Chapter 174 What Rights Do You Have to Mention My Brother?
There were simply too many places to hide a bugging device and Luke did not give her the time to check them all.
Madeline didn’t dare to risk her sons’ lives. Hence, she could only do as he said and left the firm alone without telling anyone.
There was a silver car outside the firm.
She took a glance at its car plate number and recognised that it was Luke’s. His habit did not change at all after such a long time.
She opened the door and entered it. Before she could sit firm, the car sped off.
Looking at the person sitting beside her, she tried to contain her rage and asked, “Where’s Quincy and Joel?”
To that, Luke merely gave her a smile without answering her question and his hand struck toward her nape.
Madeline immediately blocked it with her hand.
He looked at her with a deep gaze and said, “Maddie, if you do not want your sons to be hurt anywhere or even dead, don’t resist.”
She yelled. “Luke Adams! What exactly do you want?”
He struck her nape again and replied, ‘You’ll know it soon.”
Reflexively, she wanted to resist his attack, but she thought of his warning earlier. Hence, she could only suppress her subconscious movements and allow his action.
After an immense pain, everything turned black before her and she passed out.
When she woke up, she realized that she was on the floor with her limbs all tied up.
She moved around and checked the surroundings. It appeared to be a room in the basement where there was only a door with no window.
Everything was dark, save for the light from a dimly-lit table lamp at the corner of the wall.
There was nothing blocking her mouth. Hence, she tried to utter something. “Luke Adams?”
That instant, another light lit up and she immediately looked at the direction of this light.
Not far from her, there was a couch.
It looked elegant, appearing to be in a huge contrast with this dark and simple room.
Luke was sitting on the sofa with a glass of red wine in his hand and looking at her with his head tilted.
Madeline immediately sat up and looked at him angrily. “Is this enough? Where’s Quincy and Joel? Luke Adams, if you dare to lay your hands on them, I’ll never forgive you for the rest of my life.”
“You’re asking me whether I have had enough?” He stood up, walked toward her and squatted down beside her. Then, he held her chin and asked, “How about you?”
“Me?” She was shocked to hear that. “What have I done?”
“Nothing, you say?” He looked at her fiercely. “Are you serious about marrying Sebastian? Madeline, have you forgotten what you told me before? You said you would devote your entire life to taking care of your two sons and would never marry! This was what you personally told me. Have you forgotten about them?”
“I…” She pursed her lips. “Sebastian is their biological father and we’re not getting married for real. It was just to give Quincy and Joel a complete family.”
He sneered at her answer of hers. His gaze was cold as he replied, “I should have killed that two b*stards.”
“What rubbish are you saying?” She was furious. “The fact that we aren’t together has nothing to do with either of them. I just didn’t feel anything for you. You’ll always be a brother and a family member to me!”
“Why didn’t you like me?” Luke stared at her, his gaze full of insanity and obstinacy. “Where am I falling short? I’ll treat you well and give you everything that you want as long as you’re with me, and I can even promise to only be good to you for my entire life! Why didn’t you marry me? Just how am I not good enough?”
“You’re good, but I just feel nothing for you!” Madeline continued, “I’ve always treated you as my brother and my family. I do not wish to marry you; I can’t imagine marrying you and becoming your wife because all along, all I’ve had for you was kinship, not love!”
“Who do you love then? Sebastian?” He smiled coldly. “Madeline, do you really believe that he married you out of his true feelings? No! He was merely deceiving you! He only wanted Quincy and Joel, and once he gets them, he’ll dump you like garbage!”
“That’s none of your business!” Taking a deep breath, she suppressed all her rage and tried to talk to him in a calm tone, “Can we stop arguing on this? I want to see my kids. Where did you bring them?”
“You seemed to have misunderstood your situation now, Madeline.” Luke gripped her chin tightly and gave her a dead stare. “You’re now my prisoner. How can you talk to me in such a manner?”
She was getting more anxious and yelled, “I am your lifesaver! I saved your life; if it wasn’t for me, you would have been dead for ten years now!”
“So what?” he asked. His gaze was ruthless. “Do you think I want to be alive? Yes, you saved me, but you killed me after that! What’s the point of living if I cannot be with the one I love? I felt worse than death now. Life is like a living hell for me!”
Madeline was totally stumped for words. “Though we’re not lovers, we can be family! To me, you’re always my brother, my family. You would understand me if you truly loved me. How can you kidnap Quincy and Joel just because of what happened between us?”
“I don’t want to be your family. I want to be your lover and your husband!” He looked at her firmly and insisted, “It’s either you don’t get married for your entire life or the only person whom you can marry is me!”
“Sebastian and I are just husband and wife in name!” She did not want to agitate him further and tried to explain calmly again, “We got together because we wanted the kids to have a complete family—”
“That’s why I said that two b*stards should die!” His gaze was full with a sense of mercilessness.
“I dare you!” she yelled. “If you dare to even touch them, I’ll hate you forever!”
“You sounded as if we were close now.” Luke let out a cold and ruthless laugh.
“Luke…” Madeline softened down. “Though we had not been in contact for a while, Logan and you are always my brothers deep down in my heart.”
His expression changed when he heard that. “How dare you even mention my brother!” He gave her a push immediately, his face pale as if he wanted to kill her right there and then. “If it hadn’t been for you, my brother would not be paralysed! Do you know how ill he is right now? He would quickly run out of breath and cough uncontrollably whenever the wind blew. It is all thanks to you!”
