Chapter 194


    Chapter 194 Surrounded


    Nichs nced at Madelline, who hade to find him, and furrowed his brow.


    Upon seeing Nichs, Madelline bit her lip, appearing delicate and vulnerable.


    “Nichs, I’m sorry. I know you don’t want to see me, but I really miss you.”


    “Madelline, I think I’ve made myself clear. Since I decided to send you abroad, there has been not


    connection between us.”


    “No…” Madelline shook her head, tears streaming down her face. “How can there be no connection? I


    was your first love, and we spent so many years together. I believe you still have feelings for me. It’s


    only because Nancy is your wife that you feel obligated to her.”


    “You’re mistaken.” Nichs’ gaze remained remarkably calm. “The person I love now is Nancy. I care


    for her not out of obligation, but because I genuinely want to make her happy and give her a fulfilling


    life. So, Madelline, please let go. It’s better for you, for me, and for Nancy.”


    Madelline clutched her chest, waves of pain coursing through her.


    She refused to believe a single word Nichs said. How could he no longer be in love?


    She was his first love, his true love. How could he just say he didn’t love her anymore and turn around


    to fall in love with the woman who ruined their rtionship?


    “Nichs.” Madelline looked at him, teary-eyed. “How can you treat me like this? I can ept that you


    might not love me anymore and that you could fall in love with someone else. But why Nancy? Have


    you forgotten? She’s the one who ruined us. If it weren’t for her, we wouldn’t have separated.”


    “Madelline.” Suddenly, Nichs raised his voice.


    His gaze pierced through her, unusually sharp. “I won’t allow you to nder her.”


    “You’re defending her like this?”


    “Our separation had nothing to do with her. We broke up long before I married Nancy. Have you.


    forgotten? You were the one who initiated the breakup. You used me of not caring for you or looking


    after you?


    As Nichs spoke, Madelline’s face turned bright red, and she struggled to find words.


    “But at the time, I was just acting on impulse, Nichs, I never actually wanted to break up with you. I


    love you so much. How could I leave you? It was just a test. It was a way to get you to pamper me. I


    never imagined that after we split, your grandfather would arrange another marriage for you. Nichs,


    I’m sorry. I was wrong. I truly regret it now. If I had known all this would happen, I would never have let


    us break up.”


    Madelline grabbed Nichs’ arm, crying in a pitiful and heart-wrenching manner.


    Nichs sighed, reaching out to pull down Madelline’s hand from him. “Madelline, sometimes things


    happen, and once they do, they’re all in the past. Why hold on to something that’s already gone?”


    “I love you so much. How can I not hold on? Nichs, I’m begging you, don’t leave me. I…”


    Her eyes were swollen, and her voice trembled. “I ask for nothing. I don’t want an official rtionship


    status. I don’t want any recognition. Just let me stay by your side, please?”


    “Impossible,” Nichs answered without a second thought.


    “I won’t hurt Nancy like this. Also, don’t make me look down on you. I’ve said it before, let’s not stay in


    touch. Let’s treat each other as strangers. It’s better for both of us. Now, please leave.”


    Nichs finished speaking and moved to close the door.


    Madelline bit her lip, her heart feeling like it was being torn apart.


    Even after she poured out her heart like this and pleaded desperately with him, he remained unmoved.


    At the moment when the door was about to close, Madelline suddenly reached out to stop it. “Alright, I


    promise you. From now on, I won’t bother you anymore. I know you won’t let me stay in the same hotel


    as you, but it’s sote. Can you bear to let me go back alone?”


    “I’ll arrange for someone to take you back, Nichs said, reaching for his phone.


    Madelline immediately declined, “No need. If it’s someone else, I’d rather go back on my own.”


    “Nichs, this is thest stretch. After tonight, we may never see each other again. Could you please


    see me off onest time?” Madelline earnestly requested.


    Seeing that Nichs didn’t immediately refuse and seemed to be hesitating, Madelline seized the


    opportunity, saying, “This is my final wish.”


    Finally, Nichs nodded.


    Madelline’s face lit up with a smile, overjoyed. “Really, Nichs? You’ve actually agreed?”


    “Yes.”


    “Can you wait for me? I need to use the restroom first.”


    In the restroom, the pitiful look on Madelline’s face disappeared without a trace. In its ce was a face


    filled with cunning and malice.


    She looked in the mirror, her lips curling into a sinister expression. “It’s all because of you, Nancy. Just


    you wait. I’ll definitely be back. Nichs is mine. No one can take him away.”


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    Before leaving the restroom, she took out her phone and made a call, her tone dripping with sinister


    intent. “Execute n B.


    Then, she removed the SIM card and tossed it into the trash can.


    The streets were exceptionally quiet at 3.00AM.


    When Nichs escorted Madelline outside, the temperature was extremely low, and the wind was


    howling.


    He nced at Madelline, who was only wearing a long dress. She had already curled shivering ball,


    her face devoid of color.


    In the end, he couldn’t bear it and took off his coat, offering it to her.


    “Which way do you need to go?” Nichs asked.


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    into a


    Since Madelline said her ce wasn’t far from here and would only take about a fifteen-minute walk, he


    hadn’t brought his car.


    “To the right. Go past two traffic lights, turn right, and then go past two more traffic lights. We’ll be there,


    she replied.


    “Alright.”


    Just as they walked a short distance, they suddenly heard the roaring noise of engines from behind.


    Soon after, motorcycles sped past them, their noise grating and disruptive.


    This kind of situation was quitemonte at night, so Nichs didn’t pay it much attention, thinking


    it was just people racing.


    However, two minutester, he realized something was seriously wrong.


    His keen intuition made him immediately sense danger.


    “Madelline,e over here!” Shouting loudly. Nichs promptly moved Madelline behind him.


    Sure enough, in the next moment, as if pre-nned, the motorcycles quickly surrounded them. forming


    an imprable circle.


    Nichs and Madelline werepletely surrounded.


    “Mr. Sallow, it’s quite a challenge to find you in this ce. If my brothers hadn’t kept a watchful eye all


    night, we might have missed you,” a man with scars stepped forward from the crowd.


    Nichs noticed him and immediately narrowed his eyes. “It’s you?”


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    “What’s the matter, Mr. Sallow? Surprised to see me?” The man burst intoughter. I understand


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    that back in your home country, you’re untouchable, always surrounded by a horde of bodyguards. But


    here, it’s a different story. You’re all alone, and I have a whole gang with me. You didn’t expect me to go


    to such lengths, did you? As they say, revenge is a dish best served cold. And now, I’ve finally caught


    up with you, haven’t I?”