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It was because the children in her womb were his!
After quite some time, Madison heard a knock on the door.
“Madie, are you alright?” It was Chloe.
Madison cleaned up the mess, splashed her face with water, and stumbled out of the washroom.
Chloe was unaware of the events between them. She asked Madison, “Are you sick?”
“I just feel sick looking at those two. I feel much better now that I’ve vomited.”
“Do you know Andrea? She’s always been abroad. Is there some kind of misunderstanding between you two? This is Hunter—”
“I know.” Madison interrupted her, her voice cold as ice. “Hunter Williams, the president of Williams Group. Who in this world wouldn’t know him?”
“Yes. He’s a brilliant and accomplished young man.”
“Indeed. He hasn’t even divorced yet, but he’s already eager to remarry. Ordinary people wouldn’t be as bold as him.”
This left Chloe rather confused. “What are you talking about? He isn’t married, so why would he get a divorce?”
The smile on Madison’s face did not reach her eyes. In a mocking tone, she said, “Who am I then, if he isn’t married? Mr. Williams, why don’t you tell my mom just who I am?”
Chloe looked at Hunter with a puzzled gaze. She never knew that he was married.
“Mr. Williams, we stayed overseas for many years and are unaware of what goes on here. What does my daughter have to do with you?”
Hunter’s eyes were calm. His expression remained indifferent as he said, “Even if there was something between us, it’s already in the past. I’m settling my divorce soon.”
Madison never thought that he would take things so lightly after all their years of marriage. She had given him her heart, yet this was all she got in the end.
Needless to say, she was furious at him. However, she felt more disappointed than anything else.
It was the disappointment of finding out just how blind she had been to treat trash like him like something precious.
Madison took out the ring box and hurled it at Hunter’s face. “Fuck you, you scumbag! My deepest regret is marrying you! See you at the City Hall tomorrow! Whoever fails to show up is a coward!”
The box hit him squarely on his forehead, leaving a trail of blood dripping down his face. It opened and fell together with the ring onto the ground.
This time, Madison did not look back. She stepped on the ring as she left and slammed the door shut.
Too many things had happened over the past two years, and this was the final straw. She did not manage to go far before passing out by the roadside.
It started pouring from the sky as if the world itself loathed her. Madison thought that it would be better to just die like this.
For her, there was nothing worth remembering in a world full of schemes and lies like this.
When she woke up, she was lying in an unfamiliar room. The dull, yellowish light from a lamp chased away the darkness in the room. The warmth here was like a soothing breeze in spring.
“You’re awake.”
Madison’s eyes fluttered open to see Vince’s eyes staring back at hers. “You saved me?”
“I was on my way home when I saw you passed out by the roadside, so I brought you back. You were thoroughly soaked, so I had the maid help you change,” Vince said, his eyes clear and sincere.
“Thank you, Vince,” Madison thanked him.
“I made oatmeal. You should have some warm water first,” Vince told her.
Madison removed the blankets and started to get off the bed. “No need. It’s late, and I don’t want to trouble you.”
She was frail. The moment her feet touched the floor, her body tilted forward helplessly, making her fall to the ground. Hurriedly, Vince rushed to her aid by supporting her with his arms.
Madison could smell the light fragrance from his clothes. It was similar to the laundry detergent she used at home.
Hunter also had the same scent back then. She could not help but feel her heart break when she thought of him.
“You’re too frail right now. Stop pushing yourself if you want to live for a couple more days,” Vince warned her, yet his tone was gentle. “Think of it as you’re doing this for your father.”
Only then did her dull and dispirited eyes flicker with a sliver of hope. “Sorry to trouble you.”
She watched as Vince busied himself in the kitchen. In truth, she and him were not that close. At most, he had given her a reward when she was nominated as the best student in her freshman year.
That time, he was her senior by four years and had been doing his internship at a prestigious school elsewhere, so he did not spend much time in college.
Later, she met him again in the hospital, and they started contacting each other more frequently.
Still, their relationship was not close enough for her to always impose on him. After finishing her meal and taking some medication, her stomach finally settled.
Vince then brought up the issue of her chemotherapy.
“Medicine nowadays is advanced, and you’re only in the middle of the late stage of cancer. Even some patients in the final stage survived, so you must have faith in yourself. Chemotherapy is a highly effective treatment.”
Madison lowered her head. “I’ve studied medicine before. I know its pros and cons.”
Vince continued giving her advice. “The chances of remission after that are high. Even if the side effects are severe, you can do it with some determination—”
Madison raised her head to look at him with tears in her eyes. She was spending every ounce of her strength to force back her tears as she muttered with trembling lips, “But I can’t do this anymore …”
Vince wanted to console her, but the words were now stuck in his throat. He stared at her red-rimmed eyes and felt himself die a little inside.
After a while, he asked, “Is there truly no one else in this world that you care about anymore?”
Startled, Madison took some time before replying, “The only person I care about is my dad.”
“Then you should live even if it’s only for him.”
Madison smiled bitterly. “Thanks. I feel much better now. I’ll be leaving.”