Perfect Mysterious Husband (Maddox and Kimberly)
Chapter 568

In a relationship, the most important thing between a couple was trust.

At first, Minerva didn't trust Maddox, but later on, after she had figured it out. She was willing to trust him and give him time.

Even if he didn't explain the whole thing to her clearly, she still waited patiently.

But alas, what was the outcome?

Her patience and tolerance for him did not win her Maddox's trust. Instead, she made him suspicious.

Yes.

She still liked him, but so what?

If she got together with him now, what would the future be like? It would be impossible for nothing to happen if two people were dating each other. If she was abandoned once again, what would happen to her in the future?

Minerva felt that even she would rather die than to experience it again.

She could not afford to soften her heart ever again.

During the night, Minerva could not sleep. Her mind was full of questions and they kept her awake until late in the night. The next day, she felt dizzy when she woke up, and she couldn't get out of bed even though Vera had called her many times.

In the end, Minerva gave in. Her headache had become unbearable so she had no choice but to tell Vera, "I want to sleep in for a bit. I'll go to the office later." Vera just thought that Minerva hadn't slept well, therefore she didn't put too much thought into it. She nodded and said "Okay," and headed out.

The room became quiet again. Minerva laid on the bed with the throbbing headache. After a short while, she fell into a hazy sleep again.

Vera did not expect to see Maddox waiting at the elevator. Her eyes widened and she greeted him immediately, "President Yardley, why are you here?" He left very late the night before, but he still managed to come so early in the morning?

He really wasn't wasting a single second.

Maddox glanced at the clothes Vera was wearing and the bag she was carrying. He guessed that she was going to work, but... There was no one behind her. Maddox frowned, "Where is she?"

Vera said, "Are you asking about Minerva? When I went to wake her up this morning, she seemed to still be sleeping. She told me to go to the office first." "Did she not rest well?" Maddox's thin lips twitched slightly as if he was happy about something.

"Probably," Vera shrugged. She didn't know what Maddox was happy about.

Ding...

When the elevator door opened, Vera thought that Maddox was going to enter. However, after waiting for a while, he was still standing in front of the elevator entrance. He had no intention of going in. Hence, Vera proceeded to enter alone. After waiting for a while, she finally asked, "President Yardley, you won't disturb Minerva early in the morning right?"

Maddox raised his eyebrows and looked at her sharply.

Vera immediately fell silent and moved to a corner.

"Well... I'm just asking. Should I open the door for you if you intend to visit again?" Vera said.

Maddox said, "There's no need. Let her sleep for a while longer."

"Okay," Vera nodded. The elevator door was about to close, but Maddox still had no intention of entering.

What the hell was going on?

Could it be that Maddox planned to wait at the elevator until Minerva woke up?

By the time the doors of the elevator closed, Vera stood stunned in the elevator. However... She thought that she should not get involved too much. After all, that was Minerva's business. Besides, she might have said a little too much to Minerva the night before.

After going back to her own room the night before, she laid on the bed and thought for a long time. She tried to see things from Minerva's perspective.

After suffering so much throughout the years, would she still believe in love again?

Vera didn't think she could. The two failed marriages were enough to make her lose the courage to live.

So, how could she criticize Minerva's life decisions when she hadn't experienced her sufferings before?

Vera felt that she made a mistake. She shouldn't have spoken to Minerva in that tone then. She sounded too arrogant and too sure of herself, telling Minerva that she did all these for her sake. Right then, she felt regretful and distressed.

Maddox paused at the door for a second before raising his wristwatch to read the time. It was still early, so he decided to let her sleep in more.

Maddox took the keys and went into the room. He walked across the hallway and finally sat down on the sofa.

He then took out the remote control and switched on the TV. What was displayed on the screen was not a TV program, but Minerva's house entrance.

In that way, as long as there was anything unusual, he would be able to know about it immediately.

The day before, Sam had given him a call in the middle of the night. He said that the two people whom he tried to track might have received the news halfway through. Hence, Sam had headed straight back to his own rental house and did not follow through with the plan of seeking the mastermind.

Sam did not want to cause any suspicions, therefore he did not act on the two people.

This confirmed Maddox's intuition about the mastermind. This person was not an ordinary person.

In North City, very few people possessed such abilities; there were so few that he was able to count them all with one hand.

Unfortunately, he had no evidence at the moment.

Moreover, that person had not appeared for a long time either.

Could it be him?

Hah, he would just have to wait and see.

There was not a single movement on the screen. Maddox sat in the living room and spoke on the phone. Every once in a while, he would glance at the screen. So far, there weren't any movements even after he had finished his work.

Looking at the time, it was already noon.

Could it be that Minerva was still sleeping?

Maddox's eyes darkened a little. He closed the notebook and got up to leave.

He walked to Minerva's house entrance and pursed his thin lips. He placed one hand in his pocket and pressed the doorbell with the other.

Ding-Dong...

The doorbell rang a few times, but no one came to the door.

Maddox stood at the door and waited patiently. About a minute later, he rang the doorbell again.

Minerva was still in bed.

She faintly heard the doorbell ringing and it rang several times, but she didn't know who it was...

Minerva lifted the blanket weakly. She tried to get up but she felt a pang of dizziness hit her and she almost fell down. She supported herself by holding onto the table beside her and she shook her head before standing up. Then, she went downstairs while holding onto the wall for support. She approached the entrance door and opened it.

Perhaps due to the dizziness she felt, she didn't catch a clear view of the person standing in front of her locked door.

Maddox was about to ring the doorbell again when the door opened with a click.

Maddox noticed Minerva's flushed cheeks and astonishingly red lips in an instant.

With just one glance, Maddox's expression changed. Without thinking, he went forward and grabbed her wrist. "Are you at home by yourself?" "What?" Minerva realized then that Maddox had grabbed her wrist and she tried to free herself. Her body was too weak unfortunately and she didn't even have the slightest bit of strength left in her.

Maddox thought that something had happened to her when he saw her flushed cheeks and bright red lips. However, when he touched her wrist, he realized something and was shocked.

Minerva's body temperature was frighteningly high.

Looking at her dazed state, Maddox raised his hand and put it on her forehead.

As soon as he touched it, Maddox frowned.

"D*mn it. Don't you know that you are having a fever?"