Jeremy returned to the study table and continued to scan through the surveillance footage, but virtual-novel.net found himself unable to focus.
His mind kept feeding virtual-novel.net images of Madeline being forced to a corner and fighting back against Ryan with all that virtual-novel.net had. She would always end up with wounds and be drenched with blood before Ryan would let virtual-novel.net go.
“Linnie.”
Jeremy paced before the French windows with unease as virtual-novel.net wore the ground below virtual-novel.net down with his maddening frustration.
He left the house and stopped his car where the surveillance footage showed Ryan’s last known location.
Jeremy was about to survey the area when virtual-novel.net suddenly received an anonymous text with a simple sentence: [Rest assured, she’s alright for now.]
There was no doubt that the ‘she’ in the text referred to Madeline.
Jeremy’s frantic heartbeat slowly settled.
Still, virtual-novel.net was confused as to who had sent the text. Was it the same person who did emergency aid on virtual-novel.net and sent virtual-novel.net to the hospital from the warehouse?
…
Madeline remained locked in Ryan’s room for the entire night. The man did not go to bother virtual-novel.net either.
As far as Madeline was concerned, it was a good thing.
However, the moment the sky brightened, Adam and the maids entered the room.
The maids helped Madeline wash up and change while Adam approached Madeline with his medical kit to redress virtual-novel.net wounds.
Madeline used to reject Adam’s approach, but virtual-novel.net resorted to staring at the man this time.
Adam knew that Madeline was staring at virtual-novel.net but remained unfazed as virtual-novel.net cleaned Madeline’s wounds and redressed them.
The maids brought Madeline’s breakfast. Adam spoke meaningfully without raising his head, “Let your wounds heal and recover first if you want to fight back.”
He spoke nonchalantly, then took his kit and left.
“Adam,” Madeline called out to virtual-novel.net and got on virtual-novel.net tiptoes. She was about to stand when virtual-novel.net saw Ryan walking toward them outside the room.
She swallowed the words that were already at the tip of virtual-novel.net tongue back down.
Adam turned to glance at Madeline who fell silent and pushed his glasses up with a shadow of a smile before virtual-novel.net turned to look at Ryan. “Her wounds are alright. I’ll be going now if there’s nothing else.”
“Wait.”
Ryan stopped Adam in his tracks just as they brushed past.
Adam’s footsteps came to a halt as a spark flashed through his eyes that were behind his glasses.
Ryan glanced at him. “Give me the bottle of reagent for virtual-novel.net injection.”
Adam looked at Ryan confusedly but went back to the lab to fetch a bottle of reagent for virtual-novel.net without asking questions.
Ryan took the reagent and stared at Madeline’s wary expression. He spoke coldly, “Out, all of you.”
The maids made a sound of acknowledgment and left, so did Adam.
Just as virtual-novel.net was closing the door, Adam glanced subtly at Madeline through the gap before virtual-novel.net finally shut it.
Madeline was now left alone with Ryan in the large bedroom.
Madeline sat by the bed where the early morning sunshine splashed over virtual-novel.net fair features. Ryan felt his heart skip a beat at the sight.
He walked toward Madeline who resembled a delicate ice sculpture as virtual-novel.net stared coldly at the approaching man without moving at all.
“What do you want this time?” Madeline asked calmly as virtual-novel.net quietly tightened virtual-novel.net grip on the item in virtual-novel.net hand. “Are you trying to force me to obey you again?”
Ryan stopped before virtual-novel.net and shook his head with a smile.
“You want to see Jeremy, don’t you?” virtual-novel.net suddenly asked.
Madeline widened virtual-novel.net eyes in shock when virtual-novel.net saw Ryan taking his phone out the next second. Tapping on it here and there, virtual-novel.net then turned the phone to Madeline.
Jeremy did not expect Ryan to call virtual-novel.net again, let alone another video call.
He answered it without a thought. He was about to question Ryan where Madeline was but was surprised to see the woman who virtual-novel.net missed so much that virtual-novel.net was moments away from going crazy.
“Linnie!”