CHAPTER 579 - XANDER?
âWhat were you two doing in the bar? Talk!â Natalia commanded as she sat on a high chair with the
children standing beside her. It was a rather imposing sight indeed.
Olivia didnât recognize Natalia, but she immediately realized who the three children were. Her hatred for
the children of the Quincy family ran deep so even if they were wearing masks, she could tell who they
were.
The two boys and their sister did everything together, after all.
âSo it was you, Madeline! What do you think youâre doing? I can sue you for holding me against my
will!â Olivia shot Natalia a vicious glare.
Natalia was at a loss for words as she thought, âHow on earth do I look like Madeline? I wish I had that
sexy bod.â
Ezra was a little frightened initially, but upon hearing that the other party was Madeline, he felt a little
braver. With Madelineâs identity revealed, he guessed that she wouldnât dare treat him too poorly. Even
though his grandfather was short with him at the moment, he was still his oldest grandson. If anything
were to happen to him, his grandfather would definitely get back at Madeline for it.
âAhem. Release me, and Iâll forget about what happened today,â Ezra ordered. He didnât dare make too
difficult of a request, aware that he didnât have the upper hand in this situation.
Natalia laughed in response, then landed a fist right on Ezraâs nose. The latter screamed, âMy nose!
You broke my naturally tall nose! Now everyoneâs going to say I had it done!â His main complaint was
peculiar indeed.
âOut with it. What did you do?! If you donât tell the truth, Iâll release the dogs and let them handle your
cosmetic procedure.â Colton gave a nod to his siblings and they proceeded to hover around their
hostages making weird noises.
The itch and pain on his head had traumatized Ezra, and he was completely terrified of these kids. He
quickly spilled out everything, with no concern for his broken nose, âShe asked me to find a drug, so I
did. Then, she had me find a couple guys to beat up Madeline and Noah while they were knocked out
by the drug.â
âWas there anything else?â Natalia narrowed her eyes as she pondered over the testimony that made
no mention of her name.
Ezra nervously shook his head, âThat was it. I was only pissed that I got punished by my grandfather
because of the two of them. I just wanted to teach them a lesson. I wasnât planning on doing anything
else.â
âAnd what about you?â Natalia asked Olivia. She was almost positive that she was the one behind her
getting drugged.
âIâm innocent!â Olivia feigned ignorance.
Mackenzie pulled Natalia aside, then stepped forward with her brothers. Using the interrogation tactics
they had secretly learned from Wayne, they got Olivia to spill the beans on everything in no time at all.
Meanwhile, Ezra was horrified to learn that Olivia had set up Natalia. He thought, âDamn this Olivia
bitch is wild. Even I would have to think twice before touching Natalia Law, but she actually wanted to
have her violated. Goddamn, donât drag me into your mess if youâre tired of living!â
âI have nothing to do with this. I donât know a single thing! Please let me go. I promise I wonât tell my
grandfather you hit me,â Ezra begged, completely frightened.
Olivia raised her head and declared, âI dare you to kill me, Madeline! I swear, even if I become a ghost,
Iâll haunt you for the rest of eternity!â
âYou crazy bitch! Leave me out of your suicidal attempts!â said Ezra as he angrily kicked Olivia.
Natalia was at a loss for words looking at the two of them tussling.
She had her servants tie the two together, then dumped them along with their âtestifying statementsâ
right outside the police station. She wasnât worried about the authorities being fearful of the Gillian
family and taking it easy on Ezra, as the âstatementâ had mentioned her name explicitly. She trusted
that the police would act accordingly knowing this.
Even though the matter was settled, Colton still had a tense look on his face. They had gotten Olivia
and Ezra to spill out every single detail of their plan, but there was still no mention of the woman that
was in their fatherâs embrace.
This meant that she wasnât sent by Olivia.
âOkay, itâs time to go home.â Natalia was worried something else was going to happen with these
mischievous children around, so she quickly had them escorted back to Maple Forest Villa.
When they reached Maple Forest Villa, Noah and Madeline still hadnât returned, causing Natalia to be
somewhat concerned.
Inside the bar, Madeline had finally caught up to the man who ran away with âMadelineâ. She yelled,
âWait!â
Hearing the voice, the man quickly came to a stop. He placed the person on his shoulder and took off
her mask. Realizing that this person had simply disguised herself to look like Madeline, he turned and
looked in confusion at the woman who chased after him.
Madeline removed her mask and smiled at the man, âThat person isnât me.â
The man standing before her was none other than Xander.
Xander felt great relief and handed the woman he was carrying over to one of the wait staff.
âWhat are you doing here? Iâve been trying to find you this whole time, but I canât seem to reach you,â
Madeline never forgot how Xander had shielded her with his life during that incident at the apartment. It
was because of him that she was able to go on ahead and save Thomas.
After the dust settled, she felt worried for Xander and had searched for him everywhere, but she
couldnât find any leads.
Xander smiled wryly, âI live right by your house.â
âMaple Forest Villa?â Madeline fell into thought for a moment. Then, she frowned, looking like she had
figured something out.
âIâm just glad to see youâre okay. I initially followed you guys over to the bar because I wanted to talk to
you about Tristan. But then I stumbled on you and Noah getting into trouble, so I quickly chased after
you. What actually happened?â
âIâm not too sure on the specifics either. My guess is that someone was trying to come after Noah and I.
Too bad for them, Noah found out about their scheme beforehand and the whole thing went up in
smoke,â Madeline replied.
âThen I must have gotten in the way of your plans,â Xander remarked apologetically.
Madeline waved her hand, âYou didnât get in the way of anything. The plan had fallen through to begin
with.â
âIt was all Noahâs fault anyway.â
âAre you alright? How are your wounds?â Noticing Xanderâs pale expression, Madeline quickly helped
him over to one of the seats inside a quiet booth.
Despite looking pale as a ghost and his face drenched in cold sweat, Xander shook his head and
pretended to be fine. âYou should head back. If Mr. Noah sees this, heâll get the wrong idea again.â
âHeâs the one stopping me from finding you, isnât he? He gets a little petty these days. I hope you can
forgive him.â
Xander could tell from Madelineâs tone that even though she was angry at Noah, she still wanted to
protect him. Xanderâs heart sank as he thought, âSo I was too late after all.â
âIâm glad to see youâre both getting along well.â
âHow are you feeling? Do you feel sick anywhere?â Madeline could sense something was wrong with
his expression and went closer to touch his forehead. As she suspected, he was having a fever.
âIâm fine. Hereâs my address. Letâs talk again when we get the chance,â Xander said as he got up and
prepared to leave.
Seeing how shaky his footsteps were, Madeline hurried over to support him, âLet me take you to a
hospital.â
Xander had wanted to decline, but he was completely out of strength. Not to mention, he was getting
chills one moment, then feeling hot the next. Evidently, his fever was pretty serious.
Meanwhile on a glass balcony, Noah stood watching the entire thing, his hands curled up tightly into
fists.
Lucas had also watched the whole thing from the side and said, âI told you your plan wonât work. The
more you try to stop them from seeing each other, the more responsible Madeline feels towards him.â