The wind in the early winter was so bone-piercing. It felt as if it was laced with brambles as it wrapped around her wounded heart, intensifying her pain.Madeline reached out a shaky hand to grab the card Ken was handing to her.When she got it in her hand, she felt as if she had touched Jeremy’s cold fingertips.“When did this happen?” she suppressed her sadness and asked calmly.“Today is the 49th day,” Ken answered and looked at the grave in front of him before sighing.“The reason Mr. Whitman chose this place and the reason why the tombstone is shorter is that he was sorry about what happened to your parents. So, upon his death, he’ll use such a petty manner to kneel to them in hopes he can repent his sins to your parents.”Madeline could not hold in her tears anymore after she heard that. Tears started rolling down her cheeks and onto the card in her hand.Lillian frowned when she noticed Madeline crying. She got closer to Madeline to hold Madeline’s hand as if she was try
After reading the letter, Madeline was sobbing uncontrollably.She lifted her red and teary eyes to look at the nameless grave before touching it.“How could I forget you?”She smiled while tears rolled down her eyes. The cold wind grazed her body, and she felt something shattering from within her.Suddenly, she got up and ran in front of Eloise and Sean’s grave before kneeling with a thud.“Mom, Dad, please forgive Jeremy, please…”Madeline pleaded sadly. Lillian had no idea why Madeline was crying so sadly. However, she also ran over and knelt like her mother.The two of them knelt in front of the graves facing the cold wind of winter. One of them was crying while the other was comforting.The man in the black car at the entrance of the cemetery lifted his lifeless eyes to look at the scene far away from him. Then, he averted his gaze.“Let’s go.”The car started and disappeared into the empty road.…After leaving the cemetery, Madeline had completely forgotten to take L
Madeline felt curious, so she followed Lillian to the glass window on the other side.Lillian’s reaction was even more emotional, and she kept poking at the glass.Madeline looked over to where she was pointing but did not see anything.“Lily, what do you want me to see?” Madeline smiled and asked patiently.Lillian blinked her huge eyes and grabbed Madeline’s hand even tighter. Then, she led her to the door.Jackson followed behind them hurriedly when he saw this.Madeline had never seen her daughter act like this before. Her heart started beating faster as she kept feeling like something was going to happen next.Lillian grabbed Madeline’s hand and walked to the other side of the road. Then, they walked into the building.“Lily, do you want me to come here?” Madeline looked around and did not notice anything out of the ordinary.Lillian’s eyes were twinkling. She was looking around as well.It was as if she was looking for something. However, she could not find what she was
“Jeremy, I miss you. I miss you so much…”Madeline grabbed her shaky hands and tried to suppress her sadness.At the same time, Ava called her. As such, Madeline recomposed herself and answered her call.On the other end of the phone, Ava sounded melancholic. “Maddie, what should I do? Dan said his mother wants to invite me over to their house.”Madeline heard about what happened during Old Master Graham’s 80th birthday and how Daniel’s family had been horrible to Ava.It was just like when the Whitmans boycotted Madeline.However, the only difference was that Daniel was siding with Ava.Back then, Jeremy did not even care about Madeline.When she thought about this, Madeline could still clearly feel the pain she felt back then.However, she much rather he treated her coldly than leaving her forever.“Maddie, do you think I should go?”Ava’s confused and conflicted question pulled Madeline’s wandering thoughts back.“Ava, you have to go.” Madeline gave her a firm answer. “S
Ava had meticulously picked this gift. Before she purchased it, she even asked Daniel for his opinion.However, when Ava looked at Mrs. Graham’s grim expression now, she knew she made a mistake.Mrs. Graham threw the box at the coffee table in dissatisfaction before snorting. “Hmph, Dan, which dumpster did you get this girlfriend from? Do you think she’ll be able to get into the Graham family with her qualities?”“Mom, what are you saying?” Daniel asked in agitation.Naya stood up and said softly, “Dan, it’s understandable why Mrs. Graham is mad.”“What do you mean?” Dan was puzzled, and so was Ava.Naya sighed while looking helpless. She pointed to the box Mrs. Graham threw away. “Dan, it’s normal for you to not know anything about jewelry. However, Mrs. Graham does.“This is from one of the international luxury jewelry brands. No one can buy this black diamond brooch in any outlets in Glendale.”Naya looked smug when she said that. At the same time, there was a victorious loo
Daniel said sharply and grabbed Ava’s hand before swearing solemnly.“Listen here, I won’t give up on the woman I love because of her family. If you want the Mendezes to be your in-laws so much, you should go and do it. But don’t involve me with irrelevant people.”“...” Mrs. Graham was shocked when she heard that.Daniel was always so refined and soft-spoken. This was the first time he had an outburst.Then, Daniel grabbed Ava and left, leaving everyone at the table to look at each other in shock.Naya pressed her lips into a thin line. This was the first time she was humiliated.She was the only woman in Glendale who was compatible with Daniel, but now, she was defeated by this woman.How would she be able to take this?After Daniel sent Ava back to her apartment, he apologized for what happened.However, Ava was not bothered at all. On the contrary, she was smiling happily.Daniel did not understand why Ava was smiling and not mad. He asked nervously, “Why are you not mad?
Madeline felt excited when she saw the man stop in his tracks.She was running quickly toward the man when suddenly, two children who looked to be about six and seven years old appeared in front of her.Madeline wanted to keep away from the children when one of them fell suddenly and started bawling.The parents heard their child crying and came over. When they saw Madeline running away, they thought Madeline was the one who knocked their son over.“You knocked my son over and you’re running away?” the child’s mother yelled aggressively at Madeline, grabbing her hand. “Let me tell you, if anything happens to my son, I'll make you sorry for it!”The woman warned furiously, but at this moment, Madeline was only focused on the man who was about to walk into the building.She removed herself from the woman’s grip and imposingly threw a card on the woman’s face. “There’s a security camera here. You should look at the security footage before you accuse me of knocking your son over. If
“Lana!” Fabian grabbed Lana’s collar. He was just an 18-year-old boy, but at this moment, his eyes were filled with sharpness. “You’re the one who should die! You’re killing Yorick and destroying the Stygian Johnsons.”Lana pushed Fabian away and mocked him. “Fabian, do you know who’s the one killing Yorick and destroying the Stygian Johnsons? It’s Jeremy!”“What does this have to do with Jeremy? You only provoked him because you’re into him! You killed Eveline’s parents and broke off her marriage to Jeremy! Now, you even have the cheek to say he’s the one who ruined you?” Fabian berated angrily.Lana turned her face guiltily and clenched her fists. “Yeah, so what if I’m the one who provoked him? If he and Ryan hadn’t framed me, how would things have ended up like this? Do you know that Jeremy and Ryan are part of the Interpol?”Fabian’s expression changed slightly when he heard that. “Interpol?”“Hmph!” Lana snorted. “Fabian, Jeremy and Ryan are our enemies, do you understand? Pl