Alien world

Chapter 1496 Chapter 130. Reconciliation
"I don't believe you."

No one would be happy with someone who took advantage of them twice. And Madeline knew that Bailey would never say such a thing.

Sir Turkinson didn't care: "You can disbelieve me, but you have to believe Lord Annan, right?"

"I have sent someone to prepare the carriage, and we can set off at any time."

"What if I say no?"

Sir Turkinson, who is about to take control of the art capital, smiled and said, "Annan Reeves asked me to convey his words, but I feel that it is not enough... I need to do it better."

……

"Madeline missed you."

At the boat inn, Annan and Bailey said the same thing.

Bailey Knight shook her head and said, "It's all over..."

"Yeah, it's all over. What knot is there that can't be untied?"

"I mean……"

"If you're worried that Silver City won't give in, I'll go talk to them."

"you do not……"

"This was edited by Sir John Turkinson. I want a copy." Annan interrupted again, determined not to let Bailey's refusal take shape.

He took out a magic stone and activated it, and what was projected was a clip of the song "Dancing in the Moonlight" that she and Madeline sang in the final.

Bailey listened quietly, a trace of reminiscence flashing in her eyes.

Annan, who keenly caught her emotions, said at the right time: "How about it? At least we can meet each other. Whether it resolves or deepens the conflict, it will at least put an end to the past."

Normally, it would take at least several months to travel from the Or Empire to Liberty City. The portal on the commercial street greatly reduced the time spent on the road. The next day, Madeline secretly appeared in Liberty City.

knock knock --

The rhythm of the door shaking startled the roses in the vase.

Bailey paused with her fingers on the door handle and opened the door.

"Come in." Bailey leaned sideways with such precision that it seemed as if it had been measured with a ruler.

Annan and the black-robed man behind him walked into the room. When the black robe brushed past her shoulders, the wind brought a faint scent of tequila and roses - the smell made her eyelashes tremble.

When she turned around, the man in black had already opened his hood, revealing a bright face that she had seen countless times in her dreams, but with traces of time.

"Long time no see." Madeline's lips curled up in the same way as when she was sixteen years old and playing a prank in the dressing room.

"Long time no see..." Bailey's voice was filled with suppressed emotions.

After more than ten years, the former twins of Silver City finally met again.

"This is for you. I picked it on the road." Madeline took out a lily from her arms like a magician.

Bailey took the flower with a stiff movement, like a wizard's apprentice casting a spell for the first time. When the flower fell into her hand, she felt relieved, turned around, put the lily into the vase, and pulled out the bright red rose.

Madeline saw the rose and said, "That's nice. Put it in the vase."

"Ah."

Bailey put the rose back.

The two flowers form a subtle connection in the vase: they keep their distance, the dewdrops of the lily fall on the thorns of the rose, while the subtle fragrance of the rose entangles the branches of the lily.

Just like the current situation of the two.

As if reminiscing about the past, the two, no longer childish, smiled at each other.

The two flowers magically made the barriers between them disappear.

Annan wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead.

Now the conflicts and differences between the two people should be resolved, right?
That’s why being an artist is awkward. They still care about each other and miss the good old days, but they are so stubborn that they don’t want to find each other. They tortured themselves for more than ten years for such a trivial matter.

But looking at the personalities of the two, it’s no wonder that Madeline left and Bailey stayed.

"What happened to the opera house since I left?"

"do not you know?"

"I dare not look back." Madeline sighed.

For the sake of the outside world, she betrayed everything in her past, and every time she looked back, it was like opening her wounds.

Bailey said bluntly: "I changed several partners, but I couldn't find the feeling, so I stopped singing Moonlight. When the audience saw me, they would think of your betrayal. There were fewer and fewer people in the theater, so I reduced the performances and practiced alone."

Otherwise, with Bailey's abilities, even she could become a superstar in Silver City.

"Is the old dean okay?"

"He died five years ago."

Madeline sighed: "Please place a bouquet of flowers on the old dean's tombstone for me."

“I do this every year.”

There were no apologies or questions, and the vague sense of alienation between the two completely disappeared, as if they had never been separated.

Madeline sat down and spoke frankly about her experiences outside: becoming the mistress of a two-faced count, owning her own opera house, and becoming nominally the most famous singer in the continent of Allen through performances.

But just as even a world-destroying dragon would recall the time when he played with his mother as a child, Madeline, who now possessed everything that ordinary people could never dream of, began to miss the past.

Annan was no exception. Although he could easily earn millions of kinaers now, the happiest time for him was when he and Martin earned a few silver coins a week at Mr. Fast's tavern.

But Madeline's success and fame, as well as the reputation of a traitor, forced her to move forward without looking back.

If it weren't for Annan's matchmaking, it would probably take decades for them to grow old and for Madeline to realize that false fame was the most meaningless thing in the world, and only then would she return to the City of Silver and reconcile with her past self.

So Madeline was surprised: "I didn't expect you to honestly say that you wanted to..."

"Ah! Ms. Madeline, are you interested in staying in Liberty City?" Annan interrupted her with a scream.

Madeline declined, "I'm doing very well in the Orr Empire."

Could it be that Madeline and the Two-Faced Count are sincere to each other?
Annan didn't understand, mainly because he had never tried to understand it, so he could only say with regret: "What a pity."

"Now that I've seen Bailey, I should go back," said Madeline.

"So urgent?"

"I can't stay in Liberty City for too long." She and Bailey smiled at each other, "and we need time to get familiar with each other again."

Annan and Bailey had no choice but to send her to the teleportation square.

Standing in front of the portal, Annan suddenly said, "You don't even want to give each other a hug?"

Madeline, who was wearing a black robe again, could not see her expression and took the initiative to hug Bailey.

"Remember to keep in touch with each other after you go back." Annan's warm-hearted advice came from the side.

Madeline had a liking for Annan, who was like a boy next door, and she embraced him with a gust of fragrance.

When they bent their heads to kiss each other, Madeline whispered, "I know Bailey never said that. Thank you..."

"I just don't want to see two people who care about each other become strangers, and regret it when they lose each other."

Madeline expressed surprise: "How can you, a little kid, feel this way?"

“The books we love and hate at the same time.”

"You have to be careful."

Just as Annan was about to ask what to be careful about, Madeline let go of him.

(End of this chapter)