Chapter 282

Madelyn thought to herself that she would pay him back that money. She did not want to owe him anything.

Zach led the way with the shopping bags. Neither of them brought up the recent incident.

Off to the side, Madelyn spotted a scarf she liked. It was handcrafted from silk. She checked the price tag and found it was also a thousand dollars.

Zach said, “Take it if you want it.”

Madelyn replied, “Forget it. If Rosario knew, she’d never want to wear it.” She wasn’t materialistic.

Although the scarf was of good quality, it wasn’t necessary, so she wouldn’t buy it.

After a moment’s thought, Madelyn did purchase two pairs of gloves. One was red, and the other was black, costing around two to three hundred dollars each, not too expensive.

They didn’t spend too long shopping, just about thirty minutes or so, and Madelyn was all set to go with two big shopping bags. She didn’t pick out anything for herself. Well, she didn’t really need anything anyway.

“Mr. Jardin? Madelyn?” a voice they knew well called out.

It was Yvonne. She was heading over to them, with four serious-looking bodyguards dressed in black suits trailing behind her. Yvonne looked really fancy, rocking high heels and a stylish.

Chanel cardigan dress from this year’s collection Plus, her lipstick was a bold red shade. She walked all graceful and elegant.

Yvonne said, “What a surprise! Are you two shopping too?”

Zach nodded, greeting, “Hi, Ms. Young.”

Yvonne moved closer and hooked her arm with Zach’s. “Mr. Jardin, in the past, you never used to join me for shopping, but look at us now! It’s not dinner time yet. How about we keep shopping for a bit? We can wrap it up just in time for dinner. What do you think, Madelyn?”

Madelyn, who kind of felt like she was just blending into the background, kept her face neutral and secretly hoped that Yvonne would just bring Zach away. “I’ve got some other stuff to take care 1. You guys go on without me! Oh, Zach… Can I have those black gloves?”

Yvonne wouldn’t take no for an answer, “Don’t say that! I know you want to see Ethan. He won’t be dinner later! Besides, the gloves you bought, aren’t they a gift for him anyway?” She added, “He’ll definitely love them.”

Madelyn calmly replied, “No! These are for Forrest, as a reward for his improved grades.” She didn’t intend to keep it a secret from them. She continued, “I have a supplementary class to attend. I won’t disturb you.”

Madelyn tried to take something from Zach’s hand, but he didn’t let go, his face growing dark. ” Let’s go together.” He then said to Yvonne before leaving, “Ms. Young, I’m afraid I can’t accompany you.”

As Yvonne watched Zach departing, her expression gradually soured. She cursed inwardly, ‘You ungrateful fool. But oddly enough, the more he acted like that, the more she seemed determined to win him over. She thought, ‘No matter what, he’s ambitious. I just can’t believe that YTCorp won’t tempt him.”

In the underground carpark, Zach tossed the items onto the backseat, and Madelyn opened the passenger door.

In the next instant, Zach grabbed her and leaned closer, planting a kiss on her.

Madelyn struggled, pressing against his chest. He had kissed her very few times today.

“Mmm…” Her still-swollen lips throbbed in pain as Zach nibbled them.

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