Waking up with my nemesis baby novel Chapter 65

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Roderick’s expression darkened.

Gerry finished, thought it over for a second, and then added, “Do

you want me to follow up on it?”

“Yeah. If you find anything suspicious, report it immediately.”

“Okay. If all goes to plan, Isabela’s son won’t be leaving the

country.”

When people of his status start moving capital overseas, it usually means a huge scandal is about to break.

Fleeing abroad before things go south and leaving the mess

behind—it’s a classic vanishing act.

You don’t have to be a genius to figure out that Isabela’s family

must have pissed off the CEO.

After what happened with Dannie, Roderick was worried

Madeleine was upset and asked if she wanted to head back.

“Go back?”

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Madeleine said, shaking her head.

“I’m not done having fun yet. What about you, Kev? Are you

done?”

Kevin hesitated. He wanted to keep playing, of course, but just like his dad, he felt bad about his mom getting hurt.

“I’m really okay. It’s just a small bruise. You’ve seen how many times I’ve gotten hurt from dancing, right? It’s nothing. There

are still a bunch of rides I haven’t been on yet.”

The father and son couldn’t resist Madeleine’s pleading. The moment she batted her big, watery eyes, they both gave in.

Madeleine was thrilled and dragged them along to two more

rides.

As it got dark, the three of them passed a haunted house.

Madeleine stopped in her tracks, a little hesitant.

“Kev, are you brave enough for the haunted house?”

“A haunted house?

Mom, ghosts aren’t real.”

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“Uh, true, but what about you, Ricki? You dare?”

Roderick shook his head, the corners of his lips twitching into a

smile.

He knew that Madeleine had been terrified of ‘ghosts and

ghouls since she was a kid. Back then, he used to tell her ghost

stories on purpose, just to keep her up at night.

Roderick watched as Madeleine tried to pretend she was calm,

even though she was obviously terrified, and a flicker of

amusement crossed his eyes.

He bent down, picked up Kevin, and said to Madeleine, “Let’s

1. go. I’ll carry Kev and lead the way.”

Madeleine took a deep breath and forced herself to follow.

A cold wind gusted at the entrance to the haunted house, and

creepy sound effects echoed from all around. Madeleine’s heart

began to pound, and she instinctively grabbed the hem of

Roderick’s shirt.

It’s fake, it’s fake, it’s all fake. Nothing to be afraid of!

Madeleine swallowed hard, squeezing her eyes shut and

repeating the mantra in her head.

!

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“Don’t be scared.”

Roderick looked back and whispered, “It’s just some machinery.

If you’re scared, close your eyes and follow me.”

Madeleine nodded, but then she stepped on something,

stumbled, and let go. She opened her eyes just as a blood-

covered “zombie” dropped from the ceiling, its rotting fingers

almost touching the tip of her nose.

“Ah!

!”

Madeleine’s scream nearly tore the roof off.

She instinctively tried to back away, but just then, she felt

someone push her hard from behind.

As she lost her balance, she frantically grabbed someone’s arm

ashed right into their chest.

Madeleine was too panicked to think, and a scream was the

only thing that escaped her lips.

Was it Roderick?

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Why wasn’t Roderick holding our son!

It took Madeleine a moment to come to her senses, realizing

the scent filling her nose wasn’t Roderick’s familiar one, but…

that sandalwood fragrance.

A terrible feeling instantly exploded in Madeleine’s chest.

“So eager?”

The man’s voice came from above her head, laced with a hint of

a smirk.

Madeleine looked up, and in the dim light, Edward’s eyes were filled with mockery.

This was a real nightmare!

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