Chapter 3 Madison was never given a choice . " Ms. Litton , please take all your things out of the master bedroom . I can't stand the mess . " Madison stepped forward . Ronan gripped her wrist tightly , and a bruise formed . He seemed afraid that Madison would give Eloise a hard time . " Didn't she ask me to clear all my stuff ? " Madison asked flatly . Ronan loosened his grip , watching Madison walk into the bedroom . All her clothes lay strewn across the floor like trash . The porcelain doll she made with Ronan was broken into pieces . And Madison's face had been cropped out of every single photo . " You must've known , right ? " Without Ronan around , Eloise dropped all pretenses . She sized Madison up with sheer contempt . " Ronan worked his way to the top in Miami's business world to show the Naylors that he's good enough for me . I hope someone will know her place . " " Have you given me any choice ? " Ronan confiscated all her documents . Without his permission , she couldn't even leave Miami . Eloise snickered , fiddling with a talisman in her hand . Chapter 3 That was the only thing Madison's parents had left her . Madison bellowed , " Give it back to me . " " A leopard can't change its spots . Just because you share a bond with Ronan , you think you're special . Today , I'm gonna prove to you who matters more to him . Eloise fished out a lighter from her pocket . With a click , the lighter flared , the flame consuming the talisman . " Stop ! " 28 Vouchers Madison's eyes blazed with fury as she pushed Eloise aside and snatched back the half - burned talisman . Ashes clung to her fingers . She felt as if her heart was torn apart . Sparks fell on the carpet , igniting the bedroom in a split second . The fire raged , and the room was engulfed in suffocating smoke . " It's on fire ! " Ronan's eyes widened in shock as the wardrobe by the door collapsed , blocking the exit and trapping Madison and Eloise inside ., In the face of danger , Ronan charged at Madison . Even knowing Ronan had betrayed her , she couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope . She extended her hand to Ronan , yet he didn't spare her a glance . He bypassed her and took Eloise's hand instead . As they vanished from view , her hope crumbled . Her heart throbbed 08.00 $ 3 Chapter 3 painfully as if crushed by a giant hand , and she couldn't catch a breath . The fire scorched her soul , leaving her paralyzed and trapped . She lay on the floor , bracing herself for death . She reckoned that , perhaps , death would free her from the pain as well as the torment of being betrayed by a man . " Madison ! " herk Someone shouted her name . A violent pull on her wrist snapped her back . She looked up and found that Ronan had dragged her several feet away . The moment they fled the bedroom , the ceiling crashed down , exploding in a deafening sound . Terrified , Eloise wrapped herself in a blanket and spoke in halting English , " Ms. Litton , you don't need to go this far to prove how much you mean to Ronnie . " She drew in a sharp breath and covered her hand . Her fingers were reddened . " Madison , what were you thinking? " Ronan snarled at the servants , " Where is the goddamn family doctor ? " Soon , the doctor rushed in with a tube of cream for treating burns . " Sir , this cream is one - of - a - kind , crafted by a renowned specialist , with only one tube left in all of America . " Ronan squeezed out most of the cream and smeared it across Eloise's fingers without hesitation . 44 , 95 % 00.000 Chapter 3 Madison's calf was severely burned . When Ronan dragged her , the blisters had ruptured , mixing with the raw , bloody tissues . Ronan glanced at Madison and demanded . " Apologize . " " She burned my parents ' talisman on purpose . " Aggrieved , Madison stared at the man who used to love her dearly . She had once burned her fingers cooking soup for Ronan , so he tracked down a foreign mer and begged him to make a jar of special burn cream . He peered at Madison's burn mark and said with concern , " Never let and said with concern , " Never let yourself get hurt again . May this cream never be needed . " In the end , it wasn't used on Madison , just on another woman . Madison's heart sank . Ronan grew impatient and repeated , " Apologize . " Wallowing in sorrow , Madison turned oddly calm . She stubbornly locked eyes with Ronan and scoffed , " What if I don't ? " " Take her to the freezer . " Ronan knew all Madison's weaknesses . Having been kidnapped , she was scared of the dark , the cold , and water . His love became a blade , stabbing at Madison's most vulnerable spots . " Be careful , " Ronan instructed the bodyguard in Spanish . " Don't hurt the baby . " 70 69 % Chapter 3 H38 Nouchers Madison's resistance was useless . She was still shoved into the freezer . The fan hummed . The icy air cut through her thin clothes , making her shudder and curl into a ball . As the door closed , the last thing Madison saw was Ronan pinning Eloise against the wall , kissing her forcefully . a 08 09 0