Chapter 34

BANG!

A loud noise echoed from upstairs, causing Madelyn to glance up at the ceiling. She quickly slipped on her slippers and raced up the stairs, fearing that something had gone wrong with

Zach.

Filled with concern, Madelyn pushed open the bedroom door, her heart pounding with the anticipation of an accident. “Zach, what’s the matter?”

Zach was hunched over on the bed, as if trying to gather the shattered pieces of a bowl from

the floor.

and then fetched a broom from outside, swiftly

her actions, squinting his eyes in a perplexed and puzzled manner. If he hadn’t witnessed it himself, he wouldn’t have believed that Madelyn would stoop to performing such menial tasks. After all, he knew she had never done these things before. He wondered what had brought about

her

skyrocketed, firmly establishing itself in Ventropolis and striking fear into the hearts of many. Meanwhile, Madelyn was left at home, patiently awaiting his return. Despite having household

as a housewife.

to occupy her mind. She couldn’t bear to remain idle, as her thoughts would wander. Thus, she took up cleaning the rooms, tending to the flowers, and managing household

her newfound independence, he insisted that she stay at home, claiming that her actions would bring him

wasn’t rooted in a dislike of her going out; rather, he simply didn’t want anyone else coveting what belonged to him. Whenever she visited the gym, a few young men would express interest in her, but what Zach failed to realize was that in her eyes, no man could ever compare to him. Gradually, Madelyn became a prisoner, confined within the decaying walls of their already defeated household, akin to a canary trapped in

consort in an ancient Oriental palace,

Madelyn’s past

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her love. Madelyn couldn’t help but imagine that in her past life, after Zach had learned

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