Chapter 333: Worrisome Brat

Madelyn stormed out of the club, muttering, “Wesley’s such a jerk! What’s wrong with me lecturing him? Doesn’t he realize he’s the one with the issue? Can’t he fight for the woman he loves? He blames his incompetence for failing to win her over. How can he push her to Sebastian? Does he treat Sebastian like a garbage collector?”

Madelyn grew increasingly frustrated but quickly regained her composure. “Oh, whatever. I’ve said all there is to say. Wesley should take some time to reflect on himself.” She walked to the roadside to hail a cab.

Unbeknownst to her, several people from the club followed. They exchanged glances, seemingly scheming. Feeling something was amiss, Madelyn glanced back and saw one of the men pointing maliciously at her.

“Crap!”

Madelyn’s heart pounded, her pupils constricting. Seizing an opportunity, she bolted across the road, ignoring the traffic light, and headed for the pedestrian path.

The men yelled, “After her!”

Their path was blocked by several sedans, but to Madelyn’s astonishment, they were incredibly agile, flipping over the cars to land on the other side.

“Heavens! What’s with them?”

She sprinted, grumbling inwardly. Could Wesley have sent these people? No, it can’t be. As much as he hates me, he can’t possibly do such a thing.

Meanwhile, Sebastian arrived home from work to find Madelyn missing. He frowned. Did she return to the Thornton residence? He called, but the butler confirmed she hadn’t returned.

Just as he was deep in thought, his phone rang—an unknown number. After hesitating, he answered to hear Josiah’s arrogant voice. “Hello? Is this Sebastian?”

Sebastian’s expression turned cold. Few people dared to address him by his first name. Josiah continued, “I know you’re Sebastian. I’m Josiah. Madelyn might be in trouble at Elite Club. You should hurry over there!”

“What’s going on?” Sebastian asked, displeasure flickering across his features.

Josiah sighed. “It’s Hayden. But I don’t know the details. Let’s go check it out first.” He hung up.

Sebastian rushed to Elite Club, but everything seemed normal. Madelyn was nowhere to be seen. Janessa, chatting with Hayden on the second floor, spotted Sebastian and felt a surge of infatuation.

“What are you looking at?” Hayden asked, puzzled.

Janessa smiled, ignoring him and hurrying downstairs. “It’s been a while, Sebastian,” she said, approaching with a radiant smile.

Sebastian regarded her indifferently. “What are you doing here?”

Thinking he was concerned, she was elated. “Oh, I’m just hanging out with friends.”

“Is it Madelyn?” Sebastian asked immediately.

“Um… No, some other friends,” Janessa stammered, feeling awkward.

Sebastian’s heart sank when his hopes were dashed. He resumed his aloof demeanor. “Nothing. Go ahead and enjoy hanging out with your…”

The color drained from Janessa’s face.

Meanwhile, Wesley, slightly tipsy, was leaving the club when he encountered Sebastian. Wesley greeted him awkwardly, “Sebastian, what are you doing here?”

Ignoring pleasantries, Sebastian asked, “Have you seen Madelyn?”

“Madelyn? Heh, she left a long time ago,” Wesley said sardonically, irritated by the memory of their argument.

Sebastian’s expression darkened. She left? But where could she have gone? He called Madelyn, but her number was unavailable. He tried again, with the same result.

Wesley, noticing Sebastian’s grim expression and failed calls, asked nervously, “What happened?”

“Madelyn’s missing,” Sebastian said uneasily. “What a worrisome brat!”