Filed to story: Mr Williams Madame Is Dying Novel Free Online (Madison & Hunter)
Even the vendor was dumbfounded. He wasn’t superstitious as well, but other participants were able to hang their ribbons on the tree with one try. He hadn’t seen anyone failing after nine tries.
Hunter had one more ribbon left, and his expression was chilling.
Madison chuckled dryly, trying to come up with an excuse for him. But she saw Hunter flipping over the railing and walking straight to the tree.
He put his palm on the tree trunk with his back facing everyone. No one could see what he was doing.
After a few seconds, he threw the ribbon. Everyone’s eyes were on the ribbon. Madison jumped excitedly when she saw that the ribbon was hanging on the tree.
Hunter’s expression finally eased into a smile. “Alright.”
He walked back to Madison and said, “Let’s go.”
Hunter held Madison’s hand and left. Then, a sudden breeze blew at them, and Madison shivered from the cold.
The ribbons on the tree swayed in the wind, and one was lifted into the air. Then, Madison and Hunter heard a metallic clink. Something had fallen next to them. Madison lowered her head to look and saw that it was the ribbon that Ehtan had just thrown up the tree.
None of the other ribbons on the tree had fallen despite swaying in the wind.
The vendor scratched his head and muttered, “Now that’s not something you see every day.”
Hunter didn’t say anything, but his expression was icy. It was like the air around him became even colder.
“This … must be a coincidence. You don’t have to let it affect you.”
For some reason, Madison had a feeling that something bad was about to happen.
Hunter patted Madison on the head and said with a faint smile, “It’s just a kid’s game. Of course, I won’t let it bother me. Let’s go home.”
Madison relaxed when she saw him smile. She picked up the ribbon and said, “We can keep this as a souvenir.”
“Okay.”
Hunter didn’t even look back, and Madison didn’t let what happened bother her.
It was 3:00 am.
Holding a shovel in his hands, Kelvin asked in confusion, “Mr. Williams, what did this tree do to you? I heard it was supposed to be uprooted when the plaza was under construction. But every one of the ten excavators broke down before they could start.
“People think this tree has mystical powers, which is why they’ve been keeping it around. Why would you want to uproot it all of a sudden?”
Hunter blew a smoke ring from his mouth as his arm rested on the car window. The cigarette flickered between his fingers. He uttered emotionlessly, “It got in the way.”
Kelvin couldn’t for the life of him understand how the tree could have gotten in Hunter’s way.
Did Hunter run into the tree while he was shopping? He didn’t seem like someone so clumsy, nor did he seem like he would be so petty.
Even a child wouldn’t hold a grudge against a tree, right? Much less an adult. That didn’t fit Hunter’s personality.
Kelvin had seen Hunter raze his enemies to the ground, but it was the first time they were doing that to a tree.
Brent pulled Kelvin over to the side and whispered, “Just follow the orders you were given. Can’t you see that Mr. Williams is in a bad mood? Everyone else is trying to avoid angering him, but here you are, making matters worse.”
“I was just curious. Mrs. Williams has already returned to him. He should be happy. Why would he come out so late at night just to uproot a tree?”
“Talk less, work more.”
“Alright, tell the men to start. I’m curious to see if the stories about the tree are real.”
Kelvin started to direct the excavator with the shovel in hand. “That’s right, move forward.”
The excavator suddenly stopped moving as it got closer to the tree. The operator couldn’t start the excavator back up no matter how much he tried.
“That’s weird. This excavator is new. It was perfectly fine before. Why would it break down now?”
“Damn, is the tree really magical?”
Kelvin’s face paled in fright. He quickly went to Hunter to update him on the situation. Then, he raised his head to see Hunter standing under the streetlamp with a chainsaw in hand. He cast a long shadow on the road.
Kelvin was taken aback. This looked like a scene straight out of a horror flick.
“M-Mr. Williams, are you for real?”
Hunter approached the tree with a stormy expression while carrying the chainsaw.
Ignoring Kelvin, he raised his head to look at the tree. “I told you that if you really had powers, you should do your part. But if you don’t want to bless my relationship with Madie, why should I keep you around?”
Kelvin, who was standing behind Hunter, asked in bewilderment, “Mr. Williams, are you talking to the tree?”
Hunter started revving the chainsaw into life.
“Since you want to destroy my relationship with Madie, I’ll pull you up by the roots.”
That was what Hunter had said when he approached the tree earlier that day.
The clouds started churning, and the snow fell even heavier.
Kelvin held Brent’s hand, stammering, “Brother, I don’t know if Mr. Williams has lost his mind, but the weather is getting terrifying. Was it this cloudy when we arrived?”
Even though the plaza was well-lit by street lamps, the dark, churning clouds were still terrifying.
“Mr. Williams, why don’t we give it a rest? It’s just a tree…”
The sound of the chainsaw drowned out Kelvin’s voice. Hunter raised the chainsaw, poised to swing. But thunder suddenly crackled in the sky.
“Oh my god!” Kelvin yelled in fear.
Generally, there were more thunderstorms in spring and summer. They were relatively rare in winter. There also weren’t any signs before the thunder crackled so abruptly. And it happened above the skies of a spacious plaza at 3:00 am. The hair on everyone’s back was standing on end.
Even the usually stoic Brent raised his concern. “Mr. Williams, why don’t we stop? It’s pretty dangerous. What if the lightning strikes…”
In response, Hunter swung the chainsaw at the tree without hesitation. The jarring sound echoed in the plaza.
Hunter’s eyes were bloodshot as he said through gritted teeth, “Since you didn’t want to bless my relationship with Madie, I’ll cut you down! I’ll cut down anything that stands between me and Madie!”
Hunter was determined to be with Madison for the rest of his life. No one would be able to stop him.
Everyone in the vicinity was dumbfounded. Hunter wasn’t acting like himself. No one knew why he was so hung up on the tree. Amidst the crackling thunder, sparks flew from the chainsaw in Hunter’s hands.
âBrent, look at that lightning. I’m so scared that it might strike Mr. Williams. Did Mrs. Williams upset him again?”
Brent replied calmly, “I don’t know if Mrs. Williams is the one who upset him. But only matters relating to Mrs. Williams can make Mr. Williams lose control like this. I’m worried about his current state of mind.”
“I know, right? Mr. Williams used to be so composed. His emotions were almost impossible to discern. However, after the series of incidents with Mrs. Williams, he has become mentally unstable. I fear that he might become like Mrs. Williams Senior …”
“Mrs. Williams can still act as a calming influence when she’s by his side. I’m worried he’ll lose all reason if Mrs. Williams leaves him. The consequences would be unimaginable if he were to lose control completely.”
Kelvin furrowed his brows. “But the drug seems to be very effective. Mrs. Williams has lost her memories completely. Besides, Mr. Williams will be bringing Mrs. Williams away from this city that’s filled with sad memories for her.
“The assassins might not be able to find Mrs. Williams then. After a while, Mrs. Williams can get pregnant again, and they can raise a child together. As long as Mrs. Williams doesn’t regain her memories, everything will be better.”
Brent sighed deeply and said, “If only it’s that simple. There’s so much uncertainty in this world. If there’s even the slightest hitch in Mr. Williams’s plan, his relationship with Mrs. Williams will be over. And there won’t be any more room for reconciliation.”
“Hopefully, things can stay the way they are now, and nothing unexpected ever happens again.”
“Hopefully.”
Madison was sound asleep when the thunder crackled and woke her up. The sound of thunder scared her so much that her face paled, and her entire body trembled. It was as if something heart-wrenching had happened to her during a thunderstorm in the past.
“Hunter.”
Madison looked to the side and saw no one next to her. Even the sheets were cold, which meant that he had been gone for some time. She wondered if he had gone to work in the study.
Madison no longer felt like sleeping. She didn’t know why, but her heart was beating quickly, and she was gripped by fear.
As she walked out of the bedroom, the thunder crackled again.
Madison unlocked the study via the fingerprint lock. It was pitch black in the study. He wasn’t there.
“Where are you, Hunter?” Madison called out timidly.
The villa was empty. There wasn’t anyone there other than herself.
Thunder roared once again. Madison crouched on the floor in fear and hugged her legs. She placed a hand on her stomach and called out for her baby. She did it subconsciously, but she was already in tears when she returned to her senses.
Madison touched her face. She could feel the cold and wet sensation of her tears on her fingers. She looked at the snow out of the window in a daze. Did she lose her baby in a thunderstorm?
She could see the image of a person jumping from a high place in her head. Where was that?
She felt like her head was being torn to pieces when she tried to recall what had happened.
It was really painful, so painful that she wanted to die. She could barely breathe.
She took out her phone with great effort and dialed Hunter’s number.
“Madie, you’re awake?” Hunter seemed to be in a noisy place where machinery was buzzing.
Enduring the pain, Madison asked, “Where are you?”
“Something happened at a construction site. What’s wrong?”
“N-Nothing. I’ll stop bothering you.” Madison didn’t want to bother Hunter with her trivial matters.
As she was holding her head in her hands, she felt a pain in her stomach. The intense pain from two parts of her body was suffocating her.
She didn’t understand why her stomach was hurting. She didn’t even eat any spicy food that day.
Hunter was worried about Madison, so he came home as soon as possible.
As he returned home, covered in snow, the first thing he noticed was Madison. She was curled up on the floor. “Madie!”
Only a wall lamp was lit in the large bedroom. Madison was wearing thin pajamas and was barefooted as she curled up in a corner.
Her face was filled with terror. Hunter’s heart broke when he saw that, and he dashed up to Madison.
“What happened, Madie?”
As if grabbing her final lifeline, Madison threw herself into Hunter’s embrace.
When Hunter saw the wet trails of tears on her face, his heart ached terribly.
“Don’t cry. I’m back.”
Hunter’s body was still wet, but Madison didn’t mind it at all. She gripped Hunter’s arm with both hands. “Tell me, how did our children die?”
“Why are you mentioning the children again?” Reaching out, Hunter wiped away the tears on her face.
“I think I saw a person jump from a very high place.”
As Hunter comforted her, he patted her back. “It was a stormy night, and the rain was heavy that night. The road was dangerous.
“The car was out of control, and it veered off the winding mountain road. In the end, it fell into the sea. Is that the image in your mind?”
Madison shook her head. She kept mumbling to herself, “I don’t know. I don’t know anything at all. I just feel pain in my heart. When I recall the past, my head hurts as well. It feels like it’s going to explode.”
Hunter hugged her head tightly. “Then don’t think about it. It’s in the past now. I didn’t want to mention these things in front of you because I didn’t want you to be sad.
“Madie, I’ve said this before. You have me. Let’s not think about the past anymore, alright?”
Madison slowly calmed down in his embrace. After choking a few times, she stopped crying.
Seeing that Madison didn’t even wear her shoes, Hunter couldn’t help but complain, “I know that we have a heater at home, but you can’t go around barefooted.
“You might get wet easily. Your body is weak enough as it is. It can’t handle the cold.”
