Waking up with my nemesis baby novel Chapter 262

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“Who has the time to laugh at you?”

Madeleine muttered under her breath, her fingers

unconsciously fiddling with a chess piece. “I’m just curious,

what’s really going on between you and Charlotte?

You two seem…”

You seem to care so much about each other, yet you’re both so

awkward about it.

Madeleine didn’t say that last part out loud.

Bradley tugged at the corner of his mouth. He didn’t answer, asking instead, “Did she say anything when she left?”

“Just that the case was urgent, and she went back with Mr.

Adler.”

Madeleine watched his expression and added carefully, “She

seemed fine, it’s just… it seemed like she didn’t want to talk

about you.”

Bradley’s Adam’s apple bobbed. He was silent for a moment,

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then suddenly gave a self–deprecating laugh. “That’s normal. When has she ever wanted to talk about me?”

He stood up, clearly not wanting to continue the conversation,

and no longer in the mood for chess.

“Huh?

Not playing anymore?”

Madeleine looked up at him.

“It’s no fun.”

Bradley waved a hand dismissively and walked towards the

house, his back looking a bit lonely. “I lose, okay? Happy now?”

Madeleine watched him walk away and pursed her lips.

This wasn’t about losing a game. It was clearly about losing a

person.

As afternoon approached, the rain started again.

Adrian said that rain could easily bring mountain fog, which

would make driving unsafe.

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The group discussed it and decided to end their short autumn

trip.

On the way back, Rebecca wanted to drive her own car, but

Adrian pulled her into his.

Madeleine watched them with a knowing smile.

Thank goodness for Professor Shaw’s pushy and competitive

nature. Otherwise, who knows how long Rebecca would have

kept her feelings bottled up before realizing them.

“Mommy.”

Kevin tugged on Madeleine’s sleeve, his eyes a little downcast

as he looked at her.

Madeleine looked over, confused. “What’s wrong, Kev? Oh, are

you unhappy because we have to go home?

Mommy will take you out again next time, okay?”

“Mmm.”

The little guy hesitated for a moment, uncharacteristically not

agreeing to Madeleine’s suggestion right away.

“What is it?”

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“Mommy.”

Kevin’s little face was a bit red as if he’d been struggling

internally for a while before finally speaking.

“Next time, can we not play with so many people?”

Madeleine opened her mouth, thinking the little guy’s past

psychological issues were acting up and he didn’t like being

around people.

Just as she was about to ask, Kevin said with some

disappointment, “There are too many people. Mommy always

has to talk to a lot of people.”

She didn’t have much time to spend with him.

Madeleine froze, feeling awkward.

Yikes… This is bad, this is bad.

She really had been a bit too obsessed with watching the drama unfold these past two days, completely neglecting to spend quality time with her son.

With that thought, Madeleine quickly and guiltily stroked the little guy’s head.

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“It’s Mommy’s fault, Kev. Next week, how about Mommy

spends time only with you?”

“Only with me? What about Daddy?”

Roderick’s ears perked up. He raised an eyebrow but said

nothing.

Exactly, what about him?

“Let your daddy go play by himself. Hmph, my Maddie is the

most important.”

Roderick: …

Great. He was feeling pretty hurt right now.

Next week, huh?

Alright, then the week after next, he’d find an excuse to send

Kevin to his grandparents‘ place, and then take Madeleine out

for some alone time.

For the first time, Roderick felt that having a son was so in the

way.

While the family was laughing and talking, Madeleine’s phone

rang.

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“Who’s this? It’s an unknown number.”

Muttering, Madeleine answered.

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