Chapter 467

"Carl, you go ahead," Madeleine lowered her voice. Carl immediately got the message and stood up. "Alright, sis." "...Well, that's something. He calls her 'sis', she calls him 'bro'." Classic case of an introvert meeting an extrovert—total opposites clashing head-on. "So you're Madeleine?" Phoebe Turner walked over with a polite smile. She clearly had done her homework—walked up without a second's hesitation. "I'm not," Madeleine said calmly, shaking her head. Phoebe paused for a second, still smiling. "You're not?" "Nope. I'm Amelia," she corrected with a straight face. "You're really hung up on that name, huh? What's wrong with your adoptive parents' name? Hard to pronounce or just doesn't fit the new image now that you've 'upgraded' families?" Phoebe's tone was wrapped in fake concern, like she had some moral high ground. She really had that whole righteous glow thing going on. A few simple words, yet she made it sound like Madeleine was ungrateful and heartless. But she wasn't here