---- Chapter 9 "Jason, what are you doing now?!" Jason looked at Ted condescendingly. "Ted, you're so protective of her. Do you like her? Have you become her lapdog just because she's an heiress now?" Ted punched Jason in the face. "I'm not scum like you! I'm warning you, don't you dare come near Madeline ever again!" Jason got up and walked past Ted. He grabbed me by the shoulders. I could see a weird gleam of obsession in his eyes. "Madeline, are you with Ted now? Ha! Even if you're not an heiress, you won't have to worry for the rest of your life once you get in bed with Ted. "T truly see you for who you are now. You never loved me. You only loved my money!" I was in so much pain. Looking at his malicious gaze, I suppressed the fear in me and looked him in the eyes. ---- "Just because you're dirty, you don't have to think that everyone's like you. You're the only blind one here who can't see who likes you for your money." Jason was about to hit me. The fear still overwhelmed me as I slumped to the floor and curled up, trembling violently. "Jason, let her go! Can't you see how much you're frightening her?" I was not pretending. Jason slowly regained his senses and asked, "I... She... Why did she turn out this way? She's been like this ever since she returned home. I've talked to the mental asylum. No one there would torture her..." Ted sneered. "That doesn't mean that others won't do it! You don't know how many things Camila has done behind your back. Only you would be fooled by her! "Also, the last incident at my hotel. All I needed to do was to look for the surveillance footage and I ---- instantly knew what happened! Do you want to have a look?" Jason shook his head incredulously. "Impossible! Camila is the kindest and purest! She isn't that sort of person!" He turned around and fled the scene, repeating his sentence over and over. Ted then asked, "Madeline, are you alright? Your father couldn't find you, and he's getting worried. " I felt much better once Jason left. I nodded feebly and replied, "I'm alright." Ted could not hide his worry for me in his eyes. There was also a hint of tenderness. Iasked him, "Ted, why are you being so nice to me?" He was a little caught off guard. He blushed and stuttered, not daring to look into my eyes. "Just know that I will never hurt you."