?<strong>Chapter 1036:</strong>


    Her brow furrowed slightly. The meeting Andrew and she hade for was scheduled for an hourter. So why had Ailyn arrived early?


    Madisyn’s thoughts were interrupted as Ailyn’s gaze swept the hallway andnded on her.


    Recognition red instantly in Ailyn’s eyes, followed by a faint but unmistakable frown.


    Ailyn’s lips tightened as she recalled their previous encounters, each one more infuriating than thest. To make matters worse, she couldn’t ignore that Madisyn was Andrew’s fiancée.


    She had been mistakenly taken from her family as a child, only to be reimed yearster. However, her return had brought ruin to her parents’ adopted daughter and chaos to the lives of many other women who had crossed paths with her.


    After learning about Madisyn’s past, Ailyn couldn’t help but think of her as a bringer of bad luck.


    The feeling was deep-rooted, and she despised everything about Madisyn.


    Thest thing Ailyn expected was to encounter her here again. If Madisyn was present, Andrew would likely be nearby as well.


    But what about Dr. Mia?


    Ailyn and her elders had arrived an hour early to show their respect for Dr. Mia, yet the unexpected early arrival of Madisyn and Andrew unsettled her. What could they possibly want?


    She mulled over various scenarios.


    The most likely exnation was that Madisyn had insisted on apanying Andrew to meet Dr. Mia, perhaps to establish a connection with her.


    Given their strained rtionship, Ailyn feared that if Madisyn spoke ill of her to Dr. Mia, it could easily jeopardize her invitation and tarnish Dr. Mia’s perception of her.


    Ailyn’s heart grew heavy with a sense of impending crisis.


    Ailyn was certain that Madisyn was capable of such behavior; she simply didn’t see her fitting into the upper echelons of society.


    Fortunately, she had arrived early today.


    The location for the meeting, arranged by Andrew’s secretary, was vague—somewhere in the club. Given that Andrew’s private room was off-limits to all but a select few, the secretary hadn’t pinpointed an exact spot.


    With both Andrew and anyone in charge absent, Ailyn spotted Madisyn outside a VIP room on the second floor and deduced that must be their meeting point.


    Yet Madisyn was just standing there, not entering. Was it possible that Dr. Mia had found her disagreeable and kicked her out?


    The more Ailyn pondered, the more convinced she became. She marched toward Madisyn with her elders behind, her gaze haughty, nning to bypass Madisyn without any acknowledgment.


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