Chapter 7

Jordan drove Madison back to the Locke residence. As soon as they got out of the car, Madison saw people moving furniture into the villa beside the Locke residence. They seemed to mostly be medical equipment. The ambulance parked before the entrance was the most eye-catching thing around. Jordan glanced at it and said, "Whoa! The Hall family from Deatropolis really has sent Sept to Riverview!" "Sept? The Hall family?" Seeing that Madison was interested, Jordan hurriedly explained, "Sebastian Hall is the only son of the Hall family. He was born in September, so the Halls call him 'Sept.' He used to be an outstanding young man and was the cream of our generation. It's too bad he ran into bad luck." Jordan's tone was lilting and full of emotion as he continued, "Half a year ago, Sept got into an accident and ended up comatose. The Hall family did everything they could, but the doctors concluded that he was brain-dead and would be comatose forever. They couldn't do anything to save him." Then, he asked, "Could he and my mom have the same condition? That soul-loss disorder you mentioned." "No. He doesn't have long to live. There's no way to save him," Madison said. Jordan fell silent. He now thought of Madison as an expert in the mystic arts. If she was sure there was no way to save Sebastian, then there really was no hope for him. He bowed his head in the direction of Sebastian's villa before following Madison into the Locke residence. Aside from Tanya, everyone else had left for work. Jordan walked Madison into the house and greeted Tanya before leaving. Tanya was surprised by this but didn't probe further. She thought about the things Madison had said last night and that morning. Suddenly feeling guilty, she decided to try to patch things up with Madison. "Why don't you come over here, Maddie? Help me out with this. I'm picking a blind date for Harvey." Madison did as told at the mention of Harvey. After all, he was the kindest to her among all the Lockes. He was also the one who'd jumped into the pool to save her last night. Tanya spread out the dozens of photos she held and introduced the people in them, one after another. "This is the daughter of Young Corporation. She's about Harvey's age and studied abroad. She's pretty and well-educated. "This is the youngest daughter of the Kerb family. She's seven or eight years younger than Harvey but has a vivacious and lively personality. She'd be a good fit for Harvey, seeing as he's so dull." Madison didn't say anything. "Now, this one… Farrah Goodwin is good friends with Becky and Queenie. When Queenie got engaged to the scion of the Norton family, Farrah attended the party and became good friends with Queenie and Becky. "She doesn't have the best background, but she's good at what she does. She's worked as the secretary to the Norton family's scion for years. Even Mrs. Norton has mentioned her to me. "Becky adores her, and I think she's a good choice. What do you think?" Tanya looked at Madison expectantly. She hoped Madison would like Farrah as she did. After all, Farrah could possibly become Harvey's wife in the future, making her Madison's sister-in-law. She hoped her daughter and daughter-in-law could get along well. Madison looked at the photo on the table. "She and Harvey aren't meant to be." Tanya's face fell. "Relationships need to be built over time. I'm sure they'll become good matches for each other after spending time together." Madison didn't back down. "If some people aren't meant to be, nothing is going to change that, no matter how much time they spend with each other." Tanya fell silent. She sighed to herself. It wasn't that she didn't want to get along with Madison. She just couldn't accept how odd Madison's personality was. In the past, Madison had been easily angered and would kick up a fuss whenever the smallest thing didn't go her way. Now, she no longer kicked up fusses, but her actions were weirder than ever. "She's…" Madison wanted to explain why Farrah wasn't a good match for Harvey, but Tanya didn't give her the chance to continue. She snapped, "Alright! That's enough. You should be tired after being out for so long. Head upstairs to get some rest." Madison pursed her lips and got up to head upstairs. When she got to the foot of the staircase, she turned back to say, "That woman is not suitable for Harvey." After that, she headed upstairs without bothering how Tanya took her words. … Madison's number of followers had dropped after her last livestream. Currently, she only had about a thousand of them left. This time, however, as soon as she started streaming, Vincent kept giving her gifts. "CloudVince has given you a mothership." "CloudVince has given you a mothership." This went on for a while. A mothership was the most expensive gift one could give to the streamers on this platform, and the livestream would be recommended across the platform whenever someone purchased this gift. "JordanNotJoe has given you a mothership." "JordanNotJoe has given you a mothership." Jordan didn't stop there. He gave Madison so many motherships that he soon overtook Vincent on the list of highest-spending viewers in the livestream. The other streamers were abuzz over this. Whose livestream was this? Was it really appropriate to keep giving motherships like that? Vincent and Jordan had probably spent close to 200 thousand dollars on motherships alone! The livestreaming platform's viewers and streamers weren't the only confused ones. The Riverview Riches started pinging with messages. Queenie: "@Jordan, what's gotten into you? Aren't you helping Madison gain more popularity by giving her so many gifts? Look at how she's gone from having a thousand viewers to ten thousand." Keith: "@Jordan, I want to know who CloudVince is. Don't tell me it's who I think it is!" Queenie: "Who do you think it is?" Keith: "I have a guess, but I don't have the nerve to say it aloud." Lucas Young: "I heard that Mrs. Salle has regained consciousness. My mom went to visit her today. It seems Mrs. Salle kept singing Madison's praises." Queenie: "What?" Keith: "What?" Lucas: "What?" Jordan finally had had enough of giving Madison motherships. He turned his attention to the Riverview Riches and wrote, "From today onward, Madison is under my protection." He quickly deleted the message and sent another one. "From today onward, I'm under Madison's protection. She's my boss, and I'm her lackey. If anyone dares bully my boss, they'll have to face me." Queenie: "What the hell is wrong with you? Have you seen a doctor? Should I introduce you to a psychiatrist or a specialist in the nervous system?" Keith: "@Jordan, let us know if your phone has been stolen or something." Lucas: "@Jordan, is CloudVince who I think it is?" Jordan: "You're all fools. Rather than wasting time talking to you guys, I'd prefer to spend my time listening to my boss' stories." Madison had started streaming, and she'd changed her username to "SeeingYourWorld". She'd also changed the caption for her livestream to "Tell you your story". "Today's livestream is about me telling you your story. If anyone is interested and willing to share their voice and video online, you'll hear a story about your past, present, and future." Thanks to the motherships Jordan and Vincent had gifted, the livestream had garnered much attention. Many viewers had come to see what was up. Even some streamers had joined in on the fun to see who it was who could get someone to spend so much money on them. When they heard that Madison was going to tell people their stories, many streamers understood what she was doing. The way they saw it, Madison was the daughter of a rich family who was doing livestreams to pass the time. Many popular streamers immediately lost interest and left. Some less popular ones remained, hoping to get in on the hype and gain some followers.