---- Chapter 4. Timothy must have realized that Madeline was starting to behave coldly toward him. The next day, probably in an attempt to win her back, he sent her a screenshot of a restaurant reservation he'd made for them both that night. Madeline knew that he was only doing this to make things less awkward between them. Every time they had a disagreement and gave each other the cold shoulder afterward, Madeline was always the one who made the first move to apologize and break the ice between them. In the meantime, Timothy's role was to give her a hug or a gift after they'd made up. After all, he only had to console her just a little bit, and Madeline would be all over the moon and forget everything that made her mad in the first place. She would then act warm and enthusiastic toward him all over again. This had always been the case in the last few years. As long as he gave her a carrot every time ---- after giving her a stick, Madeline would forgive him no matter what he did. Timothy had always been in control of their relationship, whether it was a warm one or a cold one. Madeline was just his puppet on a string that he could play with, and she could never escape his control. But now, even after seeing the reservation receipt, Madeline didn't express her usual warm and overjoyed response. She simply replied with a text, Okay. See you tonight." After locking her phone, Madeline continued with the rest of her work. She didn't dwell on his actions nor swoon over how sweet he was being like she used to in the past anymore. Right after work, Madeline headed for the restaurant. The time they'd reserved for their seats was at 7:00 pm, but she was already there half an hour earlier. Still, she waited until 9:00 pm, and Timothy was ---- yet to arrive. She figured that he'd already forgotten about dinner. So, Madeline ate her steak slowly, sipped on her red wine gracefully, and gradually made her way out of the restaurant at 10:30 pm. She'd been stood up so many times before that her calmness was unnerving at this point. Since the restaurant was quite close to Timothy's office, Madeline decided to walk over and visit him there. A stroll would be good for digestion anyway. When she arrived at the company, Timothy's office lights were still switched on, so she went to the door and prepared to enter. Right before she turned the knob, however, she heard him talking to someone else inside. "T thought you were still mad at Lacey for leaving you without a word in the past, Timothy. I didn't think that you'd both get back together so quickly as soon as she returned. Tell me the truth-have you never forgotten about her?"