CHAPTER 3

"I'm Madelyn. Who are you?" asked Madelyn curiously.

"I am Charles Burch, the private lawyer of the Byron family. On behalf of the Byron family, I come to talk with Mr. Davis about the fact that the Davis Group owes the Byron family three million dollars. I want to know if it's up to you to talk to me!"

Madelyn looked at Charles Burch and hesitated. Upstairs, she heard Laurie's voice, sharp and caustic. "What? Now that your dad's gone, you want to be the boss of the Davis family?"

Charles Burch turned to Laurie, nodded slightly, and said, "Mrs. Davis? This is Charles Burch, private lawyer of the Byron family. I was wondering if you could call Mr. Davis back to talk about the three million dollars."

Laurie came down with a charming smile and replied, "I'm not in a position to deal with company matters, But I can call my husband back!" With that, Laurie took out her cell phone and called Andrew Davis.

Charles Burch, who was standing nearby, looked at Madelyn and said, "Miss Davis, you can go to dinner now."

"Okay!" Madelyn took one look at Charles Burch and went back to the table.

"Mr. Burch, please have a seat. My husband will be back in a minute!" Laurie said as she began to make tea.

"Mrs. Davis, I wonder how many daughters you have." Said Charles Burch. Laurie's hand shook and she smiled. "My husband had Madelyn with his ex-wife, and I had Daisy with my husband. Madelyn is five years older than Daisy and is studying acting at art school!"

Charles Burch took one look at Madelyn over there and asked, "Do the two Miss Davis look alike?"

Laurie smiled and replied, "Madelyn looks like her mother, and Daisy looks like me. They don't look alike, but their birthdays are close. Madelyn's birthday is on July 15th and Daisy's is on August 8th."

As soon as she said that, Charles Burch said, "Miss Madelyn was born on July 15th?"

"Yeah, it was kind of a special day, so we all celebrated her birthday early!" Laurie said with a conspiratorial gleam in her eyes.

"July 15th…" Charles Burch murmured.

"Mr. Burch, tea, please!"

"Thanks!"

Charles Burch took a sip from the teacup, then stood up and turned to Laurie. "Mrs. Davis, I have business to attend to, so I'm going home! Would you please tell Mr. Davis that we will call again in a few days?"

Laurie nodded and watched Charles Burch leave before entering the door.

As she walked in front of Laurie, Madelyn frowned and said, "Laurie, how could you tell Mr. Burch when I was born?"

Laurie looked at Madelyn with disdain and snorted, "It's just a birthday. Did you really think you could marry into the Byron family?" She would love for Madelyn to marry into the Byron family and be a half widow!

"But you shouldn't have told anyone my birthday anyway!"

"I just said it out of the blue. Why? Do you want to mess with me now?" said Laurie. Madelyn wanted to say something, but she could not help thinking of Andrew Davis's haggard face, so she stopped.

Madelyn nibbled her lower lip, turned and went upstairs.

Looking at Madelyn's back, Laurie said coldly, "Bitch. I get angry when I see your seductive face. You look just like your mother. I wish you would marry into the Byron family and live as a widow!"

"Mom, what are you saying?" Daisy Davis, dressed in a dress, looked at Laurie and put her arms around her.

"Oh, it's nothing. It's just that little bitch!" Laurie looked at Davis, who was all dolled up. "Daisy, where are you going?"

Daisy Davis gave her a mysterious smile and whispered, "Mom, I'm going to have dinner with John Sawyer!"

Laurie's eyes lit up and she said, "John Sawyer? From The Sawyer Group?"

Daisy nodded, looked at Laurie and asked, "Are you satisfied with this choice, Mom?"

Laurie took Daisy's hand and clapped it, smiling. "Of course. John Sawyer is heir to The Sawyer Group. The Sawyer family is also an important character in Cornshire. If you could marry him, I would be so relieved!"

"Yeah, it's not as good as the Byron family, but The Sawyer family is good too!" The mother and daughter had the same idea and then smiled at each other.

"Well, I'll go on my date. Mom, go get some beauty sleep and put on a face mask."

"Okay!"

As Laurie finished speaking, Daisy turned and walked out the door.

When Laurie went upstairs, Madelyn came out of the stairwell. She frowned as she thought of what they had said.

John Sawyer? How was that possible?

Madelyn went upstairs, changed into something casual and came downstairs. Then she said hello to Mrs. Smith and turned to leave.

Sitting on the bus, Madelyn pulled out her cell phone and texted John Sawyer, "Where are you?"

Soon, he replied with a message, "I'm dining with guests at the Venus Hotel!"

Madelyn replied with an "oh" and put the phone back in her bag.

She took a bus to the door of the Venus Hotel. Madelyn looked at the people going in and out, took a deep breath, and went in.

She walked up to the front desk and smiled. "Hello, I was wondering if Mr. John Sawyer has a reservation here?"

"Sorry miss, this is our guest's information, we are not allowed to reveal it to others!"

"I'm a friend of John Sawyer's. He called me here!"

"I'm sorry miss, Mr. Sawyer has an appointment with Daisy Davis today and She's already upstairs!" The receptionist was still smiling, but her smile was tinged with disdain.

Madelyn nodded and said softly, "Thank you!" Then she turned and left.

As she walked to the right of the hall, a woman suddenly stood up on the couch and called out in a soft voice, "John, here!"

John Sawyer, in a white suit, came in from outside the hotel and his eyes fell on Daisy on the sofa. He waved, then walked up and said, "Have you been waiting long?"

Daisy shook her head and her hand slipped naturally into his arm. "Where are we going for dinner?" she said.

"I've ordered a meal in the room. Shall we go up?" It was the same soft voice, the voice that Madelyn thought was the most beautiful.

"Well, it's up to you!" In front of John Sawyer, Daisy was no longer the sarcastic girl at home, but a little woman in love.

Looking at the two figures gradually disappeared in the elevator, Madelyn took two steps backwards involuntarily. Hardly had she gained her footing when strong hands clasped her. A rich voice sounded in her ear.

"Miss, are you all right?"

"I'm fine!" Madelyn said. Without so much as looking up, she ran quickly out of the hotel.

"Am I too ugly these days?" The man touched his chin, shrugged and was escorted into the elevator by bodyguards.