Chapter 5 Give It To Her

Joanna hurriedly turned the music off and muttered, "What the hell is this song? It sounds terrible!"

But Madison made no response, and her eyes were still closed.

The singer must've gone through the same thing she did, since she sang about being someone else's substitute.

They were both left with nothing but heartbreak and scars all over.

Joanna's family was rich, so she had many properties.

"This place hasn't been occupied since I bought it. You can stay here," Joanna said kindly, taking the suitcase in for her.

"Thanks, Joanna," Madison said gratefully.

"Don't mention it."

"Er, Joanna, can you do me one more favor?"

"What's up? I'll do anything for you-as long as it's legal, of course."

Knowing that she was just trying to cheer her up, Madison finally cracked a small smile. "I need you to buy me something."

"What do you need?" Joanna asked curiously.

"Birth control pills."

Lorenzo was indeed a cruel man. He made love to her all night without using protection, so she was afraid she might get pregnant.

Joanna nodded solemnly. "Okay, I'll go out and buy them for you now."

She turned around and headed for the door, but she seemed to think of something.

She trotted back and grabbed Madison's hand, dragging her out while saying, "No, I can't leave you alone here. Let's go out and have some fun!"

To Joanna, "having some fun" actually meant shopping.

Joanna practically dragged Madison all the way to the shopping mall. As soon as they entered the store, Joanna ordered, "Bring me everything in the new collection! Oh, and don't forget to take our measurements."

Joanna was a regular customer of this brand, so the salesgirls were all very hospitable to her. Soon, they brought a total of three racks of clothes.

Joanna nodded and said with flourish, "Madison, you're nobody's substitute. You're your own person. From today onwards, let's be ourselves! Pick your clothes. Don't worry about the price tag. You deserve to dress in your own style!"

Madison was then pushed into the dressing room by Joanna, who winked at her. "Take your time. I'll go buy the pills for you while waiting."

Madison felt really grateful to her friend. "Okay. Thanks, Joanna."

Smiling, Joanna turned around and left while Madison scanned the racks. It only took her a second to choose what she wanted.

At a glance, she was immediately drawn to a white dress at the far end of the rack. It looked sweet and innocent, which was exactly her style.

While she was changing clothes inside the fitting room, she heard the saleswomen speaking to another customer apologetically. "I'm sorry, ma'am. We only have one dress in that size here, and another customer is trying it on right now."

The other customer was obviously unwilling to give up, but her tone was still soft and gentle. "Could you please ask her to give it to me? I really like this dress."

Madison knew what she wanted, so she opened the door of the fitting room and pulled out the rack of all the other clothes.

The saleswoman walked towards her with a sorry look on her face. "Miss, I'm sorry, but..."

Madison smiled at her good-naturedly and said, "The clothes are all here. You'd better take them to the other customer. I just want to keep the dress I'm wearing."

The saleswoman averted her gaze embarrassedly. "The dress you're wearing is the one she wants. Miss, would you mind giving it to her?"

Looking in the direction the saleswoman was pointing, Madison's heart skipped a beat.

Because the customer sitting on the sofa nearby was none other than Zoe.

And the man who was reading a magazine by her side was Lorenzo.

Obviously, Lorenzo also saw her. At first, his eyes lit up and he seemed to be a little enamored by her.

But when he saw her face clearly, the light in his eyes died, replaced by a hint of mockery.

Although she had already made up her mind to divorce him, her heart ached uncontrollably when she saw this.

She realized that Lorenzo was only interested in her just now because this dress was something Elena would've worn.

Over the past three years, she had gotten used to choosing clothes according to Elena's taste. Perhaps that was why she had chosen this one in particular. But still, it wasn't like she expected to bump into him here.

Zoe must've also wanted to please him, so that would've explained why she was hell-bent on buying this dress.

After all, if either of them wanted to win Lorenzo's heart, they had to imitate Elena.

While Madison was in a trance, Zoe walked up to her. "Wait a second. You're the secretary who went to the bar last night, right?"

Madison didn't say anything. She just looked away from Lorenzo and turned to Zoe.

Zoe suddenly chuckled and spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear. "You don't look like her as much as I do, so stop wasting your time."

"You don't have to think of me as your enemy. I'm no longer Mr. Edwards' secretary. I won't come near him again," Madison replied with a smile.

Zoe sneered in disdain. "We both know that's not true. Who do you think you're fooling? Just give up. You've been by his side for three years, but you were driven away the second I showed up. You and I both know why-because I look more like her."

"Whatever. I'm going to pay the bill." Madison didn't want to waste her breath on this annoying woman anymore.

"Madison." Lorenzo suddenly stopped her.