Female Novel
Chapter 767
Chapter 767
Madelyn shivered, grappling with unfamiliar emotions.novelbin
‘Mom’s childhood sweetheart? But Rosario said Mom was an orphan and Father took her in, right?’
Even in the warm living room, Madelyn felt a chill go down her spine. She made her way to the studyand opened the pink leather-bound notebook. As she leafed through its pages, she paused at one withprecise, fine handwriting.
[January 20th, 1975, sunny. I turned sixteen today! Agustin gifted me a necklace and a stunning whitepony. Can’t wait to ride it around town. I wonder what Mom and Dad have planned for my birthday.]
[January 21st, 1975, cloudy. I was out riding Agustin’s pony when a man on a large horse, sporting tallboots, startled me. He snarkily called me a “whiny little kid.” And my new outfit. from Mom? It gotripped.]
[March 28th, 1975. That man from before returned, asking Dad for money. From the doorway, I caughthis eye. His towering height and intense look sent me hurrying back to my room. Mom says he’saround to protect Willowbrookshire, and Bethany seems to be smitten with him. She’s even mentioningmarriage. But after he yelled at me that one time, I just see him as a bully.]
‘Willowbrookshire? Where’s that?’ Madelyn had never heard of the place. She flipped through
pages, which seemed to chronicle her mother’s teen years.
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[July 12th, 1976. He still didn’t come home tonight. Where could he be? I’m sorry, Erick. I won’t snap atyou again, promise. Can you please come back?]
‘Erick? Not coming home? Was Mom living with this guy when she was just seventeen?’ It was notunusual for young couples to be living together at that age. Madelyn read several pages, then movedfurther ahead in the diary.
[May 20th, 1978. He finally agreed to marry me! Soon, his wealth, including those shiny diamonds, willbe mine. I’ll be the center of attention in Willowbrookshire. However, last night, while he was sleeping, Ispotted another wrinkle on his face. Why is he aging so quickly? He might find it hard to match mypace soon. He’s keen on us having a baby, but I think I’m not ready yet. The idea of childbirth isintimidating. But now that I think about it, having a child together might not be so bad after all. He saidthere’s a special diamond waiting if I decide to. The notion of having multiple children for morediamonds did cross my mind. If we had a daughter first, Madelyn might be a fitting name. Tonight, hetook me out to see the moon, and its beauty was unmatched. I hope our daughter, if we have one,shines as brightly as I do.]
Some pages were faded and others smeared, leaving them almost unreadable. There was a brownishstain that looked like dried out blood, seemingly soaked through from another page.
Madelyn’s expression changed to a serious one. The information in front of her was significant. Whilethe exact date and time on some pages were unclear, she could still decipher them. Most entries in thedairy mentioned a man named “Erick,” but there was no mention of her father’s name.