Chapter 678


    Minerva saw how the man had only paused for a moment before walking forward as if he hadn''t


    heard her.


    She widened her eyes in disbelief. This person...


    He obviously heard her, but he paused for a moment before continuing walking.


    Was he deliberately pretending not to hear her?


    Did he really hate her so much that he didn''t want to see her?


    Minerva''s heart was filled with anger. She bit her lower lip and quickly chased after him while


    shouting again.


    "Maddox, if you don''t wait for me, I''ll block you on Facebook!"


    Sure enough, the figure in front of them did not pause. Instead, his footsteps came to a stop. Seeing


    him stopping, Minerva, who could catch up with him, did not continue to move forward. Instead, she


    stopped and looked at his back.


    Was he going to turn around?


    Minerva thought that if Maddox didn''t turn around this time and just left, she would definitely block


    him on Facebook!


    She bit her lower lip and stood where she was, staring at Maddox''s back without moving an inch.


    She didn''t know how long she waited, but the person in front of her was still frozen in ce. Minerva


    couldn''t help but say again, "Aren''t you going to look back?"


    Read between the lines.


    This question asked him to turn back, but it was referring to what happened in the past few days.


    Minerva deliberately asked this question. Of course, she knew that Maddox was smart. He would


    definitely know what she was trying to say.


    He said he wanted to think about it, so she promised to give him some time to let him think.


    She gave him three days.


    She thought, no matter how annoyed he was, three days would definitely be enough for him to think


    it over.


    Hence, she came to him that day for his decision.


    Although her voice was not loud, she was certain that Maddox had heard her. After that, she stood


    there and waited quietly.


    She was slowly losing hope as the wait got longer. Just as Minerva was about to give up and leave,


    the figure in front finally moved. He gradually turned around. She felt a sense of longing in Maddox''s


    determined look and indifferent gaze.


    Watching him turn around, his handsome features finally appeared before her eyes. Minerva could


    feel her heart racing.


    She bit her lower lip and stood still. They looked at each other from a distance.


    He did not seem to have any intention ofing over.


    Minerva thought for a moment, then slowly stepped forward and walked towards him.


    When she was about to reach him, a thought shed across her mind, and disappointment filled her


    eyes. Then, she stopped. They were still quite far apart from each other.


    Maddox''s lips twitched and he looked at her with an inexplicable gaze.


    A sad smile appeared on Minerva''s lips.


    "If I didn''te to look for you, were you going to keep avoiding me?"


    Maddox pursed his lips, but his eyes were still livid.


    "Were you?" Minerva was persistent and asked again.


    She thought, "Now that I am here, I must make it clear to him."


    Maddox was still staring at her, standing still and not saying a single word.


    After looking at each other for some time now, Minerva said helplessly, "I know it was my fault that


    I''d kept you in the dark for so long, but... you don''t know the full story. Back then, I was not certain


    because... I didn''t even know the person that night was you. Can''t you see it from my shoes? If I


    knew it was you back then, I wouldn''t have to suffer the humiliation from the Yardley family."


    Humiliation?


    Maddox remembered how he once said that Minerva was pregnant with an illegitimate child. He


    said this woman was promiscuous and even said that she was dumb.


    Her husband cheated on her, and she was still trying to bear this guy''s child for him.


    However, who knew that she was pregnant with his own child?


    And... She was obviously still a virgin that evening.


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    How could it be?


    At the thought of this, Maddox''s gaze shifted. Back then, he asked Sam to dig for information on her


    and found out she was married to her husband for two years. How could she still be a virgin?


    Could it be that she had not slept together with her husband before?


    So... Was he the first man Minerva had?


    Maddox looked at Minerva as he was getting worked up, and the look in his eyes became more


    inexplicable.


    "I can also exin why everyone else knew this before you. Quill knew it first because he is my


    brother. He has been taking care of me for these five years. You won''t be jealous of my family, will


    you?"


    Family...


    The word triggered Maddox and his gaze shifted. Minerva continued, "As for Benedict, it was a


    coincidence that he found out. It wasn''t my decision to tell him."


    "Coincidence?" Maddox''s lips twitched and he finally said something.


    Minerva''s heart finally calmed down a little at the sight of him speaking. Him speaking allowed her


    to exin. He was listening.


    "It''s a coincidence. When I went to the supermarket with Beanie, I met him by ident. You know it


    yourself that Beanie looks exactly like you. How could he not piece the puzzle together when he


    saw Beanie back then?"


    Did they meet coincidentally at a supermarket? Maddox''s eyes darkened. What were the odds of


    meeting someone coincidentally in a supermarket?


    Thinking about this, Maddox could guess why he knew it earlier than him.


    Benedict probably knew about it earlier than he did.


    But how did he know?


    If he had known, then...


    In an instant, Maddox''s eyes squinted. He suddenly reached out and grabbed Minerva''s wrist. "Did


    he know about this all along?"


    He was a little rough and the grip startled Minerva. She couldn''t help but widen her eyes.


    "You..."


    "Go ahead."


    Maddox''s voice was a little hoarse.


    "All along?"


    Minerva thought for a moment and shook her head. "Impossible. He couldn''t have found out about


    this since he hadn''t met Beanie before. Back then, when he first met Beanie, he seemed quite


    startled, but... it might be possible that he went to look into it after."


    In fact, there was no need to look into it. Benedict did not know she was pregnant. Even if he found


    outter on, he would only thinkthat... the child in was Maddox''s.


    "D*mn it!" Maddox gnashed his teeth in anger. "He''s just a child out of wedlock. How could he find


    out earlier than me? If you told me earlier, this would have never happened."


    Minerva said, "I''ve just reconnected with you recently, and have you forgotten how you treated me


    back then? I went to look for you, and you left me waiting outside of the house. It''s fine that you


    me me, but now, you don''t even want to talk to me?"