Chapter 537

Madeline:

I had put the children to sleep. Lady Eugenia and Lord Jonah had also gone to bed. Yuvonne was in her room. I was checking on her to make sure she was not waking up and growing anxious. But at the same time, I could not fall asleep.

Byron had gone to speak with Ron, and I was worried. I kept waiting for him to return and tell me what had been decided or what had been said.

I knew it would not be good. What if Ron became so angry just because another man came to speak about his wife? That thought made me even more anxious.

Then I received a message from Byron. He told me that instead of going home, he was coming here to speak with me.

Then I heard the sound of a car, and I ran to the garden and stood there. Sure enough, Byron stepped out of the car. He looked very tired.

Before walking toward me, he stretched his neck. When he saw me, he gave me a faint, broken smile. That was when I knew something was wrong.

He opened the gate himself and walked inside. Then he started walking toward me. It was so late that everyone else in the area had already gone to sleep.

“Please do not tell me he asked to meet her just to reject her,” I uttered, looking at Byron, even though it seemed possible, maybe the only possibility.

The way he sighed, I already knew that was what had happened.

“He urged to meet her.”

As soon as Byron said that, I stretched my neck back and sighed.

“That is so wrong. She did not deserve this,” I mumbled, unable to hold my emotions.

He let out a soft cough to draw my attention again.

“He wants to hug her and comfort her.”

The moment I heard that, I blinked hard to make sure I had heard him correctly.

“Wait. You are being serious?” I asked, and he nodded, a comforting smile resting on his lips.

“Byron, please do not lie to me right now. Tell me this is what happened,” I insisted, and he frowned at me.

“Of course it did. I told him everything. Everything from the beginning to the end. He realized how much she had tolerated in his absence. He felt guilty for treating both you and her unfairly.”

Once Byron began explaining, he told me everything that had happened there, how apologetic Ron had been after learning what truly transpired and under what

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conditions Yuvonne had made that mistake.

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“Oh my goodness, Byron, how am I ever going to repay you for your help?” I said.

Without realizing it, I reached for his hand and held it hesitantly.

I began explaining to Byron how much his help meant to me. How I had not forgotten everything he had done for us. But in the middle of it, I forgot that he was watching me closely, and my hand was stil holding his.

When I realized it, I quickly pulled my hand back and gave him an awkward smile, as if I had been stuck somewhere. He shook his

head slightly, as though bringing himself back, and then smiled at me.

“You do not have to thank me nonstop. I am just doing what is right. I am your friend now too,” he said, scratching the back of his neck before turning his face toward the house.

He looked at me once more, then shifted his gaze back toward it.

As he looked at the house again, a frightened expression suddenly covered his face.

“What is it?” I asked, following his gaze.

My heart stopped at the sight.

Yuvonne was standing at the top of the rooftop, staring down. Her dress flowed with the wind, and so did her hair.

“Yuvonne, what are you doing?” I screamed, trying to rush toward the house. But my knees felt weak, and I dropped to the ground, crying instantly.

She carried wolfsbane in her system, so if she jumped, she would meet the same fate as any human. I did not even want to think it out loud. I could not even move.

Byron rushed straight into the house while I stayed on my knees. I decided to speak to Yuvonne.

“Do not do this, please. Rohan is waiting for you so you can reunite with him,” I screamed.

I noticed a slight twitch in her body, almost as if she were waking from a deep slumber. She looked down at me and then began to laugh out loud.

All while I stood there, helpless.

Maybe we were wrong to let Elgin and Graham get off so easily after everything they had done.

How the fuck did we just let them walk free?

At that moment, I knew she did not believe me. I watched her open her arms and throw her body forward.