To the Love of My Life-Chapter 851 - Ruby Time: The Wedding (Finale 21)_1
Chapter 851: Chapter 851 Ruby Time: The Wedding (Finale 21)_1
For Howard Coleman, at this moment, he truly no longer loved Anita Madris.
However, that did not mean he could let Madeleine rush forward and lay hands on Anita.
After all, this woman was innocent—Madeleine wronged her, and so did he.
So when Howard saw Madeleine’s gaze fall on Anita, he instinctively moved forward a step to shield Anita, “Madeleine, about me and Anita…”
Madeleine only wanted to take a look at Anita; she harbored no other thoughts, but Howard’s action of blocking Anita with his body was like a sharp blade thrust fiercely into her heart, causing a flash of unexpected discomfiture to appear in the depths of her eyes.
It turned out that he cherished and protected the woman he loved so deeply. She merely wanted a glance, yet he reacted as if startled, so decisively and quickly stepping in front of his beloved woman, as if he were guarding a precious treasure.
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In that instant, Madeleine felt ashamed, so ashamed that she didn’t have the chance to hear what Howard was about to say. She hastily forced a twisted smile, uglier than crying, and said, “I’m here to pick up Mr. Woods from Pavale; he must have disembarked by now.”
As soon as Madeleine finished speaking, she felt a warmth at the bottom of her eyes. Without even looking at Howard, she turned around abruptly and began to walk quickly away. After just a few steps, tears harshly fell, and she couldn’t help but raise her hand to wipe her cheeks, and then she broke into a run.
Howard subconsciously chased after her, but the airport was crowded, and Madeleine was quick to react. In the blink of an eye, he lost sight of her.
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He stood in the middle of the airport, looked around, and then stopped, overcome with an indescribable panic.
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Out of breath, Madeleine ran to the airport exit area. Even as tears fell, upon reaching the airport exit, her face assumed the gentle smile characteristic of her work.
After only a two-minute wait, Madeleine saw Mr. Woods arrive with his assistant. She greeted him with a beaming smile, shook hands, exchanged pleasantries, and then they got into the car and drove straight to the company.
In the car, Madeleine kept up a good front, chatting and laughing with Mr. Woods. Once at the company’s conference room, she promptly found Edward Woods to take her place in receiving Mr. Woods. After apologizing to Mr. Woods, she walked back to her office gracefully. The moment the door closed behind her, the smile on Madeleine’s face vanished. She sat in her office chair, staring out the window, lost in a daze.
“I just thought, if I indulged in a life of extravagance with even more alcohol, maybe I’d become despicable enough that Madeleine would divorce me, and then I would be free.”
“After all, she is the sister that I have cherished and protected for so many years. How could I just watch her die.”
“I don’t have any specific plans—maybe just to live a peaceful life. After all, in this world, there are many marriages without love, and they still lead perfectly fine lives.”
“Bro, do you think everyone is like you and Ruby, fortunate enough in this lifetime to marry and have children with the person they truly love, to live happily ever after?”
The words Howard Coleman said to Steve Burton kept replaying in Madeleine’s ears, and what flashed before her were the conflicted expressions of Howard because of Anita and his gesture at the airport, not hesitating for even a moment to protect Anita.
