Waking up with my nemesis baby novel Chapter 338

Chapter 338

Her first instinct was to look at Roderick, and her gaze met his

smiling, deep eyes.

“You’re awake?

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Madeleine was instantly wide awake, sitting up straight in

pleasant surprise, her hand tightening unconsciously.

“How are you feeling?

Does it still hurt?

Are you uncomfortable anywhere?

I’ll call the doctor!”

As she spoke, she was about to press the call button, but

Roderick gently caught her hand with his.

“Don’t rush,” his voice was a little hoarse from just waking up,

but his tone was steady, “I’m fine, just a little hungry.”

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Madeleine finally relaxed a little, but she still looked him up and

down worriedly, confirming that although his face was pale, he

seemed to be in good spirits.

As her tension eased, the scene from her dream inappropriately

popped into her mind.

The awkward and funny teenage Roderick under the setting

sun.

She looked at the mature, steady man before her, who still had

a hint of a cool outline to his features, and couldn’t help but let

out a “pfft” of laughter.

Roderick was baffled by her laughter and raised an eyebrow.

“What are you laughing at?

Is me lying in a hospital bed that funny?”

“No, no,” Madeleine quickly waved her hands, her eyes curving

into crescents. “I just had a dream about high school, about the

day after the SATS, and the things you said to me in front of the

school tuck shop.”

Roderick froze for a moment, the tips of his ears turning an

almost imperceptible shade of red. He pretended to be calm

and looked away. “That was so long ago, who remembers that.”

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“Well, I remember it clearly!”

Madeleine got excited, leaned closer to him, and blinked slyly.

“Were you… confessing your feelings to me back then?”

Roderick’s body tensed almost imperceptibly. ‘He didn’t admit or deny it, just gave a vague “mm” sound.

Seeing him like this, Madeleine became even more certain of

her suspicion, laughing like a cat that got the cream:

“Hahaha, I knew it! All that stuff about the MIT cafeteria food

being bad, and being afraid I’d embarrass you… Roderick, your

communication skills back then were a solid F. I didn’t

understand at all, I thought you came looking for me just to pick

a fight!”

Listening to Madeleine’s laughing accusations, Roderick sighed

helplessly.

He raised a hand to rub the bridge of his nose, but the corner of

his mouth held a resigned, indulgent smile.

He turned his head, looking at Madeleine’s sparkling eyes, his

tone carrying a resigned fondness and a bit of the candor that

came from finally speaking up after so many years:

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“Yeah, I was confessing.”

“Too bad a certain silly girl’s reception was completely shot. Not

only did you not understand, you got furious and almost

actually applied to MIT.”

Madeleine froze, not expecting him to admit it just like that.

Even though she had already guessed, hearing him say it out

loud felt different.

It felt like a feather was gently tickling her heart, making it feel

tender and achy.

Roderick lifted the blanket beside him, “Want to come lie down

for a bit?”

The hospital bed was pretty big, and Madeleine was thin, so she

figured it wouldn’t be a problem to lie down, nodding

repeatedly.

She took off her coat and gently slipped into Roderick’s arms,

the warmth immediately enveloping her.

Madeleine took a deep, contented breath, burying her face in

the crook of his neck. Her voice was muffled, thick with

emotion and lingering fear:

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“Roderick… you scared me to death.”

Roderick stiffened slightly, then gently wrapped his arms

around her back, patting it rhythmically, like he was soothing a frightened little animal.

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