The crowd began to berate her, saying, “How vile must you be to steal from the charity funds? She has to spend at least a few years in jail for this!”A few years? In jail?Eve’s heart raced at the words and she asked in disbelief as Madeline walked past, “Did you admit it, Eveline Montgomery?”Madeline halted to shrug hopelessly at Eve. “You already identified me, didn’t you? What more can I deny?”“...” Eve was stunned by Madeline’s expression of acceptance.Staring at Eve’s conflicted expression, Madeline continued, “Although the police did say that they haven’t found any evidence that I was the one who instructed you, so I might not be charged in the end. I’ll be out in a few days, but I can’t say the same for you…”Madeline paused intentionally as she stared at Eve’s frantic expression meaningfully.“The police found camera footage of you transferring the funds, so you most definitely would be charged. The transfer is quite the amount, so you might spend at least a decade i
Feeling the suspicious gazes of those around her falling on her, Lana knew that she could not run. Instead, she put on a wronged and lost expression.“I don’t even know you, miss. Please don’t accuse me of something I didn’t do!”“What do you mean you don’t know me? You were the one who waited by my office last Friday and called after me! You were the one who told me to work together!” Eve accused, getting progressively frustrated. “You were just using me to deal with Eveline Montgomery, weren’t you? How could you be so sinister?”Hearing this, Madeline turned to whisper to her secretary, Coco, who was standing by her side.Coco nodded and quickly walked off.Madeline looked up to stare at Lana but found her eyes landing on Jeremy who was standing behind the woman instead.Their eyes met and Madeline coldly averted her gaze.Lana’s composure had completely fallen apart by now as she glared at Eve to tell her to shut up. It only enraged Eve further.“What are you glaring at me f
Jeremy glanced at her calmly. “There’s nothing to be afraid of if you’re innocent.”“Of course I am!” Lana exclaimed, then turned to glare at Eve.She merely rolled her eyes when another pair of handcuffs were brought to her wrists.She was dazed. “Why are you arresting me, officers? I already told you everything I know. Why are you still arresting me?”“Who else would they arrest, then? Me?” Madeline smiled and fired back. “You say you’re innocent, Eve, and that you’ve been used. But none of this would’ve happened tonight if you didn’t have the heart to harm me in the first place.”“...”Speechless, Eve stared at Madeline’s tranquil expression. Not only was she feeling like an idiot for being used, but she had also completely lost to Madeline.With Lana and Eve brought away, Naomi was left to stomp her feet in infuriation.She watched with eyes reddened by envy as Ryan defended Madeline.Everyone who spoke ill of and suspected Madeline went up to give their sincere apologies.
Jeremy’s footsteps came to a heavy stop and he could not take another step.He watched as Madeline smiled at Ryan, her lips spreading as dimples bloomed on her face. Oh, how he wished that the smile was for him.Yet Jeremy knew that he was no longer worthy of such a smile.Taking Ryan’s hand, Madeline turned and stopped by Jeremy’s side as they brushed shoulders. “Why are you still here? Go and bail your girlfriend from the police station already. With a boyfriend as skilled as you, I’m sure she’ll be out in no time.”Jeremy knew that Madeline was mocking him.Smiling nonchalantly, he looked at Madeline’s dignified and distant eyes. “Thank you for the reminder, Miss Montgomery. I shall fetch my girlfriend home, then.”Fetch her home.Home.Madeline’s hand in Ryan’s tightened slightly as the chill blew through the riddled holes in her heart.Ignoring Jeremy, she turned to smile at Ryan.“You know, Rye, my last marriage was an absolute failure. Well, essentially, I got married
‘Why did I have to reach the shore?‘It’s not your fault, Linnie. I never deserved you to begin with.‘I hope you’ll never think of me again, the man who made you cry countless times.’Jeremy made sure not to bail Lana out. Instead, he made sure she stayed the full 48 hours under police custody first before he went to bail her out.When Lana returned to the villa, she began to scold Madeline to the heavens.“Your ex-wife sure has quite the tricks up her sleeve, Jeremy.” She mocked, saying, “Is she not afraid that I’ll kill her one day?”Jeremy’s brows knitted as a flurry of frost flashed through his eyes. “Eveline and I are already divorced. Why must you give yourself unnecessary trouble by going to bother her?”Lana ground her teeth indignantly as she walked toward Jeremy with suspicion in her eyes. “You still love Eveline, don’t you, Jeremy?”“I fancied her before, yes. After all, she’s a beautiful woman.” Jeremy’s tone was unfeeling as if he was talking about a random person
"Eveline!"Ryan was too late to stop it and quickly hailed a cab from the side of the road, wanting to chase after the car.He immediately dialed Madeline's number, but as soon as it connected, he was cut off.Worried about what crazy thing the people in the car would do, Ryan did not hesitate to return the call that was made to him just now. “Deploy Team A immediately. Get online and track my vehicle. Make sure that the people in the car are not in any danger!"The person on the other end received Ryan's instructions and immediately followed suit.Currently in Ryan's car.A shiny dagger was pressed against Madeline's neck, and in front of her, she saw Naomi clutching the steering wheel with one hand and squirming away frantically.She drove the car awkwardly and had run a few red lights.Madeline had just settled the matter of the charity night two days ago and only spared some time today to have a meal with Ryan. She did not expect Naomi to come to troubling them again at thi
When Naomi heard this, she was obviously irritated."It's impossible for you to be with me, is that right? You want to be with Eveline, is that right? Alright, I’ll die with her now!" It was as if Naomi had been possessed by the devil. She held the knife and was about to swing the blade down to stab Madeline in the heart.When Madeline was about to dodge, she suddenly saw Ryan reaching into his suit and pulling out a revolver from behind him. He aimed it at Naomi's knife and shot.The bullet landed precisely on the handle of the knife. The impact caused Naomi to immediately let go from the pain, and the knife fell to the ground.While Madeline was still shocked by Ryan's action, Ryan had already run up to her, took out a handkerchief, and pressed it on her bleeding neck. "Eveline, are you okay?"Seeing that Ryan was so worried about Madeline, Naomi picked up the dagger, got up, and wanted to hurt Madeline again.Naomi's hand that was raised suddenly rubbed against the hot bullet.
Madeline heard her son's cry and hurriedly came out barefoot.She hurriedly picked up the little guy to comfort him and reached out to take the bottle. However, when she brushed it with her hand, she felt that the bottle had been used before and the amount of milk in the bottle was now slightly less.She glanced at the little bun who was still crying with a look of confusion.It was impossible for this little baby to grab the bottle and drink it by himself.She thought it might have been Karen who had just arrived, so Madeline did not think much of it. After patiently sleeping with the little baby, she then dried her hair and lay down on the bed.She was very tired with the lamp on, but she did not fall asleep for a long time.Madeline opened the bedside cabinet drawer and took out the two wedding rings as well as the shell and bookmark.After looking carefully for a while, she put these into a jewelry box and sealed them in the underside of the cabinet.Looking at the other si