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Chapter 323 How Is Wayne?
It was almost dawn by the time the doctors finished operating on Noah's arm and extracted the bullet.
The villa had been cleaned up. There were no traces of the attack.
The men in black were handed over to the police. Before that, Noah's bodyguards had interrogated
them and obtained the information they wanted.
Those men were under Trenton's hire, and their target was Noah and no one else. That was why they
did not pursue Mackenzie even though they saw her head down the corridor to the basement.
That was the information they had so far. Interrogations were still ongoing for the culprits of the truck
accident that happened earlier in the day.
Noah went to the basement safe room, feeling slightly uneasy. When he saw his daughter sleeping
soundly, he could not resist gently kissing her cheek.
My daughter is brave and intelligent. She's even better than my bodyguards!
"Daddy, your arm is hurt," Mackenzie mumbled groggily. Even though she was barely awake, she
remained concerned about Noah's injuries. She touched his right arm which had just been bandaged.
"It doesn't hurt at all, sweetie. You should sleep for a little more," Noah said. He knew that she slept
very late last night, and it was important for a little girl to get enough sleep.
"Sleep with me, Daddy." Mackenzie hugged Noah's arm and did not want to let go.
Noah had a lot of work waiting for him in the study, but when his eyes met Mackenzie's pleading gaze,
he decided to leave that for later, flipped the blanket over, and crawled onto the bed next to Mackenzie.
He was ecstatic because his daughter had finally decided to call him "Daddy."
Also, he had just received an update from Dylan. Madeline was awake, and her vital signs were
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He closed his eyes and relaxed. What he did not see was Madeline hugging a robot puppet that did not
belong to her.
When Madeline woke up, her head was spinning. It took her some time to recall what happened the
day before.
She remembered drinking a lot of beer in a bar. Elise came to look for her, and they probably went into
Wayne's car.
She had fallen asleep by the time of the accident, so she did not know anything about it.
"Mommy!" Thomas pounced onto her lap and buried his head in her lap like a playful puppy.
Madeline's attention was diverted. She knew her son was feeling guilty about choosing to stay when
she asked him if he wanted to stay with Noah or leave with her to Uranica.
Earlier, she was still feeling jealous, but those feelings were non-existent by now.
These are my children. I've raised them myself. I shouldn't have suspected that they don't love me
anymore!
"You're a big boy now. You shouldn't cry!" Madeline could see that Thomas and Colt's eyes were
bloodshot. She knew that they did not sleep well last night, and she felt sorry for them.
Colt went up to her and took her hand. "Mommy, we were so worried about you," he said slowly.
"I'm fine now. Don’t worry," Madeline said while gently pinching the back of Colt's hand. "You two
should sleep more."
Thomas clambered onto Madeline's bed. "I want to sleep with you, Mommy."
"Didn't you say you're a big boy now, and you don't want to go to kindergarten anymore? Big boys don't
need their mommies to coax them to sleep, do they?" Madeline said playfully.
Thomas pouted and said, "I'll be a little baby for today. I can be a big boy starting tomorrow."
Madeline chuckled and playfully poked Thomas' nose. She patted the other side of the bed and said,
"Why don't you come up here too, Colt?"
Colt's eyes widened with delight. He took off his shoes and went to the bed.
"Why don’t I tell you two a bedtime story?" Madeline said. She did not ask why Mackenzie was not with
them because she knew the little girl often had a mind of her own. She must have reasons for siding
with Noah at this moment.
She'll explain it to me one day. Even if the boys like Noah more than me, they're here with me now,
right?
"Tell me the story of Don Quixote!" Thomas said while raising his hand.
Madeline held her forehead and sighed. Thomas quickly said, "Then how about Lord of the Rings? Or
The Canterbury Tales? Mommy, I don't think you'd want to tell us the story of The Ugly Duckling, right?"
Madeline chuckled. She found a suitable sci-fi story and read it to them.
The two boys were very excited. However, they were five-year-olds with short attention spans, and they
soon fell asleep.
Madeline lay in bed with them for some time until her phone vibrated. It was a reminder that she and
Noah should be divorced today.
Right. I've made up my mind to divorce Noah.
She gave Noah a call, but no one answered.
She could only send him a message. "Find some time so we can get divorced."
Dylan entered the room. "Maddie, how do you feel?"
Madeline had already freshened herself up in the bathroom. She glanced at the two children on the bed
and placed a finger to her lips.
After they went to the living room, Madeline answered, "I'm feeling a lot better now. Thank you."
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Madeline frowned. She was about to remind him that Noah and she were getting divorced soon, and he
should change the way he addressed her when Elise limped into the living room. She was bandaged
from head to toe.
"Elise! What happened to you?" Madeline was shocked to see her. She helped her sit down on the
sofa.
Elise cried tears of joy when she saw that Madeline was awake. She regaled the perilous encounter
from the day before as though retelling a blockbuster movie.
"How are your injuries? Are they serious?" Madeline looked at Elise's injuries worriedly. Elise's head,
arms, and legs were wrapped in bandages, and the smell of antiseptic was strong.
"She's fine. The injuries are all superficial," Dylan answered on Elise's behalf. "Didn't you see how
energetic she was when she told you the story?"
"Hey! I'm still seriously injured, okay? Yesterday, you neglected me in the car while all of you tended to
Madeline! I haven't complained about that to you yet!" Elise felt sad when she thought about the
incident yesterday.
I know I'm just a side character in this story, but can't someone show some concern for me?
"Didn't I go and save you once I stabilized Madeline's condition? Everyone saw that!" Dylan said.
If I don't explain that to her, I won't have any more free lunches!
Elise looked at him doubtfully, though she vaguely remembered someone in a protective suit and
holding a gigantic syringe running toward her.
So that person was Dylan! Her heart skipped a beat when she saw Dylan's aggrieved expression.
"Um… so how's Wayne?" Madeline asked. She did not realize that her life was in mortal danger
yesterday, and after hearing Elise recount the incident, she began to feel afraid.
Elise told her that Wayne managed to get a hold of the situation, so Madeline was very thankful.
Dylan sighed and said, "His injuries are the worst, but he's already back at work. I didn't manage to
persuade him to take the day off. If you want to thank him, you should look for Noah."
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