Chapter 12

Five years had passed. After moving to Chavelia, Madeleine changed her name to Adeline Monroe. She also started operating a lounge bar in a peaceful part of the city. Worried that she would have a tough time living alone abroad, Frank and Cynthia constantly wired her money. At last, she couldn't take it anymore. She had no choice but to call them and say, "Mom, Dad, how many times must I tell you that I'm doing fine over here? "You don't need to worry about me. You don't need to keep transferring money to me, either." Adeline felt rather exasperated. Her parents couldn't stop worrying about her, and the most frequent way they showed their concern was by giving her money. She used that money to open a lounge bar near a university where she was bound to have a steady clientele. The old ones who left every year would always be replaced by the new batch of incoming students. In all honesty, life had been rather pleasant. However, when the frequency of her parents' bank transfers st