Chapter 12 The Woman Who Takes the Ring Is…

“Ms. Campbell, I’ve been looking everywhere for you. I’m Royce Carden, Mr. Whitlock’s personal assistant. I’ll send you back to the city.” Royce let out a sigh of relief when he saw Madison. Henry had finally made some progress in searching for Ms. Peterson, who had taken Allen’s ring. It was just that he did not know what was going on with his brother’s head. He had actually asked Ms. Peterson to meet up there at the nursing home. Therefore, Royce hastily came out to look for Madison. He wanted to send her back to the city first so that she would not run into Ms. Peterson and cause trouble for them. “Royce Carden? I’ve seen you before! You were the one who helped me at the Falard the other day! So, you’re Mr. Whitlock’s assistant!” Madison was shocked when she saw Royce. That day in the restaurant, it was Royce who had saved her from the predicament. He was also the one who had asked the manager not to kick Rowena and her out of the restaurant. “That’s right. We met each other at the restaurant that day. Please come with me, Ms. Campbell,” Royce said with a smile on his face. He opened the door and ushered her into the car. It seemed to Madison that he did not want to talk about the incident that had taken place at the restaurant that day. Therefore, she did not press the matter further and entered the car. They did not talk to each other throughout the entire journey. When they arrived at Madison’s studio, Royce opened his mouth and asked, “Ms. Campbell, is it okay if I drop you here?” Madison came to her senses. She had been thinking about the scene where she had nearly gotten kicked out of the restaurant after bumping into Vivian in the restaurant the other day. Now that she thought about it, if Royce had not shown up that day, she would have been humiliated by Vivian in front of everyone. “Yeah, it’s okay.” Madison hesitated for a moment before adding, “By the way, thank you for your help at the restaurant the other day. If it weren’t for you, my friend and I would be…” “You don’t have to thank me, Ms. Campbell. I’m just doing my job. You should thank Mr. Whitlock instead.” “Mr. Whitlock?” Madison’s brain buzzed, and she was stunned. She did not expect that Allen was actually the one who had helped her. “Yes, Mr. Whitlock.” Royce nodded firmly after a short while of hesitation. “I suggest you thank him personally. Mr. Whitlock was having lunch that day in the VIP room, so he decided to help you.” Royce’s words were still echoing in Madison’s head even after she returned to the studio. She took her drawing pad out and started to work. However, her mind drifted away despite herself. ‘Allen helped me that day?’ Even now, she still found it hard to believe that a heartless man like Allen would actually help her. Madison looked at her drawing pad, and Allen’s stern face appeared in her mind. She remembered that he had also sent someone to help her when she first met him. She was very grateful for him at one point. Perhaps, Allen was not as cold and heartless as he seemed to be. Thinking of the $30,000 she had to give to Vivian in another two days, Madison bit her lower lip. ‘Maybe I can try to ask for help from Allen. What if he’s willing to help me?’ - On the other side, in the meeting room of the nursing home… Allen sat on the couch with his eyes closed. His eyebrows were slightly knitted, and he seemed displeased. The person he was about to see was already 30 minutes late. Henry came into the meeting room and said, “Mr. Whitlock, something happened. Ms. Peterson said that something came up, so she can’t come to see you today.” His brother was tasked to send Madison back to the city while he was tasked to pick up Ms. Peterson, whom they had taken a lot of effort to look for. It was just that something had happened to Ms. Peterson. She had told them that she was not coming and asked them to reschedule their meeting at another time. “Mr. Whitlock, should I send someone to get her for you? After all, we just want to confirm that the ring she’s wearing is the one you left for her. This girl has gone overboard. She took our gift, yet she refused to take the ring out. She also gave all sorts of excuses and declined to meet with us. I’m pretty sure that there’s something fishy about this girl.” “Henry…” Allen opened his eyes and looked at Henry displeasingly. He was getting more and more impatient with Vivian. It was just that he still remembered the thing he had told her at The Nyx the other day. He had promised her he would give her everything she wanted as long as she behaved well. “Mind your words. Vivian is different from Madison. Remember, there’ll be no next time.” Henry was stunned for a moment and said, “Understood, Mr. Whitlock!”