Aggressive Wife novel (Madeline and Noah)

impossible for anyone not to notice her.

Noticing that his viewers' attention had started to drift and Madeline was just sitting there, Bruno's

anxiety rose. Deliberately lowering his voice, he murmured, "Madeline, what are you just sitting there

for? Hurry up and tell everyone that you've used those products, otherwise how am I going to sell

anything?"

"Hmm? But I haven't used them before, Dad. I can't lie to everyone!" Madeline blurted out as if by

accident. She did not appear to understand what Bruno wanted her to do.

"What do you mean, you haven't used them before? I chose them for you myself, my dear. Think back

on it a little. Perhaps you've forgotten…" Bruno kept darting very pointed glances at Madeline, hoping

that she would say what he wanted her to say and not cause trouble.

Unfortunately for him, Madeline was not about to play his little game.

"Dad, being truthful is one of the most basic qualities of a decent person. I really haven't seen these

products before, even in the past!" Madeline picked up the products that Bruno had mentioned while

streaming, looking exceptionally awkward at having to make such an admission.

"Furthermore, I wouldn't have come to sit in on this broadcast with a big smile plastered on my face if

you hadn't threatened to kidnap my son, just to coerce me into showing up! But I never thought that

you would sink so low just for the sake of money! Even if you go ahead and kidnap your own grandson,

I'm not going to be your accomplice when it comes to these products!" Madeline's eyes glistened, and

tears rolled down her cheeks.

"I kidnapped your son a month ago! Why are you bringing that up now? You…you…" Bruno retorted

instinctively, enraged. He felt that Madeline was far too naive and ignorant of the ways of the world.

Perhaps she had shown up today just to ruin everything!

"Mr. Bruno!" In shock, Kingsley tried to recall Bruno to his surroundings, but the damage was already

done.

"You wretched girl! Are you trying to mess with me?" Too late, Bruno realized that Madeline had tricked

him. In a rage, he bellowed angrily, half-rising from his chair to strike her.

The entire livestream audience was stunned as they watched the scene unfold!

"Oh my god, what sort of a diabolical grandfather would kidnap his own grandchild!"

"I agree! Diabolical, evil grandfather indeed! If I were Madeline, I wouldn't even want to bother with

him!"

"A blood relation would never do that!"

"Dad, I wouldn't dare to mess with you! I just didn't want you to play on the sympathy and curiosity of

your wonderful viewers to try and sell no-brand, unverifiable products. In the end, that's only going to

cause problems for you and everyone else. I know you wanted to create the impression that both of us

aren't on good terms so everyone would feel sorry for you. If you don't want to see me, I can just

leave…" Madeline put on her most pitiful, ill-used expression and deliberately made things even worse

for Bruno.

"You unscrupulous wretch! You couldn't stand the thought of seeing me becoming successful, so you

had to come and ruin everything, didn't you? You ungrateful snake! I'm going to teach you a lesson!"

Bruno was so furious he was ready to explode. Heedless of appearances, he leaped up from his seat

and ran after Madeline, intent on giving her the beating of her life.

Too late, he realized that Madeline was no longer the weak, helpless young woman she had been five

years ago! She was now shrewd enough to set a trap for him!

Madeline was not about to let Bruno gain the advantage. Running swiftly she circled around the video

camera and successfully prevented him from ending the stream.

Bruno was no longer young; two rounds of chasing Madeline already had him panting. However, his

rage needed an outlet, so he continued blundering after her, smashing things that got in his way.

"Mr. Bruno! Mr. Bruno! Please calm down! Please!" Kingsley tried to turn the stream off, but some

malfunction had occurred, and he was unable to end it. The only thing he could do was to prevent

Bruno from digging himself even further into a hole.

"Mr. Bruno! Everyone's watching you! We need to help you somehow regain your image, that's the

most important thing!" Kingsley grabbed hold of Bruno and urgently hissed into his ear.

Bruno finally registered Kingsley's frantic warning and realized that the broadcast was still ongoing. He

had never felt more like murdering Madeline. However, the camera was still streaming, so he had no

choice but to suppress his fury.

"Madeline, I know you're upset with me, so you tried to cause trouble today. It's fine, though. What can I

do? You're my daughter. I admit it. Dear viewers, you can flame me or curse me as you please. I'll take

it like a man…" Bruno finally calmed down and tried to elicit sympathy in earnest.

"I'm just telling the bare, unvarnished truth. You did kidnap my boy, and you're definitely promoting

these no-brand products…" Madeline complained in an undertone.

She spoke very softly, but anyone watching the livestream only had to turn up the volume to hear her

loud and clear.

"Madeline!" Bruno snarled between clenched teeth.

"Alright, yes, I'm in the wrong! If you say you didn't do it, Dad, fine, you didn't! I do hope that in the

future, you won't try and smear my reputation any further, though. There's been so much tension in my

relationship with Noah Quincy because of you. I'm so poor now I can't even afford a meal. If you truly

acknowledge me as your daughter, please lend me some money!"