---- Madeline wanted nothing more than to shake that human-sized nightmare off her. Little did she know that life had one more trial waiting for her even at this time. Ellis had gone off to grab his and Madeline's luggage at the airport. While Madeline waited for him, she happened to meet Lacey. This was Madeline's first time meeting Lacey since her return to Loraynea. It had been five years since she last saw Lacey, so she initially thought Lacey would still look like a spoiled and pampered socialite. She didn't expect reality to be completely different. Right now, Lacey looked pale and exhausted, with dark rings under her eyes. Madeline could tell that Lacey had it rough this whole time. She couldn't describe what she felt about Lacey. On one hand, she disliked Lacey, but on the other hand, she also pitied her. Only those who were emotionally unavailable and aloof could escape from a relationship unscathed. ---- As Lacey stared at Madeline, her lips curled into a gentle yet weird-looking smile. "Madeline, you're to blame for what happened to me. Five years ago, I had successfully ensnared Timothy's heart. But why did you vanish without a trace? Because of your disappearance, you ended up stealing his heart from me! "Do you have any idea how many times I had proposed to Timothy and begged him to marry me in the past five years? But he never agreed to any of them! This is all because of you, Madeline! "Just how many years can a woman like me afford to waste in this lifetime? You're the reason why I'm reduced to this state, yet you still have the gall to return! To make things worse, the moment you returned, you decided to cause trouble by getting Timothy arrested! Do you have any idea how detrimental this is to his reputation as a public figure? "Why must you return to Loraynea?" Lacey screamed hysterically.