Waking up with my nemesis baby novel Chapter 316

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The nurse said only two people could go in at a time to avoid

disturbing the patient.

Roderick stopped Madeleine, saying Owen should go in first.

After he went in, Roderick told Madeleine what Gerry had just

said.

“Ed… Edward?”

When Madeleine heard the name, her pupils constricted. The

name slipped out, her voice hushed with shock.

She hadn’t said his name in so long; saying it again felt strange.

Roderick’s expression was terrifyingly dark, his eyes cold. He

nodded, confirming Madeleine’s unspoken question.

“Gerry checked the security footage of the entrance and exit

and spotted Edward. He was here for an inspection, and at that

time, he was indeed where Mrs. Miller would have been.”

Roderick lowered his voice.

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“Maddie, about those questions I asked you the other night… I

think I’ve figured out some of the answers. Mrs. Miller… she

was probably one of the people who got caught up in this,

right?”

The color drained from Madeleine’s face.

She opened her mouth, but her throat was too dry to make a

sound, so she could only nod slightly.

Roderick was silent for a moment.

“Tell me, hmm?”

Despair washed over Madeleine. She looked into Roderick’s

eyes, and after a long moment, tears streamed down her face.

“Roderick, have you ever… ever suspected that this world isn’t

real?”

As soon as she said it, something clicked in Roderick’s mind.

He suddenly remembered something.

Back when Madeleine said she had amnesia and started acting

strangely, she sent him a lot of novels and short–form web

series.

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At the time, Roderick didn’t think much of it. He just figured that

since Madeleine had lost her recent memories, she was

probably like her high school self, still into Billionaire Romance

novels.

But thinking about it now…

No.

The things Madeleine sent him back then were all from the

“Book Transmigration,” “Time Travel genre,” or “Side Character’s

Revenge plot” genres.

So…

A terrifying thought slowly crept into Roderick’s mind.

He stared at Madeleine, the answer on the tip of his tongue.

After knowing each other for so many years, just one look at

Roderick’s reaction and Madeleine knew he had figured it out.

She didn’t have time for tears, quickly wiping them away and

grabbing Roderick to look him over from head to toe.

“How are you? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?”

“Does your head hurt? What about your body? Should I call a

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doctor for you?”

Roderick didn’t answer. Instead, he suddenly reached out and

pulled Madeleine into a hug.

It all made sense.

Everything was logical.

Why the past Madeleine seemed like a different person, but on

closer inspection, it wasn’t that her core had changed, but… it

was like she was wearing a mask.

Because she had a “mission” she had to complete.

A “narrative control” she had to follow.

Roderick felt as if something was slowly hammering at his

heart, making it painful to breathe.

Madeleine had always been a very independent person, never

wanting others to interfere in things she could handle herself.

After they got together, it took Roderick a long time to convince Madeleine that he was someone who would unreservedly share her burdens when she faced difficulties.

But these past few years… he couldn’t help with anything.

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He had broken his promise.

Or rather, it was simply impossible.

He had to let Madeleine go through this pain all by herself.

But why?

Even if this wasn’t the real world, even if it was a made–up

utopia, couldn’t the side characters like them have lives they

could control?

This wasn’t how Madeleine’s life was supposed to be.

“Roderick, Roderick!”

Held in his arms, Madeleine grew more and more panicked.

She worried something was wrong with Roderick, her voice

turning sharp.

Roderick buried his face in the crook of her neck and took a

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