Filed to story: Mr Williams Madame Is Dying Novel Free Online (Madison & Hunter)
Just then, a hand reached out in front of her.
The hand extended toward Nikki was fair, but the palm wasn’t too nice-looking. It was filled with visible scars.
There was a saying that a woman’s hand was just as important as her face.
From the woman’s hand, Nikki could see that Hunter shouldn’t be that serious about her. From her calloused hand, she must regularly do lots of physical labor.
Nikki extended her hand. She had been pampered since young, and she would insist on getting full- body care every week. Hence, her hands were very nice-looking.
Her joints were balanced, and her fingers were slender. Her palms were pale and soft, and even her nails were taken care of flawlessly.
The glitter on her manicure shimmered. She looked like a luxury item on display.
After making the comparison, Nikki felt strongly superior.
She was confident that she would win this round.
“Thank you.” She didn’t decline Madison’s kindness. As their palms touched, she wanted Madison to realize the difference between them.
She was the young lady of a century-old noble family. She was far above this woman, who was from a family that had gone bankrupt and fallen to ruin.
When their hands touched, Nikki felt something hard.
It was only then that Nikki saw the ring on Madison’s finger.
The ring wasn’t extravagant, but it was well-designed. It looked quite special.
Looking up, Nikki finally saw Madison’s face.
No one had taken a photo of Madison from the front before. Later on, Hunter wiped out all the information about her. So, no one could find her photos online.
When Lydia came back, she did tell Nikki about Madison. She said that Madison was an ugly woman who couldn’t even compare to a tenth of Nikki.
This was Nikki’s first time meeting Madison.
Madison’s features were well-defined, and she looked good even without makeup.
Now, with makeup on, she was so beautiful that people would feel that she was on another level.
Even Nikki, who was quite confident with her looks, felt like she paled in comparison.
Madison’s expression was calm, and she looked quite harmless. The silver glitter under her eyes made her look like a total beauty.
“Are you okay?” Her voice wasn’t forced, sounding casual and clear.
Nikki was stunned for a few moments. Then, she regained her senses. She realized that the woman in front of her was none other than her enemy.
She had lost to Madison in the looks department.
“I-I’m fine.”
Reaching out, Hunter pulled Madison into his arms. “Madie, this is Nikki Shaw.”
It was only then that Nikki noticed the ring on his finger. It matched Madison’s.
It was quite rare to see married men wearing their wedding rings at such events.
Also, Hunter’s fingers were interlocked with Madison’s. He didn’t care how others looked at him at all.
Madison didn’t say anything, but Nikki felt like she was utterly defeated.
“Hello, Ms. Shaw,” Madison greeted calmly.
Nikki was stunned for a moment before she returned to her senses. “Hello.”
Seeing the woman leaning against Hunter, Nikki was in a daze. Then, her heart was filled with jealousy.
“Is this…” Nikki pretended that she didn’t know their relationship.
After all, Lydia said that Hunter had gotten married in secret. No one knew that he had married Madison.
If he truly loved her, there was no reason for him to hide her. After all, love should be expressed and shown to all.
Nikki concluded that Hunter didn’t love Madison that much. Hence, she still had a chance.
Taking Madison’s hand, Hunter said straightforwardly, “This is my wife, Madison Evans.”
Those few words were as clear as day.
They were enough to shock Nikki completely. She could barely maintain the smile on her face.
The atmosphere was a little awkward. After taking a deep breath, Nikki struck first.
“Back then, you said that you’d marry me. I didn’t expect you to marry someone else just like that. When did you get married? You never told me about it.”
Those words were quite damaging. Madison glanced at Hunter, waiting for him to explain.
Hunter’s gaze seemed to be layered with ice as he glared coldly at Nikki. “Ms. Shaw, we’re neither friends nor relatives. I don’t have a reason to inform you about my marriage.
“As for me saying that I’d marry you, are you referring to the time when we were kids? You guys forced me to play house with you, and you even threatened me.
“You said that if I rejected you, you’d go home and tell your parents about it.”
His words had shamed Nikki greatly. Nikki didn’t realize how cold Hunter had gotten in all these years she hadn’t seen him.
But then Nikki remembered Lydia saying that Hunter had treated her like this too. So, she quickly got over it.
By the looks of it, Hunter treated everyone the same. If not, he wouldn’t have kept Madison’s identity a secret for so long.
“Sorry, Hunter. I thought that you were happy to play with us like I was. After all, I’ve liked you ever since I was young. I didn’t realize that I caused you so many unhappy memories.”
With an apologetic look on her face, she turned to look at Madison.
“I’m sorry, Madison. You won’t mind that I’ve liked Hunter for a long time, right? After all, Hunter never announced his relationship with you. I thought he was still single.”
Madison had always seen on the internet how pick-me girls behaved. She had thought that those stories were fake. After all, there couldn’t possibly be such disgusting people in real life.
But reality had given her a much-needed lesson. She had really encountered a pick-me girl in real life now, and she was even more disgusting than flies.
Nikki was disgusting enough, but she just had to flaunt around, making others even more disgusted.
Madison wasn’t mad, though. Instead, she took Hunter’s hand and swung his arm as she imitated Nikki’s pitiful voice.
She asked, “Hunter, she’s so devoted to you. You were single for so many years, so why didn’t you marry her? You caused her to suffer in a one-sided relationship for so long.”
Reaching out, Hunter scratched her nose. “Tons of people like me. If every one of them wants to marry me, when will I finally be able to marry you?”
He was gentle to Madison, but when he turned to look at Nikki, he put on a cold expression.
“Ms. Shaw, even though Madie graduated early, it’s because she’s a genius and skipped some grades. In reality, she’s a few years younger than you. You can’t treat her like she’s older than you.
“Also, I was only forced to play along with your games. It’s not a valid reason for you to ask me to take responsibility, yes?”
Hunter’s fingers caressed the back of Madison’s hand as he spoke carelessly.
“Going by that logic, when I was forced by your parents to play with you, I had also thought about killing your whole family. Before I marry you, should I fulfill my childhood wish as well?”
When he said that, everyone else fell silent.
They couldn’t believe that Hunter had said those words.
The men fell silent when they heard that, and the women burst into tears.
Nikki was just like that. Crystal-like tears welled up in her eyes before they trailed down her face.
She sobbed prettily, and Madison couldn’t help but wonder if she had trained in acting before.
“How could you think that, Hunter?”
“Nikki, we’re all adults here. Stop pretending like you don’t know. I’ve already introduced her as my wife, so what are you trying to do by saying those misleading things?
“My heart is very small, so small that it can only hold one person. I can’t bear the thought of her being even a little bit upset because of irrelevant people.
“Since we haven’t met in such a long time, let’s keep it that way.”
Hunter walked up to the journalists and asked them for their films. “If you appear in front of Madie again, I don’t mind sending everyone in the country the photos of you falling to the ground.”
With that, Hunter took Madison’s hand and walked away, leaving the furious Nikki alone.
Hunter was even less caring than he had been when he was young. He was as stubborn as they came.
When Nikki saw the two walking away hand-in-hand, she gritted her teeth so hard that they almost broke.
She sneered coldly, looking like a snake hiding in the shadows. A venomous glint flashed across her eyes.
Madison angled her body to look at Hunter. Sensing her gaze, Hunter looked down at her. “What’s the matter? If you have any questions, just ask them. Don’t overthink things.”
Madison raised an eyebrow. “I do have a question. Did you truly think about killing her whole family?”
“Yes.”
Hunter said without any hesitation, “My mother wasn’t mentally well, so she rarely took care of me when I was young. Back then, to establish connections, my aunt took me in.
“That was when I got to know Nikki. She was the neighbor’s child, but she kept trying to play with me. When I said that I didn’t like to play house, she insisted on playing the games that I played.”
Madison was a little curious. “What games did you play?”
“Shooting, boxing, fencing, horseback riding, skiing, diving…’
“What happened next?”
“At the shooting range, she couldn’t even fire the gun. She was even bitten all over by mosquitoes. When she boxed with me, her nose bled when I hit her.
“When we went horseback riding, the horse left her behind…”
“Wait.” Madison reached out her hand. “Putting her personality problems aside, you did it on purpose when you hit her until she bled, right?”
Hunter felt a headache coming on when he thought about those incidents. “She was the one who told me not to go easy on her.
“She had received training before, so going easy on her would be the same as looking down on her. Since she said all that, I just swung randomly at her. I didn’t expect her to take a basic punch like that head-on.
“It even hit her squarely in the face. Her nose bled, and the blood got on my body. It was annoying.”
Hearing his complaints, Madison was already laughing. “Haha, you’re such a straightforward man. She said that just to attract your attention. She wasn’t telling you to get serious about it.
“She was probably startled back then, so she started dodging blindly. But you hit her right on the nose.”
Hunter said, “Madie, can you stop mentioning that useless woman in front of me?”
Hunter visibly hated Nikki.
After Nikki was hit, she went back and told her parents something. Then, they came over and pressured Hunter, forcing him to play house with her.
Madison saw the foul expression on Hunter’s face. Still, she was quite interested. Reaching out, she poked at Hunter’s arm.
“Tell me, then. How did you play house with her? That should be interesting.”
Reaching out, Hunter flicked her on her forehead. She was excited to learn about his cringe-inducing past.
Still, he didn’t mind it if it would make her happy.
He described what had happened back then. It wasn’t as simple as a normal game of playing pretend.
Nikki wanted him to play the role of someone in a vegetative state. She would then play the role of a bride who would bring him luck.
