Chapter 896: Chapter 896 The One He Loves is Back (Part 10)_1
Russell Henris snorted with a “huh” and glanced at Edward Woods, then picked up his chopsticks to grab a piece of fish and stuffed it into Edward’s mouth, “Eat your fish.”
After speaking, he turned his head to look at Madeleine, who was bowing her head, focusing intently on gnawing the ribs, and asked, “Madeleine, how have you been all these years in Oceania?”
Ever since she was young, Madeleine had been the apple of Steve Burton’s, Russell Henris’, Edward Woods’, and Howard Coleman’s eyes, cherished and spoiled. It might be true that Steve focused more on Ruby, but that didn’t prevent Madeleine from acting coquettishly with them.
So when she heard Russell Henris inquire about how she had been doing, she subconsciously complained to him like a little sister to her older brother. Biting her chopsticks, she shook her head in distress, “Not good at all. Think about it, my French was the worst, and when I went to Oceania, communication was difficult. Often during etings, I couldn’t understand what they were saying, and I had to stay up late to attend French tutoring classes, which led to fainting at work due to low blood pressure and exhaustion, and I was sent to the hospital for an IV drip.”
Howard Coleman had been sitting at the dining table all along and hadn’t spoken a word. When he heard Madeleine’s account, he subconsciously tightened his grip on his chopsticks. The piece of sweet and sour pork ribs in his mouth suddenly lost its sweetness, leaving only an indescribable bitterness spreading between his lips and teeth.
“Our Madeleine really has suffered quite a bit,” Edward Woods couldn’t help but reach out and pat Madeleine on the head after hearing her story.
Madeleine smiled with her eyes curving. Indeed, she had suffered a lot, but being able to sit with them again and feel their affection made her think that those hardships weren’t really that significant. So without much thought, she continued to pout and said with a bit of coquettishness, “That’s nothing, third brother. You have no idea, that project had no foundation at all, starting from scratch, it was practically like starting a new business. I had never been responsible for that kind of work before, which caused to miss al tis for a long period initially, and after three months, I lost more than 5 kilograms!”
Ever since Madeleine had walked into the private dining room, Howard had noticed she looked much thinner than when she left. Her face used to be a standard lon seed shape with so at on it, but now her face looked even smaller.
As he listened to her, images of her difficult days in Oceania filled his mind, feeling as if knives were being plunged one by one deep into his flesh.
The hand he placed on the table began to tremble slightly, and he made a concerted effort to maintain his composure while seated. Only he knew how stiff his posture was at that mont.
“Actually, those hardships weren’t the hardest part. It was during Christmas two years ago when everyone else went to celebrate, and I was all alone. Walking down the street, I could see through the shop windows families gathering splendour any ti. Then, even worse, my bag was stolen, forcing to walk along the road for a long distance, braving the cold for a long ti. It took three to four hours to get back to where I was staying…”
This ti, after Madeleine finished speaking, the entire table fell silent, and no one spoke again.
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