Chapter 51

If it was him, what identity was he using to help her repay her debt? Her husband?

However, Madeline’s expectations were soon crushed. The other party stated a name—Daniel.

Madeline called Daniel immediately. After a while, he arrived.

When Madeline told him about this, he let out a sigh of relief. “I thought something bad happened to you, Maddie. It turns out it’s about this. It’s nothing. You don’t have to put this to heart.”

“It’s not nothing.” Madeline looked at Daniel seriously. “Dan, I don’t know when I’ll be able to pay you back. Thank you so much.”

“No rush. I don’t need the money urgently.”

“I know you don’t, but—”

“If you really want to thank me, Maddie, then you can treat me to a meal. I came here with an empty stomach.” Daniel interrupted Madeline. He looked at her intensely with a gentle gaze. “I’m happy to be able to share your burdens with you.”

Madeline could detect the intimate kind of love between a man and a woman in Daniel’s eyes.

She averted her gaze abruptly and nodded. “Okay.”

Madeline just got out of prison and did not have much money. She was afraid that she would not be able to treat him to one meal.

However, Dan had thought about this and said he wanted to eat taco with hot sauce.

He was the young master of a rich and influential family and yet, he was eating taco with hot sauce on the side of the road. Madeline was feeling apologetic, but Daniel found a place to sit down carefreely.

“You have no idea right, Maddie? I love taco with hot sauce, so I always ordered taco with hot sauce when I was in university.”

Despite Daniel’s explanation, Madeline also knew that the reason he did this was so that she would not break her wallet.

When Madeline thought about this, she felt a surge of warmth in her heart.

She knew it would be much better to owe Daniel than to owe the nightclub. However, she would also owe Daniel a favor.

Madeline watched as Daniel finished eating. She could not eat taco with hot sauce because of her health condition. She was unable to eat anything that might trigger her.

Walking on the streets occupied by neon lights, Daniel sighed lightly. “Do you know, Maddie? When I was in university, I always fantasized about the day I’ll be able to walk next to you on the street. I didn’t expect that dream to finally come true. However, we’re almost in our 30s now.”

Madeline could detect a hint of forlorn in his tone. However, he also sounded happy.

Madeline smiled softly. “Dan, it’s a pleasure meeting you this time, but—”

“Are you willing to be with me, Maddie?” He parted his lips and interrupted Madeline as he stopped walking.

Madeline froze in her tracks. Her heart started beating extremely fast.

“You’ve already divorced Jeremy, right? It seems like he’s about to get married to Meredith.”

She thought she had already lost all love and hope for that man, but when she heard about the news of him getting married to Meredith, the debilitating pain in her heart reminded her that she was still concerned about him.

However, she was just concerned. It was over between them now.

“Maddie, I’ll wait for you.” Daniel did not pressure Madeline and smiled lightly. When he was trying to hold Madeline’s hands, two rays of strong light shone down on them.

A car stopped before them and an extremely familiar figure got out of the car.

It was Jeremy.

He was looking refined and frigid. When he saw Madeline standing with Daniel, he scoffed.

“Madeline, you’re so cheap. You just got out of prison and you’re flirting with another man behind your husband’s back? If you want to be with this man, why’d you do everything to climb into my bed? Or do you like the excitement of sneaking around?”