Chapter 80
"... Do you love him that much?" Zane asked. "Do you love him to the point that your mind will filter out all the shitty things he has done to you?"
"No," Madeline denied. If she could be honest, she didn’t have enough time to judge Lance’s character completely. But she would rather stay for the money that Lance offered than have to go into another tumultuous relationship with a man similar to Jon.
"Zane, even if I’m single, I probably wouldn’t date you either."
"Why? Am I that repulsive to you?"
"No, stop calling yourself repulsive. You are perfect," Madeline replied. "But you’re too similar to my ex, that bastard who ruined my life, Jonathan Hale."
"But I’m not him," Zane insisted. "I’m not married. Hell, I’m not even dating anyone right now! If there’s one person who’d likely do the same shit that Jon did to you, then it’s your boyfriend."
"Then I’d break up with him the moment he did that to me," Madeline said. ’But is it even possible? Since he’s the one who decides when to end the contract between us.’
"Zane, I don’t want to talk about this anymore. I feel terrible for rejecting a perfect man like you..." Madeline said. "So let’s just get this night over with so we can resume our role on the reality show."
Madeline wanted to walk away, but Zane grabbed her hand and embraced her.
She didn’t have the chance to react before Zane suddenly kissed her and hugged her deeper.
She struggled for a bit until Zane finally released her because she was out of breath.
Madeline’s face was flushed. She stared at Zane with eyes filled with tears, "W—What are you doing?!"