Chapter 286


    Madeline was still thinking about Bruno’s goal foring to this ce, but a figure suddenly appeared


    in front of her. He was very out of ce.


    That person was none other than Noah. He was always indifferent and cold, but he was snapping away


    at Mackenzie using his camera with such passion that it was as if he was possessed.


    The bodyguards around him were dutifully clearing away all the journalists and reporters who were in


    his way.


    When the reporters saw what Noah was doing, they mistakenly thought that he did not allow anyone to


    take photos of Mackenzie. They all kept their cameras in their camera bags.


    Although it was important for them to get first-hand, exclusive news, their lives were way more


    important than that.


    “Wait, is that Mr. Quincy? I really didn’t expect that he could be so fond of his own daughter.” Elise


    commented with her arms all folded.


    Dn chipped in, “You can expect him to behave like that, given how he has treated Maddie. He’s


    really a family man who adores his own wife and daughter.”


    “Say, why are we organizing this fashion show?” Madeline changed the topic and interrupted Elise’s


    commentary about Noah.


    Elise replied confidently, “Of course, it’s a huge advertisement for the boutique. See, isn’t the result


    stunning?”


    “Then why do you think I have hired so many reporters? They are all deleting their photos now.”


    Madeline let out a sigh.


    Those reporters were really cowardly. They all scrambled to delete their photos which had Mackenzie


    in them after Noah had shot a vehement re at them.


    This phenomenon even seemed to affect all the reporters there.


    If she didn’t put this to a stop, only Noah’s camera would have the photos that had Mackenzie walking


    the runway in it.


    Elise finally understood. Madeline and Elise turned their gaze to Dn at the same time.


    Dn shuddered as he waved his hands wildly, “You will tell him yourself. I still want to live for many


    years.”


    “We are not that familiar with Mr. Quincy. You know that.” Elise tried to coerce Dn.


    Madeline nodded in approval. She would not go tell Noah off herself because she knew Noah all too


    well. That guy must be feeling ecstatic deep down in his heart, and there was no way he would allow


    others to have even a photo of his precious daughter.


    If she were the one to go persuade him, Noah woulde up with some weird requests for her to


    complete before he would agree to stop his antics.


    “Are you kidding me? Among us three, Maddie is the one who’s closest to him. If you don’t even dare


    to interrupt him, who am I to do that?” Dn shook his head vigorously in protest.


    Elise hit him on the head, “You’re useless! You can’t even repay my kindness of taking you in!”


    “I never asked you to take me in in the first ce!”


    The two of them quickly got into an argument and Elise began chasing Dn. They disappeared into


    the crowd in the blink of an eye.


    This was a good development. They had not seen each other for days, but these two were getting


    morefortable with each other with every passing day. Madeline took in a deep breath and decided


    to talk to Noah by herself.


    The worst that could happen was Noah asking to hug or kiss her. That was no big deal for her.


    “Ms. Madeline,” Someone blocked her way.


    Madeline looked up and felt herself tensing up. It was that weird sibling duo that Rowan had brought


    with him.


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    Now, the two of them were staring intently at her, which gave her goosebumps.


    To her surprise, Annalise was not with them at this moment. Madeline nced at where they were


    sitting just now to check where she was.


    “Annalise has identally dirtied her skirt. I sent the bodyguard to help get a change of attire for her.” It


    seemed that Rowan knew what Madeline was wondering about, so he exined to her what had


    happened.


    It seemed like Annalise always had some problems with her skirt or dress.


    Madeline disyed a faint smile and she asked in a monotone, “Mr. Sce, do you have any business


    with me?”


    Although she used to get along quite well with Rowan, Annalise had been spoiling her ns and


    interfering with her life again and again. Even though she should not extend her wrath to Rowan, after


    everything that had happened, she was no longer interested in talking to anyone from the Sce


    family.


    “I am very interested in your boutique. Ms. Madeline, would you be interested in a partnership with the


    Sce family?”


    “This boutique belongs to my friend. If you want a business partner, you should talk to her instead.”


    Madeline pointed at Elise who was now ducking behind people and spying on them.


    “Is that so? Lorren asked me to talk to you. He said that as long as I…”


    “Mr. Sce, Lorren wanted to venture into the local market with his Camelot and Hale brand. It is in


    your best interest to form a partnership with the likes of him. Why do you insist on talking to me about


    this?” Madeline interrupted him.


    This was because she knew that Rowan would just spew some unconvincing excuses to exin


    himself.


    She was not arrogant in the slightest. Everything was pointing to the fact that Rowan had some agenda


    in approaching her.


    “Indeed, I wanted to be acquainted with you through our connection, Lorren. Ever since I returned to


    the country, you have shown me a lot of hospitality. I never had the chance to show my gratitude. Not


    only day, but my sister has also caused so much unpleasant trouble for you, which only makes it hard


    for me to even express my gratitude or apology.”


    Rowan was being very sincere.


    Madeline raised her brow a little and a smile formed on her lips, “It’s not a big deal. You don’t need to


    stand on ceremony, Mr. Sce.”


    Rowan still did not state his true intentions, so she did not want to shoot the breeze with him anymore.


    Seeing that she was leaving, one of the guys next to Rowan had an anxious expression on his face. He


    abruptly reached out and grabbed Madeline’s arm.


    “Ms. Madeline, it seems that there’s something wrong with your body!”


    If this guy didn’t look so harmless and stopped pulling her the moment she stopped in her tracks,


    Madeline would have thrown him to the floor.


    “Are you insulting me?”


    That guy looked confused as he denied, “I did not.”


    “Didn’t you mean that I have some kind of illness?” Madeline took a few steps to close their gap. She


    was being very assertive.


    The guy shook his head hastily, “I am not scolding you at all. Look, I am a doctor, and I can see that


    something’s off with your body. Have you beencking sleeptely? Or will you fall asleep without any


    warning? It would feel like someone has pulled the plug on you all of a sudden.”


    A sh of shock appeared in Madeline’s eyes. She had only disclosed her illness to Noah and people


    who were close to her. Even if the Sces wanted to dig into this matter, there should not be a way for


    them to do so.


    “This is my name card. Please believe me.” The guy handed her a name card.


    It read: Alexander Sce. He really was a doctor, and he also belong to a famous biological research


    institute that was located overseas.


    As Madeline mulled over Alexander’s identity, Elise and Dn found Noah who was lost in his joy of


    taking photos of Mackenzie. Mackenzie was now taking the runway for the second time.


    “What do you want?” Noah’s brows shot up and he was very impatient.


    “Mr. Quincy, if you don’t stop taking photos here, you might lose your wife.” Dn jerked his chin in


    Madeline’s direction.


    When Noah looked in her direction, he happened to see Alexander whispering something in Madeline’s


    ears. Of course, he could not hear what Alexander had said, but Madeline was covering her mouth and


    giggling happily.


    Alexander even shot a re at Noah. The two of them appeared very intimate.


    Noah felt a wave of unspeakable anger rising in him. He tossed his camera to Wayne and began


    stomping toward Madeline.


    The moment he left, Elise immediately made an announcement to the reporters, “Mr. Quincy has some


    matter to deal with at the moment. I implore you guys to take more photos of our models today.”


    “Ms. Elise, are you sure we are authorized to take more photos?” One of the reporters who was red


    at sternly by Noah couldn’t hello but ask. He stole a nce at Wayne too.


    Wayne waved his hand and said, “Do as you please.”


    Only then the reporters resumed their job. They were clicking away furiously at the models on stage.