All Chapters of Late Blooms, Early Goodbyes: Chapter 21 - Chapter 23

Madeline's life became even happier and fulfilling ever since she managed to formally adopt Oliver. She was also feeling a lot more joyful than before.However, to her surprise, she never saw Leon again.It had been two weeks since the last time she'd seen him. Was he still not back from his business trip?Oliver kept asking about Leon from time to time, and Madeline had no idea how to answer him.She and Oliver sat down by the bed, quietly observing the snow falling from the sky outside the window. Their thoughts were far away as they both felt a longing for the same person.Madeline had thought of calling or messaging Leon first, but she couldn't seem to find an excuse to justify it.Although Leon was technically her boss, they rarely ever worked directly with each other and thus had close to no interaction at work.Also, Leon had only offered to help her out with adopting Oliver. He'd already sacrificed so much for her, and Madeline didn't think it was right for her to be bot

Ever since that day, Tristan never showed up in front of Madeline again. Instead, he chose to accompany her in silence.He knew that it wasn't an easy task for Madeline to try and forgive him. The only thing he could do was wait until she was ready.Madeline eventually got used to living with Tristan and Annabelle as her opposite neighbors. Annabelle would still come over to her house occasionally to play and have meals with Oliver. She got along quite well with him, and they rarely ever fought.Moreover, Annabelle was beginning to act a lot more maturely than before. She knew how to take care of Oliver and even often let him have first dibs, which was something Madeline hadn't expected from her.Still, Madeline had her reservations and didn't treat Annabelle with as much selfless dedication as before. To her, Oliver was her kid now, and Annabelle was the person who had cursed at her and wanted her to die.Even though Annabelle only said those kinds of words because she'd been tau