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Marcus quickly rushed to the hospital with his team, only to find that the officer stationed to monitor Madeline had been knocked unconscious.
His heart sank – this was bad. Madeline must have realized something was wrong and taken action.
He pulled out his phone, only to receive a message: [Come home alone, and I’ll tell you everything.]
He knew the message was from the fake Madeline, and a storm of emotions swirled inside him.
Madeline’s sudden disappearance confirmed she had a way of obtaining information.
Taking a deep breath, Marcus ordered,
“Search the entire city for Madeline. Find her!”
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Then, alone, he returned home.
As expected, when Marcus pushed open the door, there she was fake Madeline,
sitting calmly on the sofa, looking completely at ease.
Marcus approached her, his voice cold and steely. “Tell me the truth.”
Fake Madeline sighed as she looked at him, almost disappointed. “Haven’t you already figured it out? The real Madeline, your precious Caroline – they’re both my masterpieces. I peeled off their skins, treating them like works of art. I wanted to see what it was about them that you loved.
so much.
I floated above them, listening to her
twisted words. Fake Madeline was
deranged.
Rage and sorrow boiled inside Marcus ast he glared at her, trying to decipher her
every move.
“Who are you really?” he demanded.
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Fake Madeline glanced at her face in the mirror, her laugh tinged with self- deprecation. “After all this time, I almost believed I was the real Madeline. But
unfortunately, the charade is over.”
“My name is Jenna Robertson. I was just another pawn sent to destroy you. You know what’s ironic? Caroline‘ s cancer that was your doing. Remember those herbal remedies I told you to bring home? They were laced with a virus.”
The revelation hit Marcus like a
sledgehammer. The pain was unbearable.
He staggered, barely able to stand. He was the reason Caroline had gotten sick.
“Had that woman not decided to leave you, she might have lived a little longer,” Jenna continued nonchalantly.
Marcus’s anger exploded. He lunged at her, grabbing her by the throat. “Who are you? Why did you do this?”
Jenna chuckled darkly, her laugh laced
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with despair. “You don’t deserve to know. The fact that you discovered me is my failure, but our revenge isn‘ t over.”
As she spoke, Jenna pressed a small button hidden in her pocket.
Marcus‘ s instincts kicked in, but it was too late.
With a deafening blast, the entire room vas engulfed in flames.
I hovered in the air, watching as the explosion consumed everything.
