Chapter 158 Love Is a Double-Edged Sword
In the meantime, Angie clenched her fists, glaring at Madeline with hatred and grudge filling her eyes. If Madeline didn’t exist, I would still be the Wendel Family’s young lady while living a life that every other lady envies.
This could have been so wonderful until Madeline ruined it all. Deep down, Angie couldn’t help but fantasize about a world without Madeline, whom she imagined suffered from various gruesome deaths. I wish for Madeline to die. With her out of the way, I won’t have to end up in such misery.
Nonetheless, Michael and Crystal could see through the grudge that was filling Angie’s eyes. If Angie showed remorse for having taken Madeline’s place for the last two decades, they would at least sympathize with her, but the expression from Angie’s eyes said otherwise as the couple could tell how much she hated Madeline. Who is she to hate Madeline? Like mother, like daughter. She is just as wicked as Cameron!
To Michael and Crystal, Madeline was the apple of their eyes, which was why they would never tolerate Angie’s hatred for their daughter. For that, the tiny bit of sympathy that they previously had for Angie was now replaced with a strong sense of disgust and anger. Eventually, they all grew tired of talking to Angie as Crystal seized Madeline’s hand. “Let’s go home, Maddie.” She then walked away while holding Madeline’s hand without even looking back at Angie while quickly making their way to their car.
“Mom!” Angie cried out loud and tried to give chase, but Michael, who was right behind his wife and daughter, waved at Nelson. The latter then instructed the bodyguards to keep Angie at bay. “Mom, Dad!” Angie was surrounded by the guards who prohibited her from taking a step further as she could only watch Michael and Crystal walk away without looking back in tears.
While Angie didn’t think there was anyone who didn’t like to daydream in the world, she realized she was one of them upon being sent to the Colt Residence. Even after that, she couldn’t stop thinking about the Wendel Family as she thought Michael and Crystal would miss her in her absence. After all, they had raised her for the past two decades, and she didn’t think the love they had for her could be severed so easily.
Therefore, she initially believed that Michael and Crystal were only acting on their impulse by sending her to the Colt Family, thinking they would return for her after calming down, but when Angie saw how Crystal treated Madeline, she was instantly disappointed; their intimate interactions told her that there was no chance for her to return to the Wendel Family ever again.
It was Madeline who took everything away from me! She then crouched on the ground, curling up with her arms wrapped around her head as she refused to accept the truth. I should be living a wealthy and comfortable life like a queen. I deserve more than the life I’m living now.
After a few moments of crying and sobbing, something seemed to pop into Angie’s mind, whereupon she reached for her phone and dialed a number. “Hello, this is Angie speaking. You still remember the debt you owe me, don’t you?” In fact, if Angie wasn’t at her wits’ end, she wouldn’t even think about contacting that man—after all, he was a lunatic. Knowing that she would be playing with fire if she dealt with him, she feared and dreaded him. If I hadn’t run out of options, I wouldn’t have even thought about contacting this person.
“Angie?” Luke curled his lips upward on the other side of the phone. “I remember that I’ve paid you all my debts.”
Angie bit her lips. “Do you want to know about Madeline’s status? I have news about her for you…”
As the smile on Luke’s face slowly faded, his dark eyes were filled with coldness and indifference. “I’m not interested.” After all, he made a promise to his brother that he would be strangers with Madeline for the rest of his life.
“Do you know whose kids Quincy and Joel are?” Angie went on to say, “Both of them are the sons of Dusktown’s Mr. Hart. That’s right—Sebastian Hart. Madeline is now Sebastian’s wife, as well as the Hart Family’s young mistress.”
“Shut up!” Luke interrupted the lady harshly. “You’re full of horses*t! Madeline said she will never marry for the rest of her life!”
“I’m telling you the truth.” Angie then added, “If you don’t believe me, you can run your own investigation and find out.” Upon finishing her sentence, she silently waited for a response from the other side of the phone shortly before it was hung up. Not knowing how Luke felt toward Madeline, she desperately wanted to find out the man’s reaction after she told him that Madeline had married Sebastian. Therefore, she gave in to her curiosity and called once again, only to realize the call didn’t get through. Well, Luke must have blocked my number. In that instant, Angie was caught in a trance because she didn’t know what would happen following the call she just made to Luke. While she didn’t know what kind of a person Luke was, she didn’t think there was actually anyone else who knew Luke in the world, but Angie was counting on his unpredictable insanity to see Madeline suffer at the hands of him.
Despite Luke’s crazy nature, Angie was well aware of what he was capable of. Thus, she knew it would ruin Madeline’s life if Luke ever showed up in her life, hoping that would right the wrong and turn things in her favor. Although she knew Madeline had once saved Luke’s life in the past, she had a feeling that Luke had no intention of hurting Madeline and was just bluffing when he said he hated her.
However, Angie couldn’t care less about that because she reckoned it was necessary for her to do something in order to take Madeline’s happiness away. I can’t live with the pain of seeing Madeline enjoy her life! What if Luke really hates Madeline?! He is an unpredictable lunatic, and no one can predict what his next move is. Who knows Luke would kill Madeline if he succumbs to his impulse and emotions?
Meanwhile, Luke dialed the intercom and summoned his personal bodyguard at Adams Corporation in Capitol.
“Sir.” Liam scurried toward him and bowed down.
“I want you to investigate Madeline for me.” Luke gave the man an order.
“Sir…” Liam bitterly added, “Young Master Logan said…”
Luke raised his eyebrows and smirked ambiguously at him. “Are you my personal bodyguard or my brother’s?”
Liam kept his head down. “I’m yours, but…”
“Enough said!” Luke hurled the pen at the desk and bellowed, “Stalk Madeline for me and make sure Logan knows nothing about this. If so much as a word gets out, you’re going to serve my brother, and we will never meet again. Do you understand?”
Liam helplessly shook his head. “Alright, sir. I heard you.” He bowed down to Luke and proceeded to leave the place.
However, Luke soon called out to him once again. “Liam.”
Luke turned around and bowed to Luke. “Yes, sir?”
Luke gazed at Liam with a calm yet intimidating expression on his face. “Remember who saved your life back then; remember who gave your mother a decent funeral so that she could leave the world with honor. My company’s name is Microlutions, not Adams Corporation, which means I am your master, not my brother!”
