Jeremy did not know what was the gift Ryan was talking about.However, he still took the car key and went to the door of the cafe. When he saw Ryan’s car by the side of the road, he slowly walked over.The sun in the summer afternoon was warm. The rays landed on the car lightly, and through the half-opened car window, Jeremy saw the breathtaking face that he dreamed about every day.“Linnie.”His heart was suddenly full of joy he had felt back then. Jeremy opened the door quietly and smelled the faint scent of Japanese roses.“Eveline was tired, so I told her we’re coming out to let her free her head. I lit the incense she made, so she should be sleeping soundly now. You can go and stay with her for the last time.”Ryan’s voice sounded from behind.Jeremy understood immediately. “Thank you.”“I should be the one thanking you. You completed a difficult task from Interpol and handed the person you love to me. Don’t worry, I won’t let you down.”After Ryan said that, he turned
The next day, Madeline went to see Lana.Lana had been transferred to Glendale Prison from the custodial ward for temporary placement. After the paperwork was done, she would be handed to the police in F Country.When Lana heard that someone was visiting her, she thought it would be Jeremy. However, the moment she walked into the conjugal room, she spotted Madeline.Looking at her own wretched and haggard face that resembled more like a ghost’s than a human’s, then looking at Madeline’s clean face and noble temperament, Lana suddenly became a beast that lost all control. She escaped from the prison guards’ grip and charged toward Madeline.Madeline lifted her leg and kicked Lana on the knee. Then, Lana fell to her knees in front of Madeline. She felt intense pain coming from her knees.She gritted her teeth and endured the pain. When she was about to curse, Madeline grabbed her by the chin.Madeline towered over Lana, exerting pressure on her with her cold expression. At this mom
Madeline felt a throbbing pain in her heart when she heard Ryan said that.She looked at the man in front of her in shock. At that moment, she did not know what she should say.Ryan said gently when he saw Madeline at a loss, “Eveline, you can ask me anything. I’ll answer your questions.”Madeline clenched her shaky fists. “I just want to know where he is now.”Ryan frowned and shook his head. “I can only tell you that he’s not in Glendale.”After listening to what Ryan said, Madeline stayed quiet before saying, “So, the only reason he stayed with Lana and pretended to be so cold to me and the kids is because he’s a spy?”Ryan wanted to say something, but he stopped himself. “I want to show you something.”Madeline lifted her head to look at Ryan. She felt like she could not focus on anything anymore.Ryan took Madeline to the car and showed her the video of Lana getting arrested in the private room that day. It was taken with the hidden camera in Jeremy’s tie clip. The video
When Ryan remembered what Jeremy told him before he left, he promised softly, “Eveline, I’ll do everything I can to make you happy.”Madeline smiled and swallowed down all of her emotions.Karen approached her happily when she saw Madeline coming back to Whitman Manor. “Eveline, Lana was arrested!“She’s in a mob, so no wonder she’s so heinous!“Hmph! At the end of the day, evil can never prevail over good. She’ll suffer the consequences of what she has done!”It was obvious that Karen was in a good mood.However, Madeline recalled what she saw in the video just now. Jeremy had put the handcuffs on Lana himself, and at that moment, that diabolical woman had an emotional breakdown before getting locked up behind bars.Madeline knew she should feel happy, but in that second, she felt an excruciating pain in her heart instead.In the early morning of the end of summer, she bought some flowers and came to Eloise and Sean’s graves alone.After bowing to them, she murmured, “Mom, Da
Ryan thought that Madeline’s behavior was out of the blue. He followed her and saw her calling someone. Then, in the next second, he heard her asking the person on the other end of the phone, “Dr. Gordon, I’m Eveline Montgomery. Can I ask you what’s the blood type of the blood sample you tested previously?”Ryan heard Madeline asking this hurriedly.He did not know what answer the person on the other end told Madeline. He only saw Madeline letting out a sigh of relief.It was as if she had gotten the answer she wanted.After she hung up, Ryan saw that Madeline was obviously more relaxed now.She then continued preparing dinner for both of them. Then, they sat down and had their dinner quietly.Ryan had feelings for Madeline and genuinely liked her. However, Ryan also knew that Madeline only admired him.This whole time, she only had Jeremy in her heart.Since she still loved that man, that was why she was still in pain.After dinner, Madeline went to take a shower after talkin
The moment Daniel saw Ava, there was a stunned look in his eyes.“You look so beautiful today,” Daniel praised.Ava felt her face heating up. She was feeling bashful but pretended to not care. “You’re saying I was ugly back then?”Daniel explained quickly as his face turned bright red, “Of course, I didn’t mean that. I was just saying that you look more beautiful than usual.”Ava turned her face away and was pleased with herself. She had never felt this kind of feeling before.After she got into the passenger seat, Ava carefully looked Daniel up and down from the corners of her eyes as he drove.The man’s side profile looked brilliant. He looked gentle and soft-spoken, but at the same time, there was still the same youthful look on his face as back then.When the light turned red, Daniel stopped the car and turned his head.Ava did not have time to avert her gaze before she met Daniel’s smiling eyes.“You’ve been staring for quite a while.”“...”“That night in the hotel—”
What a coincidence.Someone was wearing the exact same dress as her.Even though it was not a bad thing to wear the same outfit as another person, the uglier one of the two would feel awkward. However, this was not about appearance. The problem was that this dress was a brand’s limited fall edition and there was only one in the entire world. Now, they were wearing the same dress. This could only mean that one of them was wearing a fake.Ava knew where her dress came from. When she noticed that the girl was not looking at her, she contemplated before letting go of Daniel’s hand and turning around.“Where are you going?” Daniel asked curiously.When Old Master Graham heard Daniel’s voice, he looked over while he was talking with a group of people.“Dan is back.” Daniel’s mother beamed as she walked over. “Dan, didn’t you say you’re going to pick up a friend? Where are they?”Daniel grabbed Ava who was trying to bolt and introduced, “It’s her. Her name is Ava Long.”When Mrs. Gr
Mrs. Graham did not even hold back as she berated Ava in front of everybody.Ava did not want to argue with her. When she lifted her head, she caught a glimpse of Naya peering at her in contempt.Daniel did not stay quiet as well. He defended Ava immediately, saying, “Mom, you’re too much. My girlfriend can wear anything and still be my girlfriend.”“Dan, do you want to infuriate your grandpa today?” Mrs. Graham looked down on Ava. “The only woman in Glendale who’s worthy of being your girlfriend is Naya.”Mrs. Graham looked at Ava arrogantly. “Miss Long, where did you graduate from? What do you work as? How much money do you make in a month? Do you have a house or a car?”Ava looked into Mrs. Graham’s snobbish eyes and smiled. “I graduated from Glendale University and I’m an interior designer. As for my salary—”“Alright, I’ve heard enough,” Mrs. Graham interrupted. “Interior designers won’t make over seven digits a year even if they work to death. However, do you know how much