?


    "Why are you..." She wanted to say something, but when she saw him looking at her with a


    bloodthirsty gaze, she swallowed her words.


    Forget it; she might as well wait a little longer.


    She recalled how it took quite a while for him to cool down at her home previously.


    This time, Minerva did not disturb him again. Time passed by slowly. It was so long that it started


    getting awkward. Minerva wanted to remind him that if they kept on waiting, they would have to


    board the ne.


    How would they eat?


    Finally, just as she couldn''t take it anymore and was about to stand up to go to the washroom, he


    suddenly grabbed her hand, "Let''s go."


    "You''re okay now?"


    She looked at him in surprise.


    He pursed his lips.


    "Don''t look at me like that, or else... I can''t guarantee that we''ll leave our seats."


    Minerva was silent.


    Forget it, she looked away and turned her back towards him.


    On the way out, she suddenly thought of something. She couldn''t help but ask, "Is your brother...


    really going to be okay?"


    As soon as she finished her words, she felt the atmosphere around her turn icy.


    She turned around to look at him, only to find Maddox looking at her coldly.


    "You''re still thinking of Benedict?"


    "I don''t mean to harp on it, but you''re the one who hurt him."


    Maddox looked away and said tly.


    "He''s not my brother. Don''t treat him as your brother either."


    Of course, she didn''t treat Benedict like her brother.


    "Also, don''t treat him as a man."


    Minerva thought to herself, "Isn''t he asking for too much?"


    "He''s a b*stard," Maddox suddenly said.


    Minerva was shocked. B*stard? Actually, she didn''t know much about the Yardley family. The


    information she knew was just the tip of the iceberg.


    Maddox and Benedict were not full brothers. They were half-brothers who shared the same father.


    As for the rest, she was clueless.


    "Back then, my mother could not get pregnant after she married into the Yardley family. Three years


    later, she found out that her husband was cheating on her. My mother had a strong personality, so


    she couldn''t ept sharing her husband with another woman. She forced him to divorce her and


    left the Yardley family."


    Minerva was stunned and lowered her gaze.


    Little did she know that Maddox''s birth mother was so strong- willed. She immediately got a divorce


    when she discovered that her husband was cheating on her. She was unlike otherdies who kept


    silent even when their husbands were having affairs.


    "After she left the Yardley family, she realized that she was pregnant."


    Minerva subconsciously caressed her stomach.


    "She could have abandoned the child. After all, it was her ex- husband''s child, but my mother gave


    birth to me without a second thought."


    Upon hearing this, Minerva couldn''t help but raise her head and look at Maddox.


    His eyes were deep; looking at them was like staring into the depths of the ocean.


    His gaze was different from usual. Minerva had never seen this look in Maddox''s eyes before.