Waking up with my nemesis baby novel Chapter 24

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She pulled a compact mirror from her bag, checking her

reflection.

“My eyes got bigger? I had a little work done in Crotoronia- opened up the corners. And my nose? The doctor who did it

was a genius.”

She glanced at Madeleine, her voice bright. “Want his number? I

can hook you up.”

“No thanks,” Madeleine said with a dry laugh.

“So she got plastic surgery,” Madeleine thought. “That explains

it.”

Mary launched into a glowing review of her surgeon’s skills, clearly thrilled with her remade face.

“Maddie, trust me, you should do it. Your husband’s been so distant lately–maybe it’s because of, you know, your look.”

She backtracked quickly, waving her hands. “Not that you’re not gorgeous! It’s just… guys, they chase excitement. Get a little glow–up, and he won’t have eyes for anyone else.”

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Madeleine sipped her drink, mulling it over.

Roderick was distant, but she didn’t peg him as the type to

stray.

If anything, given the chaos she’d caused over the years, his

coolness felt justified.

“Oh, right!” Mary chirped, digging into her bag.

She pulled out a sleek gift bag, beaming. “Here’s that perfume

you asked me to grab. 60 thousand dollars. You’ve got my

account details—just wire it over.”

“60 what?” Madeleine choked.

Madeleine’s eyes nearly popped out of her head when she

heard the price.

She thought, incredulous, “Is this perfume or liquid gold?

“No, even gold wouldn’t cost that much!”

Her curiosity piqued, Madeleine’s gaze sharpened. She reached for the gift bag, eager to see what kind of perfume could justify such an outrageous price tag.

She wasn’t entirely clueless about luxury goods. She knew

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some brands released collector’s edition fragrances where the

price wasn’t in the fragrance itself but in the jewel–encrusted

bottles.

“Was I really about to buy something this flashy to impress

Roderick?” she wondered, her mind racing with doubt.

Peeling open the bag, she found a bottle of Aumora perfume

staring back at her. Just a regular bottle, nothing extraordinary.

“Huh?”

She pulled it out for a closer look.

It was the classic Aumora packaging. She’d been familiar with

the brand since her teens. Sure, Aumora was pricey, but their classic line usually retailed for a few thousand dollars, not the fortune Mary was quoting.

Spritzing a bit on her wrist, Madeleine inhaled deeply. The scent was bold, a rich sandalwood that filled the air with warmth.

“Would Roderick even like this?” she mused.

Then, a flicker of recognition hit her. She felt this smell was oddly familiar.

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Try as she might, she couldn’t place it. Shrugging, she capped

the bottle and tucked it away.

“60 thousand dollars?” Madeleine asked, her voice dripping with

skepticism. “You sure about that?”

“Oh, absolutely!” Mary chirped, her eyes glinting with a little too

much enthusiasm. “60 grand, Maddie. And that’s with the friend

discount I got you.”

Madeleine narrowed her eyes, studying Mary’s greedy

expression. A knot of unease tightened in her chest.

She couldn’t understand how she even ended up friends with

someone like her.

“Alright,” Madeleine said coolly, pulling out her phone as if to

make the transfer. Mary’s gaze locked onto the screen, her lips

curling into a smug grin that practically screamed jackpot.

“Show me the receipt first,” Madeleine added, her tone casual but firm. “Then I’ll send the money.”

Mary’s smile froze, her lips twitching awkwardly.

“Receipt?” she stammered, her confidence crumbling.

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“Yeah, a receipt,” Madeleine said, tilting her head. “How else am

I supposed to pay you?”

“But… you never asked for receipts before!” Mary protested, her

voice rising an octave.

Madeleine paused, her fingers hovering over her phone. She

looked up, her expression unreadable. “In that case, why don’t

you pull up all the receipts from our past transactions? I’d love

to go over the numbers.”

Mary’s face paled, her hand shooting out to grab Madeleine’s

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