Todos os capítulos de His Perfect Pianist… and Stand‑in: Capítulo 21 - Capítulo 29

Zachary let out a soft sigh. "Madison, what exactly do you think I'd like about you? The way you ordered me around like a dog? Or the way you hurt and humiliated me again and again?"There's nothing about you worth liking. Every time I looked at you these past three years, I was really seeing someone else. Are you happy with that answer?"The last of Madison's pride shattered, and she could barely bring herself to touch him again. She'd never imagined he could be this heartless. It felt like her heart had been ground to pieces, and she staggered back a few steps.Zachary went back inside with a cold look on his face and shut the door without giving her another chance to say a single word.If Madison had treated him even a little better over the past three years, he might have felt sorry for her. Unfortunately, she never had, and she brought all of this on herself.The next morning, when Zachary left for work at his usual time, Madison was gone. He knew she couldn't stay in Ragdenp

Zachary slipped away somewhere quiet and irritably lit a cigarette.Madelyn came up and wrapped him in a warm hug. "Will you tell me what happened back then?"Zachary looked up at her face, the same as it had always been, and told her everything about the past three years. "Back then, I really thought you were dead, so I found Madison to be your stand-in. Are you going to hold that against me?"Madelyn's heart ached for him, and she held him tight. It was as though she was afraid that he'd disappear. "The only person I'd blame is myself. I'm the one who got hurt and lost my memory, and you went through so much because of it. But don't worry. That's never going to happen again."As she spoke, her expression turned cold. She'd made a note of everything Madison had done to him!Back in the banquet hall, Madison hung her head, completely lost. Zachary's words kept echoing in her mind. He actually found her disgusting.She stepped out the back door and gulped down drink after drink.

At that moment, facing down Zachary, Elroy finally experienced the terror of being helpless and alone.He took out his phone and started making a call without hesitation.He asked, "You'll let me go as long as they show up, right? I'll do it. Show me mercy, and I'll never dare cross you again."Zachary smiled mockingly at his lack of hesitation.It turned out that Elroy would even betray his friends as casually as he breathed.He should've had him figured out sooner.After making the appropriate calls, Elroy looked fearfully at Zachary and reported, "I already called them, so please let me go."Zachary walked into a random lounge, then asked unhurriedly, "What's the rush? I'm not as ruthless as you, so it's not as if I'm going to kill you."By the time Elroy's friends arrived, the banquet was almost over.Most of the guests downstairs had already left. When a waiter led Elroy's friends to the second floor, they found Zachary sitting on a couch."Why are you here? Where's Elro

On the night Madelyn regained her memories, Zachary fell asleep leaning against her hospital bed.Madelyn's phone rang, and when she picked up, a bodyguard reported, "Ms. Lockhart, our investigation has revealed that the person who trailed you to the abandoned factory is Elroy Pearson."Madelyn didn't look surprised. Hatred flickered across her gaze.She ordered, "Gather the evidence and have it sent to the police station. If memory serves me right, he works as a model, doesn't he? Spread the word around. I want to ensure that he never again sets foot on a runway."After hanging up, she looked toward Zachary.She felt nothing but grateful that he was alright.On the day she was to be discharged, Zachary went to settle the paperwork only to unexpectedly encounter Madison in the hallway.Madison had lost quite a lot of weight, and her hair had grown out.Her eyes were filled with deep sadness at the sight of him.She said, "I heard all about the incident. Elroy was behind it."

On the day Zachary was discharged from the hospital, he visited Madison one last time.She was lying on a hospital bed, wrapped in thick bandages from head to toe and considerably thinner than before.She started laughing self-deprecatingly at the sight of him."Did you and Madelyn get engaged in the end?" she asked.Zachary shook his head.Seemingly comforted by that fact, Madison continued almost as if to herself, "That's just as well. Since I can't have you, nobody else should either."Zachary was momentarily left speechless.He lifted his hand to show that the engagement ring on his ring finger had been replaced with a wedding ring."Thanks to you, instead of getting engaged, we just got married," he revealed.As Madison gazed at the ring, she suddenly started laughing. Her laughter turned to tears, and she lay limply in bed."I brought all this upon myself," she stated.If she'd treated Zachary a little better back then, would the outcome have been different?Would she