Chapter 115
Ada almost choked off the burger. "M—Madeline, he genuinely favors you. I know Mr. Grant isn’t the type to show too much affection. But I’ve never seen him so attentive and doting to his girlfriend before."
Madeline stared at Ada, who seemed to believe her own words, which made her scoff in ridicule because it only made her want to disclose the contract even more.
Ada clearly didn’t know Lance had no bottom line when it came to business profit.
"Well, I can’t blame you for not knowing," Madeline said. "You said that you’ve been working for him for a while. Your view about him must be biased."
Ada said nothing, knowing that Madeline was just trying to vent her frustration. But she didn’t understand why Madeline reacted so badly.
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a responsible man who would give her everything she wanted?
Madeline stared at Ada, and she scoffed as she could easily read what was on Ada’s mind. "I know what you’re thinking, Ada. You think that I’m ungrateful and needy because Lance didn’t pay enough attention to me."
"I—I didn’t say that..."
"It’s okay. I also think like that," Madeline said. She stuffed the half-eaten burger inside the paper bag. Thinking about Lance for too long made her lose her appetite. "Why, oh why, I wonder about my feelings..."
"Madeline, you told me before that you’re ready if he dumps you," Ada reminded her. "Do you still think the same way?"
"No, of course not," Madeline denied. Sighing, she continued, "I was just putting up a tough, bad bitch persona in front of you. But I’m probably going to cry for days if he truly dumped me."
"Then I guess that’s why you are upset," Ada concluded. "You’re upset because he doesn’t give you enough attention to assure you."