Chapter 20

Rebecca wiped her tears away and sobbed, "I knew it. I'm not Mom's and Dad's real daughter. I'm not of the same blood as the rest of you. It's only natural that you don't love and care about me like you used to." Then, Rebecca ran off and headed upstairs to her room in tears. Tanya hurried after her immediately since she was worried. Meanwhile, William glanced at Madison and said, "Maddie, I'll check on Becky first. She might get too emotional and overthink things." He quickly followed behind Tanya to head upstairs and calm Rebecca down. Harvey didn't follow them. Instead, he looked at Madison. "We misunderstood you before. All of us thought you were just doing livestreams just for the sake of it. We never thought you were so serious about it and that you'd achieve something so amazing." He walked over to Madison and stroked her hair gently. "I'm really happy for you." Madison was at a loss for words. She had this strange feeling swirling inside her. After having experienced death and being reborn again, Madison thought she no longer had any special feelings for the Lockes. Yet, she felt this warm and tingling feeling in her heart when Harvey gave her these gentle words of affirmation. "Becky received all our love and attention while she was growing up. She's bound to feel a bit unused to this since you've suddenly returned to our family. "If she ever does anything that you find unacceptable, don't just hold it in. You should let me know about it." Madison stared at him with rounded eyes. Harvey smiled softly. "Why are you looking at me like that?" Madison sounded confused. "I thought you only considered Rebecca as your sister." That was the impression she got all along. From what Madison could recall, Harvey had always been very cold to her. Even though he didn't make it obvious like her other two brothers, Harvey was nonetheless indifferent to her. A look of sadness and remorse flashed across Harvey's eyes. He felt extremely regretful. "I made the wrong judgment previously." Before Madison came back to them, Rebecca had cried and expressed her distress to the Lockes. She was worried her parents and brothers wouldn't care about her as much once Madison returned home. The Lockes had formed a deep bond with Rebecca after having lived with her for many years. Since he was worried Rebecca might feel dejected, Harvey decided to treat Madison coldly when Rebecca was around. He didn't want Rebecca to feel as though she no longer had a place in the family. "What Jordan said reminded me of something important," Harvey said apologetically. "You're also Mom's and Dad's daughter. You and Rebecca are both my sisters. You've come to an unfamiliar environment and met your family whom you hardly know. You must feel even more scared and helpless than Rebecca does." He circled his arms around Madison to give her a warm embrace. "Maddie, I was wrong. I won't be cold to you anymore." This was Madison's first time being embraced by someone who was related to her by blood. It was a firm, warm embrace that gave her strength and a sense of security. Jordan, who was watching from the side, destroyed the mood with his comments. "Harvey, you should treat Ms. Madison better now that you've realized what you've done wrong. "You probably still don't know about it. Ms. Madison went out to buy a few things yesterday, yet she couldn't even afford to pay a mere ten million dollars." "What?" Harvey was shocked. Then, he remembered that their family members had given Madison some money after she returned home. However, it was only a small amount. It was because Rebecca said Madison had lived in poorer conditions and environments before. Them suddenly giving her a lot of money might be a bad influence on her. Therefore, Madison owned very little money compared to what the other ladies from rich, prestigious families had. On the day she came to the Locke residence, Harvey and his brothers each gave her 100 thousand dollars. Their parents gave her a total of 100 thousand dollars as well. That meant the total amount of money the Lockes had given Madison was a mere 500 thousand dollars. He finally understood why Madison couldn't even get a dress for herself to attend a party. Harvey was gripped by a deep sense of regret. He took out a black card embossed with gold letters from his pocket. "This is a card with no fixed spending limit. You don't need a password to use it, and you can use it to buy anything you want."