Chapter 21

Harvey handed Madison the card. Then, he received a call from work saying that he was needed in the office. Before leaving, he gave Madison another hug and tried to cheer her up. Then, Harvey left for work. Madison had these unknown feelings in her heart as she held the credit card. "Is this what being a family means? Is this what it feels like to be loved and cherished by your family? It's such a strange, gentle, and happy feeling!" Madison thought. She lowered her gaze, making it impossible for others to see the emotions in her eyes. Jordan was oblivious to the changes in Madison's mood. He clicked his tongue. "Harvey really doesn't know much about women. At times like this, he should have taken you out shopping. I'm sure he'll be able to cheer you up if he just buys you half of everything they have there." Madison put the credit card away safely and said, "I don't like doing things like that. This is good enough." She would have felt extremely uncomfortable if Harvey had done what Jordan suggested instead. A maid served Madison's breakfast on the table. On the other hand, Jordan sat beside Madison and watched her eat her breakfast leisurely. The sounds of the Locke couple trying to cheer Rebecca up could be heard from time to time coming from upstairs. "Becky is the cutest, prettiest princess in the whole world. You're the child we love the most." "Both of us love you the most, of course. It has always been this way." "Our love for you has never changed." "You should stop crying already, my dear. Our hearts are breaking when we see you cry like that." At some point, Jordan clicked his tongue. "I never knew Rebecca was such a pretentious person." Rebecca's mother had swapped the two children, causing Madison to be separated from her real family for over 20 years. Rebecca didn't show any signs of repentance or make any efforts to make up to Madison. Instead, she still wanted to have all of the Locke family members' love and affection for herself. She clearly had everything that should have belonged to Madison. Yet, she kept acting pitiful and made it seem as though Madison was trying to take everything away from her. "Aren't you angry, Ms. Madison?" Jordan asked curiously. Even an outsider like him was infuriated looking at what Rebecca did. He couldn't imagine Madison's frustration upon being the target herself. "I'm not." One could say that Rebecca was heaven's most favored person. It was only natural that everyone liked her. Madison stared at Jordan as if she had just seen something strange. Jordan felt a chill run through him because of that look. "Ms. Madison, don't look at me like that. I'm scared!" He stole a glance over his shoulder but found nothing behind him. Yet, it was exactly because there was nothing behind that scared Jordan even more. "Ms. Madison, don't scare me! I'm easily scared!" Madison finally asked the question that was bothering her, "Did you not find Rebecca pretentious in the past?" Jordan was rendered speechless. He had been imagining all sorts of horrifying things until just now. Yet, it turned out Madison was just curious about that. "No, I didn't. Rebecca wasn't like this before. She was very gentle and kind. With her good looks and mild temperament, the people in our circle like her a lot." Then, Jordan had this strange feeling. There were so many similar incidents like what happened earlier that had also taken place in the past. Back then, Jordan would react the same way William and Tanya did. They felt that anyone who had upset or bullied Rebecca had to pay the price for their actions. Jordan couldn't help but wonder if he had really been that dumb at the time. Couldn't he even tell that Rebecca was just pretending to be a nice, sweet lady? Madison asked the system in her mind, "What's the matter with Rebecca? Isn't she a Chosen One? She couldn't possibly lose the special charm that makes everyone adore her, right?" The system responded, "Rebecca's a special case. You'll understand everything when the time comes." Madison said, "That means I've guessed it correctly. She will lose that special charm." The system paused briefly. "I refuse to answer any speculative questions."