waking up with my nemesis' baby novel

Chapter 300 This wasn't a guess out of thin air . Madeleine's past , irrational " obsession " with Edward , and the way she clearly avoided and distanced herself from him after she came to her senses , was strange enough on its own . If some " unconventional" force was at work , Edward was undoubtedly the biggest connection . Madeleine's body went rigid ! Even her quiet sobs stopped instantly . She looked up in terror almost immediately . Even in the dark , Roderick could feel her pupils dilate and that horrified " how could you possibly know " shock . He'd guessed right .

Roderick clearly felt the terror that nearly burst from Madeleine in that instant . Her stiff body , her silent , sharp intake of breath , told him everything . He had guessed right , and this connection terrified her more than anything she had admitted before . Edward . He was the key , just as he thought . But he couldn't ask any more questions . To keep pressing for details would be like pouring salt on her bleeding wound . She had already been through enough . It was enough . Knowing the problem was with Edward was enough for him . " Okay , I won't ask about this anymore .

" Roderick immediately stopped , his tone unwavering , as if that earth - shattering guess had just been a casual remark . He pulled her trembling body fully into his arms again, his large hand gently patting her back as if soothing a frightened baby . " It's all in the past , don't think about it ." His voice was low and steady , carrying a force that could quell any storm . " I won't ask anything else . You're safe now . You're safe with me . " ။ He no longer tried to dig for the unbelievable truth , instead focusing all his attention on calming her frightened emotions .

He repeated " It's okay , " " Don't be scared ," " I'm here ," over and over , using his steady heartbeat and warm embrace to tell her that whatever it was , it couldn't break through his protection to harm her now . Under his extremely patient and gentle comfort , the terror that had nearly burst from her chest finally began to subside . The feeling of surviving a disaster drained her of all strength , and she went limp in his arms . " Ricki ... " " Hmm ? " " I'm so glad you're here ." Her voice was a little choked up . " If I had to face this alone , I don't know ...

what I would have done . " Chapter 300 Roderick held her , resting his chin lightly on the top of her head . " Silly girl , I would never let you be alone ." To have and to hold , till death do us part - that was the promise they made back then . Roderick always kept his word , especially when it came to Madeleine . He gently patted Madeleine's back , coaxing her to sleep , but his mind was racing . Edward . All the clues pointed to him . Madeleine's past abnormal " obsession , " her current extreme fear , all those " risks " and " taboos " that couldn't be explained by common sense ...

the core of it all was Edward . Whether it was some strange obsession , an unresolved grudge , or something even beyond his comprehension ... it didn't matter anymore . What mattered was solving the problem , and that meant starting at the source . To sever the fear that entangled Madeleine and kept her up at night , to pull everything back on track , he had to start with Edward . Roderick's eyes turned completely cold , like tempered ice . It seemed he needed to pay him a proper , thorough visit . He would completely eliminate the last and largest shadow looming over Madeleine's life .

Gently kissing Madeleine's sweaty forehead , Roderick whispered softly: " Sleep . Everything will be okay ." " I promise . " Enveloped in Roderick's reassuring presence , Madeleine's consciousness gradually faded as she sank into a troubled sleep . Her dreams were bizarre and fragmented . She felt like she was back in those years , controlled by invisible strings . This time , the dream wasn't from an observer's point of view , but a first - person , bloody , firsthand experience . She clearly " watched " herself .

Watching her own hand uncontrollably pick up her phone , sending Edward those nauseatingly clingy messages over and over again . Listening to her own mouth use the sickliest sweet voice to speak shameless , begging words to Edward on the other end of the phone . Meanwhile , her soul was screaming and roaring inside her , cursing this damn narrative control ! Feeling the immense dependence and joy that surged in her heart when Roderick appeared - that was a real emotion !

But the next second , that invisible , tyrannical force brutally suppressed her true reaction , forcing her facial muscles into an expression of disgust , forcing her mouth to spit out the sharpest , most hurtful words ! She watched helplessly as the light in Roderick's eyes shattered , piece by piece , because of her cold , cruel words . How she longed to rush over and hug him , to tell him it wasn't like that ! But she couldn't . Her body was like a sealed cage , her consciousness trapped inside , only able to watch , to feel , to suffer .

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