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If she didn’t have any grudges or longings, she could live here until the day she died.
Madison’s mind was filled with questions.
“How many days will it take Dad to arrive on the island? Will his surgery be okay? What exactly happened on the night Leia died? Is Jack still alive?”
Bound by worldly ties, Madison felt uneasy.
That person had manipulated her for so many years, but there was nothing she could do.
She didn’t want to stay here.
Even if Aldenvine was full of dangers, she only wanted to catch the mastermind. If not, she couldn’t even live in peace.
Suddenly, Snowball stopped walking ahead of her. It carefully examined a small bug crawling on a hydrangea leaf.
The bug’s rear glinted with a green light.
The bug then took flight and landed on Snowball’s nose. Snowball had never seen a bug like this before.
Breathing quietly, it stared earnestly at the firefly on its nose.
Madison was confused. Fireflies shouldn’t be out and about at that time of the year.
Turning around, she noticed many more fireflies dotting the path at the side. Taking Snowball with her, she changed direction.
When she got to the steps, she noticed a huge swarm of fireflies flying out of the woods.
It was a firefly carnival.
The hundreds of fireflies looked like reflections of the galaxy.
They lit up the place, making it look even more beautiful than a haven.
Madison was so stunned at the scene that she forgot to breathe. She didn’t even dare to move lest it disturb the beautiful creatures.
Then, Hunter walked over with a special lantern in his hand. The lantern was made of glass, so the glowing fireflies in the lantern could be seen from outside.
He was wearing a white shirt. Like the male lead of a comic, he walked over to her.
“Madie, this is the firefly lantern you wanted.”
The fireflies danced around him, their soft glows softening his sharp look. He looked gentler and warmer now.
Madison looked at him, stunned. All this felt like a dream to her.
“Hunter, you…”
Holding her slightly chilly hand, Hunter spoke slowly.
“Madie, I’ve never forgotten a word you said.”
Hunter’s expression looked extra serious under the glow of the fireflies.
Licking her dry lips, Madison asked softly, “Hunter, is Andrea someone you fancied on a whim? Or is she your one true love?” Hunter chuckled in exasperation. “If she’s my one true love, why would I marry you? Madie, do you not know how I feel about you?
He had hurt her, but he had also treated her well. If not, she wouldn’t have hesitated to let go of him.
“So you fancied her on a whim just to provoke me?”
It had been two years. Their marriage was already over, but she still wanted an explanation.
Hunter embraced her. Madison could hear him sighing next to her ear.
“Madie, I’ll tell you everything between me and Andrea, but not now. Can you trust me one last time?”
As if fearing rejection, Hunter added, “Don’t believe what the others said about Andrea being my true love. To me, she’s just a younger sister who grew up in my social circle. But…”
He suddenly looked up. He locked eyes with Madison, saying, “I do have one true love in my heart, but she’s not Andrea. She’s”
Madison met Hunter’s passionate gaze. Her heart thumped wildly.
Petals and fireflies danced around the two. The place was extremely beautiful. It even blurred her hatred and disgust toward Hunter.
Hunter was about to say something when the phone in his pocket started vibrating.
The island was silent, and even the birds had gone to roost. Only the vibrating sounds could be heard.
“Go ahead and answer it,” Madison said indifferently.
Hunter glanced at his phone. It was a call from Brent.
If Brent was calling him at this hour, there must be something important going on.
Hunter answered the call. “Hello?”
“Bad news, Mr. Williams.”
Hunter didn’t know which aspect Brent was referring to. Glancing at Madison, he stepped aside and talked over the phone.
The sea breeze cleared Madison’s heated mind a little.
Scoffing, she turned around and left.
Now that things had come to this point, it shouldn’t matter to her who Hunter’s true love was.
When Hunter ended the call, he wanted to continue the conversation just now. But Madison had disappeared.
Only the dancing fireflies remained. The firefly lantern was left on the cobblestone path.
Hunter rushed back to look for Madison. Madison was leaning against the headboard, reading a book. She didn’t even glance at him when he entered.
“I’m sorry, Madie. I have to go.”
Hunter’s voice was urgent. “I promise I’ll go diving with you next time.”
Madison flipped a page. Then, she said nonchalantly, “Okay.”
Sitting by the bed, Hunter took her hand and spoke earnestly, “I know you hate me for trapping you on this island.
“Madie, I don’t want to lie to you. Putting my selfish desires aside, I just want you to be safe. I found out that those people were involved with the Toxic Hive.”
It was only then that the look in Madison’s eyes flickered. “The Toxic Hive?”
“It’s an international drug organization made up of wanted criminals from various nations. They aren’t nice people, Madie.
“They could do anything to get conclusive results. That includes conducting experiments at the risk of thousands of lives.
“They spread out in various nations, but they also delve deep. They’re connected to many business empires.
“Some higher-ups even want to establish illegal partnerships with them. They would get more money that way. In return, they would provide the Toxic Hive with convenience and protection.”
Madison was shocked. It was no wonder that she couldn’t dig up anything on the Toxic Hive at all. The organization was simply too powerful.
“I suspect that they are working with people from our country as well. So I couldn’t be contacted when I was trying to determine their whereabouts.
“Madie, I don’t know why they joined Williams Group. Williams Group has been working fine for the past few years, not to mention there aren’t any financial problems. That’s why I never noticed they were there.
“But they are hostile toward you. That’s why I don’t want you to go back. There’s another important reason as well.”
Glancing at Madison’s expression, Hunter continued, “Do you know about your mother’s illness?”
“Yes, but I don’t intend on donating my bone marrow to her.”
“Wise choice. Personally, I also don’t want you to get involved with her anymore.
“For the past few days, the Davis’s put in a lot of effort into finding the perfect bone marrow, but they failed to do so. You’re the only one they haven’t tested.”
Madison asked, “So you think the Davis’s won’t let me go?”
“They definitely won’t. I know Chris’ personality too well. You might be upset to hear this, but he truly loves your mother. He will stop at nothing if it means saving your mother.”
Hunter placed his hands on Madison’s shoulders while speaking earnestly. “Madie, there may be a lot of misunderstandings between us. I’ve hurt you before, but I sincerely want to protect you now.
“I’ll send more men to look for your father. Just stay here and rest for a while, okay? I’ll come back for you when I’ve settled everything.”
The sounds of a helicopter could be heard coming from the lawn outside. It sounded urgent.
Madison gazed at him. “I understand.”
Hunter placed a hand behind her head, planting a kiss on her forehead. “Give me some time. I’ll tell you everything in due time.
“I promise that we’ll be together like how we were in the beginning. I will give you everything you want.”
For a moment, Madison didn’t know what to say to annoy him.
Hunter took out two rings from his pocket. They were his and Madison’s wedding rings.
He held Madison’s hand before slipping one of the wedding rings onto her finger. The earnest look in his eyes was the same as it had been in the past.
Madison couldn’t understand why a man like Hunter could have a change of heart.
But Connor’s existence was a symbol of his disloyalty.
When the ring slid onto Madison’s thin finger, it hung loosely at the base.
She had lost a lot of weight, and her fingers had gotten much slimmer as well.
Madison chuckled. “Look. After getting divorced, even the wedding ring doesn’t fit me anymore.”
The look in Hunter’s eyes flickered. He didn’t get mad. Instead, he carefully took off the ring.
“Madie, rings can be adjusted. Similarly, people can repent after making mistakes. To err is human, after all.”
He put the ring away. “I’ll put it on for you when we meet next time.”
Hunter kissed the back of her hand. “My precious Mrs. Williams.”
Urgent voices sounded outside. Hunter looked longing at Madison. “Madie, I have to go.”
In the past, whenever he had to leave, even if it was just for work, Madison would throw a tantrum in his arms. Then, she would see him off at the door, watching him leave until he was gone.
But now, she only nodded. Instead, Hunter was the one reluctant to leave. Standing at the door, he looked quietly at Madison. There was a displeased look in his eyes. “Aren’t you seeing me off?”
Madison placed the book on the bedside table before saying lightly, “All good things must come to an end. Seeing you off will only increase the longing. It won’t solve anything.”
Hunter didn’t say a word. He left with a cold look on his face.
Soon, Madison heard the sounds of the helicopter taking off. She stood at the floor-to-ceiling window, watching as the red dot grew smaller in the sky.
She no longer felt longing for him. Instead, she felt more freedom after he left.
There was phone reception on the island, so Madison could make phone calls.
But the internet was blocked, so she couldn’t go online.
She had asked about it beforehand. Even if there was internet here, this was a deserted island. It wasn’t even shown on the map. So, she had no idea where this place was.
Even if Madison were to call someone, she could only tell them that she was on an island. She didn’t know anything else.
The second day after Hunter left, Madison called Everly to assure the latter that she was fine. Right after that, she received a call from an unfamiliar number.
“Madison, is that you?”
The caller’s voice was stern and mature. It was Chris.
Chris reached out for Madison just as Hunter had expected.
Back when Madison was about to die, the majority of the Davis’s chose to let Andrea live instead of her. Chris was the only one who didn’t make a decision.
Hence, Madison didn’t hang up. She said in a distanced and polite way, “Yes, it’s me.”
“I knew it! You’re still alive!”
Chris sounded very excited. Fortunately, Madison had asked someone to deliver the teddy phone watch. It was how they figured out that she was still alive.
Chris only dialed her number to see if it would work. He didn’t expect the call to go through.
“Mr. Davis, I’m alive, but it doesn’t mean that I will donate the bone marrow to your wife.”
Before he could speak, Madison declined his reason for calling.
“Madison, I want to talk with you.”
“I’m afraid that’s not possible.”
Madison lay on the reclining chair. She held a coconut in her hands, enjoying the comforting sea breeze. It felt like a warm hand caressing her cheek.
She thought that even the sea breeze was gentler than her mother’s own touch.
“Madison, I know you don’t like Andrea and the Davis’s. As an elder, it’s not appropriate for me to comment on the younger generation.”
Madison interrupted, “If it’s not appropriate, then don’t do it. I don’t need your comments or apologies.”
“Madison, I know that nothing I say can ease the resentment you’ve been feeling. I just want to tell you that your mother is in a dire state.
“It wasn’t that she refused to come back to Arlandia to see you. It’s because of my special status that she couldn’t come back. Your mother truly misses you!”
Madison didn’t say a word. She couldn’t be bothered to argue with him about Chloe missing her.
His lies were too blatant.
Even if Chloe couldn’t go back to Arlandia, she could at least make a call.
Back then, Chloe had just left when Madison pestered Jeff for Chloe’s number overseas.
She kept wondering if Chloe was used to life overseas. Life in other countries was quite different from Arlandia, after all.
Chloe had always been a picky woman, so Madison was worried that she couldn’t get used to it.
When the call went through, Madison didn’t even have a chance to talk.
When Chloe heard Jeff’s voice, she said, “It’s over between us. I have a new family now, so don’t call me anymore. I don’t want him to misunderstand our relationship. That’s all. I’m busy.”
Madison was stunned when she heard that. She was worried for Chloe for days, but Chloe never even asked about Madison. Instead, Chloe was worried that Jeff would pester her.
After all, if Jeff truly wanted to pester Chloe, he wouldn’t have let her leave just like that.
In all those years, Madison could see that Jeff loved Chloe to bits. But no matter how much he tried, he couldn’t get Chloe to warm up to him.
In the end, when Chloe left, she didn’t even remember a nice thing he did for her. Instead, she feared that he would become a burden.
Madison found it pathetic.
How could her mom be someone like this?
As time passed, her love for her mother was able to trump the sadness she felt from this incident.
Back then, she would stand guard near the phone, fearing that she might miss a call from her mother.
When she was in her teens, other families had already’stopped using landlines. But she kept their landline around.
She thought that Chloe simply didn’t want to talk to Jeff. But she was different. She was her mother’s daughter, so surely her mother would ask about her.
As soon as she got off school, she would keep watch on the phone. She would also keep an eye on the extension line when she went to sleep at night.
There was a time zone difference to consider. Madison couldn’t sleep too soundly in case she missed a call.
But after giving hundreds of excuses, she still hadn’t received a call from Chloe.
Now that Madison had grown up, she finally understood the truth. Chloe was relishing the happiness of getting back together with her old lover.
Chloe was probably eagerly preparing for her new life with Chris. She wouldn’t remember that Madison even existed After all, Madison was simply the daughter Chloe didn’t love.