Chapter 98


    When Andy learned that Madeline had awoken, he rushed upstairs and administered a battery of tests.


    He finally felt his anxiety leave him after confirming there was nothing wrong with Madeline.


    "Ms. Madeline, what the hell did you do yesterday? Your body was in such poor condition! Did you


    know you nearly scared me to death when I saw you like that in the morning?" Andy sighed deeply as a


    disaster was averted.


    "I did nothing. Is there any food? I''m hungry." Madeline didn''t want Andy to ask any more questions, so


    she changed the subject.


    "Here, Ms. Madeline. There''s food to be had, and it''s delicious, but there are a lot of people here..." As


    he spoke in a somewhat cryptic manner, Andy cast a worried nce Noah''s way.


    "Huh?" Madeline wasn''t sure she fully grasped that.


    She didn''t want to stay in bed after she finished the bottle of intravenous drip, so she got out of bed and


    changed her clothes. Then she grabbed Thomas'' hand and led him downstairs.


    "Wow, it smells amazing!" Thomas could smell delicious food wafting from the living room as soon as


    he walked down the stairs.


    He hadn''t eaten anything since returning in the morning, and his stomach was grumbling.


    His natural reaction was to go and take a look when he realized that the kitchen was cooking some


    delectable food, but as soon as he took the first step, he pulled his foot back.


    Madeline''s hand was being held tightly and resolutely by a small hand.


    Madeline realized the little brat was worried about her, so she leaned down and carried him up, saying,


    "Come on. I''ll take you to the kitchen to see what''s cooking!"


    Thomas resisted being carried a little because he didn''t want to put too much strain on his mother''s frail


    body. He stated, "I can walk on my own, Auntie Madeline. Just put me down!"


    "Don''t worry. All is well with mommy!" Naturally, Madeline did not let go of him but spoke softly in his


    ear instead.


    Although Thomas was dubious, he stopped resisting and simply let Madeline carry him to the kitchen.


    Madeline was shocked to the core when she saw what was happening in the kitchen!


    In the open kitchen, there were about four or five apron-d individuals, all of whom were well-trained


    and upied with various tasks.


    A session of wholesome foods wasid out on the long dining table in front of her.


    Even before tasting the food, one could tell from the exciting aroma that it would be a feast for the


    tongue.


    The leader, Mr. Charles, stopped what he was doing as soon as Madeline came into view carrying Colt,


    and he respectfully walked over to her.


    "Lunch will be ready soon, Ms. Madeline. Pleasee this way..." Mr. Charles invited Madeline to the


    dining table, and Noah, who was standing nearby, assisted her in pulling out a chair.


    Thomas climbed the chair next to it and sat. His eyes glowed when he saw all his favorite foods spread


    out on therge table in front of him.


    "Did you n all of this?" Madeline raised her head slightly and cast a sidelong nce at the man


    beside her.


    His wless jawline was easily visible from her vantage point, and the sunlight shining on his body from


    the outside gave the impression that his entire body was glowing.


    "It''s just regr homecooked food. I''m not sure if this is to your liking, Ms. Madeline." Instead of


    responding to her query, Noah chose to take a seat next to her and put some Weske-style borscht


    soup on the te in front of her.


    Madeline''s eyes twitched violently as she looked at the Weske-style borscht soup in front of her.


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    How did he know I like Weske-style borscht soup?


    Furthermore, judging by the way it was prepared, it was done precisely to her preferences…


    Madeline''s heartbeat quickened.


    Without saying anything, she took a spoonful of the Weske-style borscht soup and gave it a taste.


    It smells wonderful.


    It had the same taste that she liked.


    Madeline''s heart was feeling conflicted at this time.


    She remembered how much she enjoyed Ozlido cuisine and wanted to make it for Noah, and this


    Weske-style borscht soup was the first dish she learned.


    It was a sad thing. She had cooked it every day until the day they parted ways, and even then, he had


    never had a bite of her cooking.


    Her heart was filled with regrets as she reflected on it now.


    For a brief moment, the Weske-style borscht soup in her mouth tasted unpleasant. It was supposed


    to taste sweet and sour, but she detected a hint of bitterness.


    With a plop, a teardrop fell directly into the bowl.


    That startled Madeline and immediately brought her back to reality.


    "It''s delicious. It''s very thoughtful of you, Mr. Quincy."


    "As long as you like it, Ms. Madeline."


    Noah kept staring at her. A sharp pain shot through his heart as soon as he saw the teardrop that had


    fallen into the bowl.


    He was the one who owed her far too much!


    Perhaps it was the immense guilt he felt in his heart, but Noah didn''t "hang" around Maple Forest Vi


    after eating. He took Wayne with him as if he was fleeing. He didn''t even bring Thomas with him.


    Madeline was quiet, and in order to calm Thomas''s worried little heart, she stayed with him for a long


    time, which finally put the brat at ease, and he fell asleep in the evening.


    Madeline took out her phone after that little guy had fallen asleep and dialed Elise''s number.


    Following an unexpected incident outsidest night, Madeline learned that Elise was stopped by a


    customer who unexpectedly showed up as she was leaving.


    That had caused a dy in the n.


    However, she had a feeling that things weren''t as straightforward as they appeared.


    "Hello there, Maddie. Are you all right? I called you several times, and you never answered. I was


    afraid something bad had happened to you. I was about to call the cops!" Elise''s voice came through


    anxiously on the other end of the phone.


    "I''m fine, so don''t worry. I also apprehended the assassinst night."


    "Sigh. I wouldn''t have beente if it hadn''t been for that tricky and difficult customerst night, and you


    wouldn''t have had to face danger alone..." Elise was filled with remorse. She was the one who chose


    the meeting ce. She never imagined Maddie woulde across an assassin.


    She wondered which bastard did it. If she knew who it was, she would sew his face together with her


    sewing machine!


    "It''s all right. The three of us would have died there if you had been therest night!" Madeline was


    forthright in expressing her concerns.


    "Three? Did you ask anyone else to meet up with youst night?" Elise''s heart raced at the prospect of


    juicy gossip.


    "Noah was therest night."


    "Woah! Maddie, are you taking your ex-husband on dates with your best friend now? It seemed like you


    had a lot of fun!"


    "Stop talking nonsense. He just happened to be passing through yesterday. Umm… He also saved my


    life..."


    "What? Noah saved you yet again? Maddie, are you certain he doesn''t harbor romantic feelings for


    you?"


    "So what if he has feelings for me? When he discovers my true identity, he''ll only think he was blind


    when he saved me!"


    "How can you be sure he doesn''t know, Maddie?"


    Elise''s words had a profound significance.


    Madeline gripped the phone with such force that her knuckles had turned white.


    "He wouldn''t have saved me if he had known."


    When Madeline said that, she felt as though she were being slowly dragged into the depths of the


    ocean by arge stone in her heart, leaving her gasping for air.