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Lovell glanced at the blood seeping from Dwight s waist and shook his head firmly You ve been stabbed and you re losing a lot of blood You re not going anywhere come with me to the hospital now
I m not going I have to find someone
Without another word Dwight took off rum ning
Dwight Lovell called after him but all he could do was sigh helplessly
That brat was too stubborn for his own good Once he made up his in d nothing could stop him
Dwight’s firststopwastheexamcenter.Hecouldn’tstopworryingaboutMadeline.Shewastakingherexams,andwiththemisunderstandingbetweenhimandHalsey,hewasafraidnoonewouldbethereforher.
But when he got there it was already over The three day exam had come to an end
A teacher at the gate noticed Dwight Hey there Are you looking for someone
Excuse me is the exam finished
Yes The students have already been picked up by their parents and guardians
WhataboutMadeline?
Just then two students recognized him Hi Dwight
They were Madeline s classmates Dwight had visited her school before and since he was good looking many of her classmates remembered him
Dwight walkedovertothem.”Hi.HaveyouseenMaddy?”
Yeah we did Someone already picked her up
Dwight s heart tightened Who
A really pretty girl with fair skin I heard Maddy call her Halsey
Yeah Halsey was with Maddy all three days of the exam Just a little while ago Is aw Maddy get into a luxury car with her Maddy s totally safe so don t worry
So Halsey had taken Madeline home
Eventhoughshehadwalkedawayfromthewedding,even thoughshehadsaidshewouldleavehim,eventhoughtheyhadgrowndistant–shestillpickedMadelineup.Hercareforhissisterhadn’t changedonebit.
Dwight felt a wave of warmth flood his chest Thankyou I have togo
He flagged down a cab and headed straight for the Lincoln family s estate
Half an hour later the cab pulled up in front of the villa Dwight stepped out and approached the gate
Through their on bars he quickly spotted them Halsey and Madeline were standing on the lawn with Cyril by their side
Halseyhad herarmaroundMadeline’sshoulders.”So?Theexamsareover.Howdoyoufeel?”
Cyril chuckled Well except for the essay section in the language exam which is hard to judge I d say Maddy will probably be the top scorer in the state
A smile tugged at Halsey slips her eyes glowing with pride She gently ruffled Madeline s hair You did amazing Maddy
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Then,shelookedatCyril.”Dad,didn’tyoualwayssayyouwantedmotherdaughter?Whydon’tyoumakeMaddyyourgoddaughter?That way,I’dhaveasister,andyou’dhaveanotherdaughter.”
Madeline quickly spoke up No it s okay I m already grateful just to stay at your house I don t want to cause you more trouble When I start highschool I can live on campus I ve already figured it out if I enter math competitions I can win prize money to pay for school I can support myself
Madelineknew that,comingfromabackgroundlikehers,beingpartoftheLincolnfamilywasalreadyreachingtoofar.Shedidn’twanttobeaburden.
Halsey smiled warmly I know you re capable of supporting yourself But having a sister to spoil you and a godfather to back you up and a home Isn t that even better
Cyril laughed.
“Yes.EvenifBebehadn’tsaidanything,Iwasalreadyplanningtomakeyoumygoddaughter.Ireallyvaluetalent.IfIcouldkeepyourbrotheraround,thenIcoulddefinitelykeepyou,too.Inafewdays,I’llhostacelebration tomakeitofficial”you’llbeannouncedaspartoftheLincolnfamily!”
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