Chapter 110
“What about you, mommy?”
“What about me?”
“Do you still like that scumbag?” Thomas smoothly turned into gossip mode. His eyes widened in anticipation for Madeline’s answer.
“Mommy used to like him when we were young, but now…” Madeline smiled and quit chit chatting with Thomas since she was eager to return to Maple Forest Villa. She had Albert prepare their belongings in advance of their return, so that they could leave immediately.
Madeline assumed that because she felt so out of place after her “death,” she would feel no desire to stay. Yet, she felt empty within, as if she had lost something valuable. Even though she was well past her prime, the ghosts of her past continued to haunt her. Furthermore, Noah never liked her. Despite his current affections for her, Madeline did not want to risk dealing with his contempt if he learnt that she was the woman he had hated for years.
Madeline, lost in her thoughts, failed to notice the black car speeding out into the crossroad. The car came racing at her as though the driver was expecting her to pass by. Luckily, Madeline was quick on her feet and stepped on the gas, sending her van rushing forward. Although there was a slight collision caused by the black car scraping the back of the van, they managed to avoid a fatal accident. Madeline was about to breathe a sigh of relief when she realized that the black car had abruptly turned around toward her van’s direction.
Something was off. Almost instantly, the black car began a high-speed pursuit of her van. They had been waiting for her and the accident was on purpose! Upon realizing this, Madeline quickly sped up the van.
“Hang on tight, Thomas! Mommy’s going to take us on a race!!”
“Yeah!” Thomas’s face lit up after hearing that.
“I’ll help you check the navigation app, mommy! Let’s lose that car together!” Thomas added while hurriedly taking out his phone and brought up the map.
Unfortunately, one of the van’s wheels burst abruptly with a bang, as it appeared to be damaged by their high-speed pursuit. The van suddenly began to sway erratically, sending Madeline into a panic state. She desperately turned the wheel in an effort to stop the van by having it scrape up against the mountain. The vehicle was then rendered immobile by the scrape and could go no farther, but with someone hot on their trail, Madeline could not stand by and await their doom. She felt lightheaded for a moment, but quickly unbuckled her seatbelt and stepped out of the car.
“Thomas, we’re leaving the car!” Madeline shouted after stepping out of the car.
Thomas simultaneously unbuckled his seatbelt and hugged onto Madeline, as the two of them fled for the trees. Before they went into the forest, Madeline quickly started the van’s engine and before long, the van lurched dangerously close to the cliff before toppling off. They were able to find cover just in time before the black car caught up. Seeing the van falling off the cliff, the driver stepped out and checked from the clifftop. He seemed to have taken out his phone to take a few pictures before scanning around the surroundings. He then got back into his car and continued down the mountain road.
Madeline could finally relax after assuming that the black car had been gone. Instead of hurriedly getting up, she sat on the ground while hugging Thomas and let out a deep sigh. It was a close call for them! After taking a short break, Madeline informed Albert of their location, in which Albert quickly responded that he was close by. She then got back to her feet and planned to carry Thomas down the mountain road.
Suddenly, just as they were walking down Hershey Hairpin, Madeline heard the roar of a car’s engine. She turned to look back and to her surprise, a black car was speeding toward them. That person was waiting for them!
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