Waking up with my nemesis baby novel Chapter 299

Chapter 299

“This thing you’re afraid of, or rather… this state you’re in, it has

to do with me, right?”

Madeleine’s body went stiff, and her breath caught.

She didn’t want to respond, but Roderick’s gaze seemed to

pinpoint her every reaction, even in the dark.

She struggled internally, and finally, very slowly, almost

imperceptibly, she nodded.

Roderick’s heart sank. Just as he thought.

He continued, his voice steady, but he was pressing her:

“It’s not something happening now, but… something that might

happen in the future?

Or a risk you feel is coming?”

Madeleine’s fingers curled.

He’s too sharp!

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She bit her lip, torn, and finally gave another difficult nod.

“Is this risk… huge?

Maybe even… unbearable?”

Roderick’s voice was still calm, but the arm he had around her

tightened unconsciously.

Madeleine’s eyes stung, and she nodded hard.

More than unbearable…

Roderick was silent for a long moment, as if he was processing

this information, or maybe trying to form a more crucial guess.

His mind raced, connecting Madeleine’s recent strange

behavior, the fear she sometimes showed, and her

oversensitivity to certain things.

Then, he asked a question that made the blood in Madeleine’s

veins run cold:

“This kind of risk… isn’t it a bit beyond normal understanding?

Maybe even… unbelievable?”

He chose his words carefully, trying to get closer to the

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seemingly impossible truth. “Like… it’s not a typical accident or

illness?”

Madeleine froze completely, forgetting even to breathe.

How could he… how could he have guessed in this direction?

!

Her huge reaction was the best answer.

Roderick didn’t even need her to nod; he could feel the

immense shock and fear.

He paused for a long time, so long that Madeleine thought he

had given up.

But he hadn’t. His final words were so low they almost blended

into the night, yet they carried a clarity that cut through the fog:

“You’re afraid to tell me, is it because you’re worried that if I

know, it might trigger this risk?

Or… that it would have some kind of bad effect on me?

Like… some kind of taboo?”

!

!

!

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Madeleine’s mind went blank.

He guessed it!

He guessed almost the entire core of it!

The shock of being seen through so completely and the fear

she had buried for so long seized her in an instant.

She started trembling uncontrollably, like a leaf in the autumn

wind. Tears streamed from her eyes without warning, not from

sadness, but from extreme shock and panic!

She didn’t nod, but her violent reaction and silent tears were the

most definite “yes” he could get.

Roderick finally got the answer he wanted–and the one that

terrified him the most.

He had guessed most of it.

There was an extraordinary risk hanging over them, something like a “taboo” or a “curse,” and she alone knew and feared it,

choosing to stay silent because she was worried it would affect

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him.

The truth was probably even more bizarre and cruel than he

imagined.

Roderick didn’t guess any further.

He pulled the trembling, tear–streaked Madeleine completely

into his arms.

He held her as tightly as he could, as if trying to merge her into

his very bones, using his body heat to drive away the chilling

fear that came from the unknown.

“Okay, okay, no more guessing. Don’t be scared.”

His voice was incredibly hoarse as he repeated it over and over

in her ear.

“Don’t be afraid, Maddie.”

He kissed the top of her head, his tone firm and decisive, with a

calmness that could soothe anything. “Whatever it is, leave it to

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