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“I dreamed about the time we were newly married,” Madison told him honestly.
“It’s just a dream at the end of the day. It has been almost three years since that time.’
Hunter felt guilty when he heard what she said.
Madison took a few bites of the food and said slowly, “The reason I’m here is to talk to you about something important.”
“Tell me.”
“I suspect that your sister is still alive.”
Hunter’s hands that were cutting up the steak froze. He looked at Madison’s face and responded instinctively, “Impossible. I saw her body with my own eyes.”
Madison knew Hunter would have a huge reaction. She tried her best to speak calmly. “I know that, but the body had been in the sea for so long when you picked it up. It had also been partially eaten by fish. You weren’t able to see what the body used to look like, right?”
“I did a DNA test.”
‘Yes, that’s what I’m trying to get to. Leia joined this Toxic Hive organization that you spoke of. It’s a very influential organization. They bought out the person who did the test for you. Leia’s DNA was used in the test. That’s why the DNA test results showed that you were siblings.
“We all thought the body was Leia’s, but she had been in the wind since then. She set us up repeatedly behind the scenes.”
“How can you be so sure that she’s in Toxic Hive? Even I haven’t seen her in more than ten years.”
Madison explained, “I saw her last night. I thought you were the one who told Chris where I was. I didn’t expect her to be the one who leaked my location. She only wore a face mask this time, and I saw her eyes. They looked exactly like your sister’s eyes when she was young.”
Hunter was surprised that Madison was able to recognize Leia by her eyes. She had the same thought as him. Hunter began to feel anxious and uneasy.
Madison was afraid that he wouldn’t believe her. She took a sip of lemon water to moisten her throat and said, “I know this may be hard to believe, but I have a way to validate my claim. We just need to take Jodie’s bones for testing, and the truth will be revealed.”
Hunter gripped his cutlery tighter as he said deeply, “It can’t be done.”
“Why?”
“The body was cremated. The high temperature would have ruined the integrity of the DNA. Even if I allowed you to dig up the coffin and retrieve a sample, you’d only get some ashes.”
Madison slumped back in her chair and said with a shaky voice, “How can that be? I went to her grave this morning. I saw signs that the soil on her grave had been filled back in hastily. Could someone have dug her body up before us?”
Hunter’s back stiffened. He didn’t expect her to have been to the grave already.
“I’ll have someone look into it.”
“It must have been Toxic Hive. They must have gone there to take away the evidence. But this could indirectly prove that…
Hunter interrupted her and said, “Prove what? That my sister is a murderer?”
Madison knew Hunter would be defensive when she brought up his sister.
“Currently, I suspect that she is.”
“What about her motive? If she did it, why did she do it? Why would she spend so much time, effort, and resources to kill you? She went missing when she was a child. What grudge could she possibly have against you?”
Madison tried to explain urgently, “I haven’t found out her motive yet. But it’s true that she wants me dead. Last night…”
Before she could tell Hunter about what happened last night, he cut her off impatiently, ” Enough of this. I don’t want to hear any more of this ridiculous story.”
“I know my conclusion sounds absurd or even funny. But don’t you want to get to the bottom of this? Don’t you want to know who sabotaged our relationship behind the scenes? She’s been playing us like fools.”
“Naturally, I’ll get to the bottom of this.” Hunter lowered his head to hide the guilt in his eyes.
Madison wanted to say something more. Hunter pushed the plate of steak that he sliced up in front of her and said, “Alright, let’s eat for now. I’ll take care of this.’
Madison understood that Hunter no longer wanted to discuss the matter, so she stopped talking.
They no longer spoke another word after that. After dinner, Madison wiped her mouth and got up.
“I’m full. It’s getting late. I’ll be off.”
Upon hearing that, Hunter threw his knife on his plate and said, “Where are you going?”
“No matter the reason why I returned, I’m back now. We’re divorced. We should keep our distance.”
“I bet you’re going to that Moriarty punk, right?”
Madison was displeased with how he addressed Colin. But she tried to de-escalate the situation and said, “I told you before, I see him as a younger brother. There’s nothing between us.’
“You might not see him that way, but how can you be sure that it’s the same for him?”
“I…”
Hunter closed in on her and said, “Madie, there isn’t a single man in the world that would treat a woman well without ulterior motives. Nothing comes for free.”
He lifted her chin with his finger, saying, “Do you know how much effort, time, and money he spent to get you away from me? Your family is already bankrupt. What else would he be after? Madie, every gift has a price. What do you think he wants in exchange?”
Madison disagreed with his point of view. “Hunter, do you think everyone is as wicked as you? We were friends as kids, which is why he helped me. Just because you’re heartless and indifferent doesn’t mean everyone else is the same.”
Hunter said slowly, “You were friends with him? Why haven’t you told me about that? How else are you related to him?”
Anger flared in Hunter’s eyes.
Madison was upset. “Are you and Andrea the only ones allowed to be childhood friends? Why can’t I be childhood friends with Colin? I didn’t tell you about that because I didn’t see the need “He was just a playmate. Just because you have malicious intent doesn’t mean he’s the same.’
Smirking, Hunter said, “You think I’m malicious and he’s good?”
The mocking smile made Madison feel uncomfortable. But with everything said, Madison retorted stubbornly, “Am I wrong? You cheated on me while you were married to me, and you even have kids with her. If you’re not the bad guy here, no one else would be.”
Hunter started to breathe heavily from the rage he felt. “Madison, do you even know what kind of person he is? And what he has done?”
“What could he possibly do?” Madison recalled her phone call to Colin that didn’t go through and the fact that Hunter got into trouble last night. She wondered if Colin was also dragged into this matter.
Hunter pointed to his chest, saying, “You tricked me into letting him go on the boat. I complied because I didn’t want to hurt you. What about him? He shot me here the moment he got the chance to do so.”
Confusion flashed in Madison’s eyes. Hunter added, “You want to ask why I’m still alive, right? Well, I would’ve been dead if I wasn’t wearing a bulletproof vest.
“And if he hadn’t tried to play it safe by aiming at my heart and had shot my head instead, I’d either be dead or in a coma right now.”
Colin’s warm smile appeared in Madison’s mind. She muttered, “How could this…’
“You might think he’s an innocent young man. But have you ever thought about it closely? He was the first person to find you even though no one else could. Why would he know where you were?”
“I…”
“And you also mentioned that he has a wound on his back.”
Madison anxiously replied, “Yes, I saw it with my own eyes. How could that be fake?”
“Did you know that it was an all-out gunfight at the hospital that night? Who would use a knife in a situation like that?”
“A gunfight?” Madison echoed. Gunfights were something that only appeared in movies for regulår people.
“Seems like he also told you that four groups of people were trying to take your father. But he didn’t tell you how many casualties there were, huh?”
Madison asked with quivering lips, “H-How bad… was it?”
Hunter took his phone out and showed her the security footage of what happened.
The scene was chaotic. Even though the guns were fitted with silencers, Madison could still see the bullets hitting people and blood splattering everywhere. People were falling one after the other.
The victims included doctors, nurses, patients, and family members. Even cleaners weren’t spared. Everything happened so quickly that no one could react. No one would have expected such a brutal gunfight to take place out of nowhere in this peaceful age.
By the time people started to process what was happening, others were already lying in pools of blood. Some people didn’t even have the time to scream.
The victims fell one after another way quicker than what movies showed. None of them were prepared. In a matter of seconds, they were already down.
The white walls were splattered with blood, and people were sprawled all over the corridor. Some were still moving, but others were already dead.
Tears welled up in Madison’s eyes. It was way worse than what she’d imagined. It was hell on earth.
She finally understood why the authorities wanted to keep the incident a secret. If news about the incident got out, it would definitely shock and terrify the public.
Hunter asked coldly, “Let me ask you this. Do you still think it’s possible that he was stabbed in such an intense shootout?”
Madison was rendered speechless. In such a situation, Colin would’ve died if he had drawn his firearm too late. No one would’ve been using a melee weapon.
Colin didn’t tell her anything about what went down. He casually summed up what happened in a single sentence.
Looking at the footage and thinking about Colin’s innocent face, Madison felt a chill run down her spine.
She didn’t expect the man she trusted to be so ruthless.
“If he wasn’t hurt from that incident, where did the wound come from?”
Hunter held Madison’s chin in place with his finger. “Madie, do you really not know why he did that? Hasn’t he always been the innocent, gentle, and caring young man in your eyes? If he got hurt for your sake, wouldn’t you feel guilt and remorse?”