My Ex-Wife Is A Big Shot In Disguise by Lindsay Lewis

Chapter 117

There was no sound from the bathroom for a long time.

After a long while, Madison spoke again.

“Really? Can’t you find it? It doesn’t matter if it’s thicker…”

Although it was early summer, the temperature at night was not high. Moreover, the Palmer family’s old

residence was built on the mountain. Temperatures at night were cold enough to warrant a blanket, so

wearing thicker clothes seemed fine.

In any case, everything was better than the two pieces of cloth she had in her hand.

Leo also fell silent.

A moment later, he said, “I’ve searched everywhere I can. Why don’t you wear your old clothes and

come out first? You can look for it yourself.”

He was about to leave.

“Wait!” Through the frosted glass, Madison saw his silhouette seemingly about to leave. Helplessly, she

shouted, “Give me the shirt…”

Then, the bathroom door was pulled open slightly, and she reached out her slender

arm.

The only imperfection that marred the beauty was a scar on the shoulder of her arm.

Although it was only a fine slit, it stood out conspicuously against her soft skin, impossible to overlook.

Just like an intrusive dark cra ck on white jade, it created a sense of unease when looking at it.

Leo stood there motionless. He stared at the scar’s trace, trailing it till it was covered by the door. He

could not see anymore.

How many more scars like this were there on her body?

The last banquet only revealed her back, but the mottled marks were already shocking and

unforgettable.

Unexpectedly, there were more in other places…

“Leo?” In the bathroom, Madison had not received her clothes for a long time. She widened the

opening of the door slightly and stuck her head out while holding her towel. “What are you daydreaming

about?”

As a result, her shoulder bone, linked to her arm, was fully exposed, laying bare the

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The mark left by the knife was like a centipede crawling on her shoulder, piercing his

eyes.

“Sorry.” Leo averted his gaze and hurriedly stuffed the white shirt into Madison’s hand. Then, he turned

around.

Madison looked at him in confusion and then looked down at her own appearance.

It couldn’t be, could it? She only revealed her arm, and his reaction was so intense?

There was no way that Mr. Palmer was still an innocent boy?

Madison did not have the luxury to think. She had already stayed in the bathroom for long enough. If

she stayed any longer, her body would be wrinkled by the water vapor.

She retracted her gaze and closed the door again to change into her clothes.

Leo’s shirt was much larger than her size. It could almost be used as a short skirt.

Her height did not inherit the stature of the Daves family, likely due to the Hale family withholding some

of their growth potential during her formative years, resulting in a relatively average height.

Compared to her brothers and Leo, there was a height difference of almost 8 inches.

It didn’t matter. As long as she was not disabled or sick, it was fine.

After coming out of the bathroom, Madison was enveloped by the slightly stuffy air in the room and

could not help but sneeze.

Leo looked up and his gaze lingered on her for a few seconds. Then, he pursed his lips and closed the

balcony door.

The night wind in the mountains was blocked by the doors and windows, and the temperature in the

room seemed to have suddenly risen, especially in the absence of conversation between the two.

“Are you… really going to sleep on the floor?” After a long while, Madison broke the

stalemate.

Leo, who was spreading the blanket, did not pause in his movements. He only acknowledged softly, not

even lifting his head to glance at her.

Madison could not help but frown slightly.

She thought that with his temper, he would retort to her no matter what, saying things

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like, “If I don’t sleep on the floor, does Mrs. Palmer want me to sleep on the bed with you?” or other

mocking words.

But in reality, he simply didn’t say anything.

“Leo, are you angry?” Madison kept staring at him. After sitting cross-legged on the bed, she picked up

a pillow and tilted her head to look at him.

“No, which eye of yours saw me angry?”

Leo fixed the blanket and looked up at her indifferently. Then, he lay down on the ground and looked at

the ceiling, seemingly thinking about something.

Madison clicked her tongue. “I just saw that your mood didn’t seem quite right. I thought that it was

because the honorable Mr. Palmer had to sleep on the ground and that was too difficult for you.”

Seeing that Leo was lying down, she too rose and lifted the blanket.

“By the way, Leo, do you want a pillow? I’ll give you one.” Although it was a question, she had already

passed one down to Leo.

“Thank you.” Thanking her, Leo reached out to take it.

“Then I’ll turn off the lights.” She said.

“Yeah.” Leo replied.

The room suddenly turned pitch black, and as the lights disappeared, it fell silent again. The only sound

they could hear was the rustling of the trees in the deep mountains outside the house that came and

went,

After some time, Madison suddenly propped her head up with her arms and said in a low voice, “Leo?

Are you asleep?”

Leo said nothing.

Madison pursed her lips and tried to get up from the bed to fetch her phone to play.

She was not sure if it was because she was sleeping in a new place or because someone was sleeping

on the ground beside her. All she knew was that she couldn’t sleep.

However, before she could sit up, a deep voice sounded.

“Can’t sleep?” Leo murmured.

“Ah!” Madison shrieked.

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The sudden voice gave Madison a fright as she exclaimed in shock.

She patted her chest and frowned. “You scared me to death.” She complained.

In the darkness, Leo’s thin lips curled into a faint smile. “You’re the one who’s too noisy.”

Madison sighed, then tried to turn on the light to get her phone. Before she could reach out, Leo

stopped her.

“There’s no charger in the room. If you stay up too late playing tonight, it’ll be troublesome to go back

tomorrow morning.”

Madison retracted her hand in embarrassment and laid down on the bed again. She stared at the

ceiling in boredom.

After a while, she suddenly realized that Leo’s voice sounded very awake. It was not at all as though he

had just woken up from sleep.

“Leo, are you having trouble sleeping too?” She propped herself up on one arm and turned sideways,

glancing at Leo on the ground.

Leo did not deny it and acknowledged softly.

Madison heaved a sigh of relief and satisfaction. She lay on the bed and said with a smile, “So you

can’t sleep either. It’s good that I’m not the only one having trouble sleeping!”

Leo chuckled, not saying anything more.

The room fell silent again.

The wind outside the house was getting stronger and stronger, and there was the faint sound of

thunder. It seemed like it was about to rain.

A thunderstorm in the summer should stop by tomorrow morning, but…

Looking at the slit of light that streamed through the curtains, Madison could not help but frown.

“Leo.” She called out.

“Madison.” Leo said.

The two voices sounded at the same time. Then again.

“You go

first.” Madison ushered.

“You first.” Leo, the same.

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As the voices fell, a burst of low laughter echoed in the room.

Madison regained composure and said, “I’ll go first then.”

Leo nodded and said, “Go ahead.”

Madison looked at the flickering light outside the window and pursed her lips. “I’m afraid Sally will be

looking for you tonight. Will you be fine if you leave your phone downstairs? Why don’t you…”

“Madison.” Before she could finish speaking, Leo suddenly interrupted her coldly. “You spoke only to

ask me to leave this place? More so in this weather?”