"Even if he has only a little bit of true love for me, I’m willing to deal with Cora by whatever means.
However… I don’t find it interesting to become someone unlike me for a man who doesn’t love me."
Madeleine sat down next to Ophelia and asked, "Then what are you going to do?"
Ophelia shook her head and said helplessly, "I have no idea."
"What did the Chambers Family say?"
"Mrs. Chambers is already suspecting that I’m actually pregnant. How couldn’t she tell as she’s gone
through it herself? She just chose to believe my lie out of her trust in her junior. She is the kindest to me
among all members of the Chambers Family. If I had a choice, I wouldn’t have lied to her, but…"
Madeleine asked, "Ophelia, have you softened?"
Ophelia gave a bitter smile and said, "I’ve felt the so-called 'motherly love' in the Chambers Family.
Four years passed in a blink, and sometimes, I just can’t tear myself away from the Chambers Family.
But unfortunately, Zachariah has a heart of stone. A beauty like me is nothing but a gold digger to him.
In his view, he can definitely get rid of me with money. Just think about it. I’m so pathetic."
Madeleine poked Ophelia’s forehead with her finger and said, "After all these years you’ve been with
Zachariah, finally you’ve become a blind-sided person. He is sure to divorce you. Do you really want to
abort my godson or goddaughter or give the Chambers Family the custody before you cut all ties with
them?"
Ophelia threw Madeleine a glance, recovered herself and gave an irrelevant answer, "Madeleine, do
you know why I accepted Tassach’s offer?"
Madeleine stared at Ophelia in puzzlement. Ophelia didn’t keep her in suspense and went on, "Any
new hire to his company has to go to Shanghai for an eight-month orientation. During the orientation,
the new hires are not allowed to see anyone except for calling their families until the orientation ends."
Madeleine said with a frown, "Sounds like a strict orientation."
Ophelia nodded.
Madeleine commented, "Tassach is indeed a freak. Only a freak will make creepy rules."
Ophelia was embarrassed. It seemed that Madeleine was focusing on the wrong thing.
Madeleine spoke ill of Tassach before getting back to the point. "So you want to take advantage of the
eight-month orientation in Shanghai to keep the baby?"
Ophelia nodded.
Madeleine cast an admiring look at Ophelia and complimented, "Well well, darling, I thought you were
obsessed with Zachariah’s handsome face and thus became muddle-headed and stupid. It didn’t occur
to me that you had the situation well in hand all the time! Respect! Call me a gambler, and I’d put
money on you."
Ophelia gave a helpless smile and said, "Stop flattering me. I hardly had the situation well in hand. If I
were smart like this, I wouldn’t have given my true heart to a man like a fool, especially when that man
doesn’t love me at all."
Madeleine snorted and said, "So what? Just snatch it back."
Ophelia held the cushion on the sofa and said, "Madeleine, if snatching my heart back was such an
easy thing to do, I wouldn’t have behaved like a stupid woman and tried to save this relationship with
the baby."
Staring at Ophelia, Madeleine hesitated for a moment and asked, "Ophelia, what do you mean by
that?"
"I mean, I once thought of taking advantage of the baby in my womb and Mrs. Chambers’ love for me
to keep Zachariah. But later I thought about it. I’m not an ugly woman, so why should I do that
thankless job?"
Madeleine glanced at her and asked, "When are you going to Shanghai?"
"Tassach says, as long as I go to work tomorrow, I can join the company at once, and I will go to
Shanghai for the orientation training in five days."
"So soon?"
Holding the cushion, Ophelia said, "Yes, it’s soon, but I asked Tassach for it. In principle, a new hire
has to go through a three-month internship to see whether he is qualified for the design work before
becoming a regular employee and having his entry formalities completed. After that, only by working for
a month is the new hire qualified to go to Shanghai for the orientation. Since I asked Tassach to pull
some strings and thus he gave me the privilege, I’m able to skip the internship before I become the
regular employee."
"Finally, that freak does something right. He knows he can practice jobbery and pull some strings for
you. But it’s alright. Once you go to Shanghai, first, the Chambers Family won’t know about your
pregnancy; second, your love for Zachariah will cool down."
Ophelia said with a smile, "Madeleine, don’t worry. I do love Zachariah, but I haven’t got carried away
by this so-called 'love'. I know what’s best for me. I wonder for what purpose Zachariah suddenly
doesn’t want to divorce me, but I won’t let him hurt my baby."
Madeleine nodded. Her eyes lit up all of a sudden and she stared at Ophelia. Scared, Ophelia asked,
"Madeleine, what are you thinking now?"
Madeleine smiled and said, "I want to go to Shanghai with you."
"I go to Shanghai for work. What do you go to Shanghai for?"
Madeleine replied with great confidence, "Of course to take care of you. Don’t forget that I’m your
baby’s godmother. Godmother is also a mother. Is there any mother who doesn’t look after her own
baby?"
Ophelia was lost for words.
"Madeleine, come on! Didn’t you tell me a few days ago that your editor was calling you continuously to
get the manuscript? If you go to Shanghai with me, aren’t you afraid that your editor will chase after you
with a knife?"
Her head in hands, Madeleine collapsed on the sofa.
Her movement startled Ophelia. "Madeleine, what are you doing?"
"Darling, finally I forgot about that, but why would you remind me of it?"
Ophelia was amused. "What? Are you out of inspiration again?"
Madeleine turned a somersault on the huge sofa. When she got up again, she looked unkempt and
disheveled.
"Darling, do you know that I’m stuck at the ending of my new supernatural novel? I’m still considering
whether I should give it a happy ending or a tragic one. Personally, I prefer the latter. But if I write a
tragedy again, my readers will come at me with rotten eggs."
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