Waking up with my nemesis baby novel Chapter 40

Madeleine looked surprised, then frowned.

“Roderick probably won’t agree. He has … bad memories.

associated with that place.”

“What bad memories, Mommy?”

“That’s something Roderick should tell you himself later.”

Kevin sat back, visibly disappointed, his eyes filled with deep

sadness.

Madeleine’s heart ached again. After a moment’s thought, she

gritted her teeth. “Alright, I promise you. I’ll talk to Roderick.

We’ll take you.”

The light immediately returned to Kevin’s eyes.

“Really? Thank you, Mommy!”

“Anything for my sweet boy.”

Madeleine reached out to stroke his hair, but a sharp ache shot

through her arm, making her hiss involuntarily.

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“Mommy, what’s wrong?”

“Nothing, sweetie. Just sore from dancing.”

Kevin immediately scrambled onto the sofa and started

imitating an adult, trying to massage Madeleine’s shoulders and

back.

But his strength was too little. Even though he gritted his teeth

and used all his might, it had little effect.

Madeleine chuckled.

“Oh, you sweet thing. How did I get such an adorable son?”

The twenty–something Madeleine had many dissatisfactions

with her current life, but the one thing that brought her comfort

was this lovely son.

Kevin stayed quiet, inwardly frustrated that he was still too

small to even properly massage his mother’s shoulders or legs.

He wondered, “I need Daddy to do that when he gets home.

“He’s an adult, much stronger than me.

“Since Mommy had said Daddy wasn’t strong before, this is a

chance for him to prove he’s strong.”

After their conversation, Kevin mentioned he needed to

complete his reading and writing exercises in his room.

Madeleine looked puzzled.

“Kindergarteners have homework now? The pressure starts so

young?”

Kirsten smiled warmly. “Mr. Kevin sets those goals himself.

He’s very determined to learn.”

“You’re kidding?”

Madeleine was genuinely impressed.

She wondered, “Where did he get that drive?

“Ricki and I had never been particularly studious as children.”

Thinking of Roderick reminded Madeleine of her test results. It

was getting late, and Roderick had promised to update her. But

he hadn’t texted her yet.

She picked up her phone and dialed his number.

At that moment, Roderick was reviewing a disturbing report

from a subordinate. Their branch office had lost several major

contracts, all intercepted by Edward’s company.

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The subordinate continued nervously, “Sir, I’ve confirmed with the branch. Their deals were completely confidential. No

external parties should have known about them.

“Should we launch an internal investigation at both

headquarters and the branch?

“Oh yes, last month, your wife did visit the branch office.”

Nearby, Gerry’s alarm spiked at the mention.

His eyes widened as he cleared his throat, then snapped back

irritably, “That’s enough speculation! The partner list wasn’t

even finalized last month. Stop spreading baseless rumors.”

He quickly took the documents from the subordinate.

“Get back to work!”

Any longer, his own position might become precarious.

The subordinate finally understood his misstep and hurried out.

The room fell into heavy silence. Gerry chose his words

carefully. “Sir, I’ll personally oversee this investigation. We’ll have answers shortly.”

Roderick massaged his temples without responding.

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Gerry’s claim about the partner list was clearly untrue.

Everyone was suspecting Madeleine.

It wasn’t the first time.

The Carroll Group and the Livingston Group maintained surface-

level cooperation while waging constant corporate warfare

behind the scenes.

The previous Madeleine, always favoring Edward, had

frequently passed confidential information to him, trying to win

his approval.

While these leaks never crippled the Livingston Group, each one

required significant effort to contain.

Sometimes, even Gerry wondered how much longer this could

continue.

As Gerry waited anxiously for a response, unable to gauge his

thoughts, a phone rang on the desk.

Glancing at the caller ID showing Madeleine’s name, he quickly

excused himself.

The phone continued ringing persistently.

Roderick took a deep breath before answering.

“Yes?*

His voice was cold, but Madeleine noticed only his delayed

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