Chapter 120
Madeline had just finished applying her nude lipstick, as this was meant to be a casual Sunday lunch with Lance. She didn’t want to overdress, so she wore a casual white shirt tucked inside black leather pants. The temperature outside had dropped since autumn was coming, so Madeline completed her look with a denim jacket.
As she finished her last touch-up, her door was knocked, and Nathan called to her, "Maddy, someone is looking for you. He’s outside."
"Coming!"
Madeline opened the door and Nathan greeted her with scrutinizing eyes.
She got conscious instantly. "W—What? Is something wrong with my outfit today?"
"No, but something’s wrong with you," Nathan said. "That man outside. Is he the man named Lance that Jasmin mentioned back then?"
"It’s not something that you should care about."
"You said it was just a rumor," Nathan continued, cornering his sister with one brutal question after another. "But that man outside is real, so that means you are really playing with two men’s hearts?"
Madeline knew that her brother was simply speaking out of concern for her.
When the truth came out about Jon’s status as a married man, eleven-year-old Nathan was the first to storm inside her room and hug her tight.
He also accompanied her while she was wailing and weeping.
Thus, despite their deteriorating relationship, the siblings always tried to find a way to protect each other since they truly only had each other’s back.