Chapter 166
"And you tried to hide this bruise because you feel guilty for that bastard?" Lance asked. The storm brewing in his heart since dinner time was unbearable. He had been thinking about this matter the whole night, wondering why Madeline would try to hide something from him.
Madeline nodded weakly. "He’s right. He’s so kind to me despite all the mess I caused. I called him only when I needed him, but once the problem had been solved, I simply ignored him." Madeline looked at Lance with eyes glistening with tears. "Lance, I’m not cruel enough to hurt a kind man who has helped me twice."
"Stop calling him kind. He wants you, Madeline," Lance said grimly. "Zane is not some goddamn good samaritan that would help anyone in need. He helped you because he wanted your body and heart as compensation!"
"And what’s with you acting like he’s the only one who can save you? I can help you better than him. I have all the connections and money that he doesn’t have."
"Don’t you get it, Lance? YOU are the one who created the mess in the first place. YOU are the one who pushed me into his arms," Madeline said. "Back in Summer Heat Lovers, I had to ask him for help to avoid lifetime embarrassment. And you can’t help me against Ethan and Bertha’s YouTube video case. Your help would only aggravate the problem."
Lance gritted his teeth.
Madeline always brought up this problem whenever they argued, as if it was a mistake that Lance couldn’t reverse and couldn’t compensate for.
"So, why don’t you just ignore this bruise and act like nothing happened?" Madeline suggested. "Zane already told me he would never come to me anymore unless I asked him to. There’s nothing to worry about."
"Are you fucking kidding me?! You are telling me to just turn a blind eye?!"
"Yes." Madeline nodded firmly. "It’s for the best because I don’t want to hurt someone who helped me. Just let him be, and he won’t bother us anymore, okay? I promise this will be the last time. I won’t stop you if he hurts me again in the future."