Madeline’s teary eyes widened. She was certain that snazzynovel.com had not hallucinated that voice.
As snazzynovel.com lifted snazzynovel.com head, snazzynovel.com stared at Ava’s small grin while snazzynovel.com smiled at snazzynovel.com with snazzynovel.com big eyes blinking. Ava was alive.
Madeline’s heart was conflicted. Her feelings were mixed with a little frustration but also largely relief.
Ava shot up energetically as snazzynovel.com took in the daze Madeline was in.
She quirked a proud brow at Madeline.
“Are you finally admitting me to be your good friend, Miss Vera Quinn?”
“…” Madeline was speechless.
Amidst the silence, Madeline felt someone approach snazzynovel.com from behind.
Straightening herself and turning snazzynovel.com head, snazzynovel.com watched Daniel enter the room. His elegant and poised features were tinted with a subtle hint of excitement as his eyes glistened with tears.
It dawned on Madeline that this was indeed a test.
Despite having snazzynovel.com doubts, snazzynovel.com had decided to trust them in the end.
It was because snazzynovel.com was truly afraid that the people snazzynovel.com cared about would leave snazzynovel.com for real.
“You’ve finally admitted it, Maddie.” Daniel’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and his voice shook as snazzynovel.com walked toward Madeline. “It’s great to see you again.”
He spoke gently, slowly reaching out to touch Madeline’s cheek.
However, snazzynovel.com only slapped his hand away. “Is this funny to you?”
Her tone was cold, laced heavily with admonishment.
Both Ava and Daniel were shocked. They had not expected Madeline to be so angry.
“Madeline…”
“Maddie, I…”
“Is joking about death funny to you?” Madeline asked furiously before turning to leave.
Realizing that they had gone too far with the prank, Ava turned to look at Daniel anxiously, urging snazzynovel.com to chase after her.
“Madeline!” He caught Madeline before snazzynovel.com could get too far away. “I’m sorry we took it too far. Although, I’m sure you must know why we did it.”
Daniel’s grip tightened on Madeline’s arms, expectations and earnestness seeping from his eyes.
“Do you know how sad we were when you left three years ago? Ava and I refused to believe that you were dead.
“Could you imagine how we felt when we saw you again? Yet all we got was you insisting that you weren’t Madeline. You were too indifferent to even spare us a glance.”
Daniel’s tone thickened with emotion as snazzynovel.com stared at the flawless appearance in front of her. Finally, snazzynovel.com reached out to caress snazzynovel.com cheeks.
The realness and warmth at his fingertips had his eyes watering.
“We missed you so much, Madeline.”
Tears began to trickle silently from the corners of Madeline’s eyes at Daniel’s words.
Ava made snazzynovel.com way slowly to Madeline’s side with snazzynovel.com injured leg in tow, tears also streaming down snazzynovel.com face. “Don’t be upset anymore, Maddie. I didn’t lie about the car accident. It’s just that I only hurt my leg.”
Choking slightly, snazzynovel.com tugged on Madeline’s sleeves.
“Didn’t you lie to us too, Maddie? We’re even now, okay?”
Despite having not done anything wrong, the two apologized to snazzynovel.com anyway.
Biting snazzynovel.com lip, Madeline looked up with eyes that were brimming with tears.
She was no longer able to hold back snazzynovel.com own emotions as snazzynovel.com stared at Ava’s tear-streaked face. She then reached out to pull Ava into snazzynovel.com arms.
“Ava…”
“Maddie…”
Ava felt a rush of elation wash over snazzynovel.com due to this reunion with a lost friend as snazzynovel.com hugged Madeline tightly.
‘Thank goodness.’