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
Madeline froze in place. An indescribable surge of emotions started rippling in her heart.Her dark world lit up immediately as the hoping light warmed her long-frozen heart. “Jeremy, Jeremy…”Madeline was on the verge of breaking down.Her mind went blank, and she was staring at the man in the crowd.At the same time, she heard a lot of people whispering around her.“Isn’t that Mr. Whitman?”“Yeah, that’s him.”“Why did he change his image? Is he wearing colored contacts?”“He looks pretty good this way. As long as he’s good-looking, he can do anything he wants to his appearance.”Madeline’s grip on her wine glass tightened when she heard what the guests said.Did he dye his hair?Was he wearing color contacts?She looked at the man in confusion. She had a million thoughts racing in her head and wanted to run toward him.However, her last ounce of reason stopped her.She attended this party as Ryan’s wife. The people in the circle knew she and Ryan were husband and wif
‘Are you just an illusion that I conjured?‘No, you can’t be. You must be around here.’Madeline felt anxious. She looked around in hopes of finding Jeremy.He looked so real just now, but now it was as if he had vanished and disappeared into thin air.‘Jeremy.’Madeline continued walking in confusion. When she walked past the staircase, a familiar hand reached out and grabbed her thin arm.‘Jeremy!’Madeline felt her heart stop for a second. Before she could see clearly, Jeremy pulled her into the staircase.The man’s tall body towered over hers while his amber eyes were staring into Madeline’s confused and delighted ones under the dim lighting.Madeline widened her eyes and lifted her hand to caress the face that was fairer than before.“Jeremy, is that really you?”She ran her fingers across his face shakily.Before Jeremy could answer, she leaped into his arms and held his waist tightly.“Jeremy, you’re still alive! This is great!“I missed you, Jeremy. I missed you s
Madeline stopped in her tracks to look at the man with a serious face.Home.He told her to go home with him.Madeline felt her heart getting warmer. She lifted her hands again and held him.“Okay, I’ll go home with you. Jeremy, let’s go home.” She had tears in her eyes as she circled her arms around his neck. Her heart was filled with longing for him.He was not dead. He was back.She did not want to lose this man anymore despite there still being a gap between them due to Eloise and Sean.However, Jeremy had already ‘died’ once. The pain of loss made her realize how much she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him.Madeline sent Ryan a message telling him that she would be going back with Jeremy. Aside from texting back [Okay.], Ryan did not say anything else.Madeline felt remorseful when she saw this one-word reply.Even though her marriage with Ryan was fake and he said he only married her to protect her, now that it had come to this stage, she kept feeling like sh
Madeline opened her blurry eyes in confusion to see Jeremy examining her with his eyes.“What’s wrong, Jeremy?”“I’m tired,” he said flatly before going into the bathroom.Then, Madeline heard the sound of water coming from the bathroom.She lay on the bed in puzzlement.Why did it feel like he was refusing to touch her?Was it because of Ryan?After Jeremy came out of the shower, he did not say anything to Madeline before getting into bed to play with his phone.“Jeremy, you should sleep early if you’re tired.” Madeline picked up her pajamas and was about to go take a shower.However, after she said that to him, Jeremy did not react and only grunted in response.Madeline felt her heart sinking at this response.She felt as if a cold wind had penetrated her heart. At that moment, she felt her heart getting so cold.Madeline showered with her mind full of questions and concern.She was worried that the poison in Jeremy’s body was not completely expelled, so that was why he
After Madeline hastily put on her clothes and cleaned up, she rushed downstairs.When she was at the front door, she saw Jeremy standing cool in the courtyard.He was wearing a coat, and his refreshing ash-colored short hair was fluttering in the wind. On the other hand, his smiling amber eyes were looking at the completely stunned Jackson.“Daddy?”Jackson had his backpack on while he ran toward Jeremy in surprise and joy.Jeremy bent down and picked Jackson up.“Daddy! It’s you! You’re finally home!” Jackson widened his beautiful eyes. Despite the changes in Jeremy’s appearance, Jackson was not suspicious of anything at all.This was his daddy!Jeremy looked at his son and smiled. “Did you miss me?”“Of course!” Jackson answered without hesitating. Joy flooded his handsome face. “Lily missed you too,” Jackson said, pointing at Lillian who was walking toward them.However, when Jeremy saw Lillian walking toward him, the smile and softness on his face disappeared.He placed
Jeremy seemed to be interested in his son, so he started walking into the house.“Wait.” Madeline stopped him.Jeremy stopped in his tracks and saw Madeline walking toward him with a grim expression.She handed Lillian to Karen. “Mom, can you please take Lily and Jack inside? I have something to say to Jeremy.”Karen sensed the weird vibe in the air. She was worried that Madeline and Jeremy would start fighting, so she reminded them. “You should communicate with each other. After all, you used to be husband and wife.”‘Husband and wife.‘Sure.‘Husband and wife, but she’s now someone else’s wife.’“Jeremy, why did you ignore Lily?” Madeline tried to ask in a calm voice. “You already ignored Lily last time when you were a spy and was trying to make Lana happy.“Even though she’s young, she still has feelings and will feel sad as well. However, despite all these, she still likes you. Why are you hurting her like this? She’s our daughter.”Jeremy listened to what Madeline had to
Gina, who was standing at the door, saw this scene and was about to walk in when she was stopped by her husband.“Stop causing more trouble. Do you really want your son to be a bachelor for the rest of his life?”“Who said I'm going to make trouble? I’m going to tell them that I agree to this marriage now, okay?”Her husband was startled. “You’re agreeing to this?”Gina was about to answer when out of the corners of her eyes, she suddenly caught a glimpse of the lights in the room. It was followed by cheers and applause from inside.Ava pulled herself out of Daniel's embrace. She was surprised to find Madeline and Jeremy, her parents, and even Tom and Maisie slowly approaching them with smiles on their faces.Ava stared blankly at Madeline. Then, she finally understood that they had all worked together to arrange this.Only she and Daniel’s parents were kept in the dark.Daniel had never thought of leaving her at all. He just used a different approach to let her know that she w
Upon hearing this, Gina slowly stopped.She never thought that Ava still had some respect for her in her heart.This really surprised her.However, she soon heard Madeline stand up for Ava. “Ava, you respect them, but have they ever respected you? Respect should be mutual.”“But Danny will always be their son. If Dan and I insist on getting married, his parents won’t be happy about it for the rest of their lives,” Ava said with a helpless sigh. “I really don't want Dan to be caught in the middle of this matter.”“But Ava…”“Maddie, don't persuade me. You should know best that when you truly love someone, you don't have to stay with them. As long as they’re safe, healthy, and happy, that's enough, isn't it?”There was a smile of relief on Ava's face as if she had already made a final decision in her heart.Madeline wanted to persuade her a little more, but nothing seemed appropriate at this moment.“Ava, are you leaving, then? Are you going to stop looking for him now?”“I've
Daniel's parents, who were secretly observing Ava in the distance, gradually became more and more restless in the car.“Hmph, how dare she say that she has a deep relationship with Dan? It's been so long and she still doesn't know where Dan has gone,” Gina rolled her eyes and complained.Daniel's father glanced at Gina. “Stop being so mean. Right now, the most important thing is to find Dan. Ava isn’t a bad person. In the beginning, you disliked her because she didn’t have parents, money, and power. Now, her parents are alive and well, her mother is extremely rich, and her father is a specialist doctor and professor. What else are you dissatisfied with? Do you really want your son to stay single his entire life?”Gina was not happy when her husband was complaining about her. “Didn't you object at the beginning as well? I agreed with the relationship after that, but your father refused to agree to save his reputation. Why are you blaming me now?”“Stop talking.” Daniel's father in
After Old Master Graham read Daniel's message, he was so angry that his eyes were wide open.‘He just got out of the hospital and he ran away for a woman?‘He even said that if he can't marry that woman, he won't get married in the future?’Old Master Graham would never allow such a thing to happen.However, when he thought about it, he still felt a little nervous.If Daniel really did not get married because of this, would this not be the end of the Graham family?‘I can’t let this happen.’After Ava ran out, she went to find Daniel in all the places she could think of. However, after spending the entire morning, she still could not find Daniel.She tried to call Daniel, and although the call was connected, it was always unanswered.As time passed, Ava felt very tired. She sat down on the chair by the roadside and watched the street where people came and went. Then, a deep sense of loss welled up from the bottom of her heart.‘Dan, have you decided to just give up?‘Are we
“I'll be right back!”Gina hurriedly ran back. Suddenly, she turned back and stopped Ava, who was about to follow her.“Don’t follow me! You’re not welcomed at our house.”Despite Gina's warning, Ava could not stop herself from looking for Daniel.She did not know what was going on. How could Daniel suddenly be discharged by himself? He had obviously been in a coma on the hospital bed. He did not wake up this whole time.On the way there, Ava called Daniel, but Daniel did not answer.Ava did not know if Daniel had his phone with him, but in short, she could not get into contact with him.She wanted so badly to stand in front of Daniel right now, but there was traffic on the way.When Ava followed Gina into the door of Graham Manor, she heard Gina's sharp voice. “What? Dan’s gone? Where did he go? D-Didn't he just wake up? What the hell is going on?”“Look at this and you'll know what's going on." Daniel's father sounded like he was reproaching someone, then he seemed to hand s
Ava stared at the empty ward for a while. Then, she returned to her senses and immediately went to look for Daniel.However, after looking around for a while, Ava could not find Daniel, which made her feel a little nervous.At this time, Gina also came in.She saw that the ward was empty, and Daniel, who was supposed to be lying on the hospital bed, had disappeared.“What’s going on? Where’s Dan? Did the doctor take Dan away?” Gina looked at Ava and asked with an unfriendly expression on her face.Ava was used to Gina's attitude, so she did not bother to argue with Gina. Instead, she replied, “I want to know as well.”“How could you not know? You came before me.”“Dan wasn't in the ward when I came,” Ava said and turned around. “I'll go to the nurse's station and ask.”“Wait.”Gina grabbed Ava, her face was dark.“Ava, let me tell you this. Dan has suffered a lot and gotten a lot of injuries because of you. Because of you, both Naya and her mother have been sent to prison. It
Since Julie was about to think that way, it showed that she was a reasonable person.“Lily.” Julie walked up to Lillian and squatted down, giving her a friendly blessing. “Lily, I really like you. I hope you can be happy every day, and I hope you’ll be able to speak soon.”Lillian was a sensible child. She raised a sweet smile and nodded vigorously, indicating that she acknowledged Julie's blessing.Julie stood up and faced Fabian. Right now, there was a little more admiration in her eyes and a little less of her unwilling persistence before.If one liked someone, one did not necessarily have to stubbornly fight for it.Julie did not say anything and just smiled at Fabian.Fabian did not say anything more either. He bent over and picked Lillian up in his arms. Before turning around, he gave Julie a friendly smile.“Miss Charles, you can still come to me if you need help in the future. After all, I still owe you a favor.”Julie smiled and shook her head. “You stopped owing me an
“I did,” Fabian admitted frankly.Julie thought she would feel embarrassed because of this, but she did not know why she still felt very relaxed. Even so, she still felt a little embarrassed.In order to not make Julie feel embarrassed, Fabian smiled and said, “I wanted to help you get out of that situation, Miss Charles, but I didn't want to cross the line. I also didn’t expect someone to have taken a video and put it on the internet. Lily and I have caused you much trouble. I'm really sorry about that.”Fabian paused as he spoke, then, he glanced at Lillian softly.“But Miss Charles, rest assured, there’ll be no such trouble in the future.”Julie was stunned for a moment when she heard the words, and she inexplicably felt a strong sense of loss coming up from the bottom of her heart.She looked at Fabian suspiciously, and sure enough, the words she heard next made her feel remorseful.“Miss Charles, I’ve found a more suitable school for Lily, and it’s closer to where I work so
The scene of Mr. Martinez causing a ruckus and Fabian coming to the rescue with Lillian at the end was all recorded and posted on the internet.This person was still a little conscientious and had censored Lillian's appearance, but Fabian's figure and face were clearly visible in the video.Patty recognized the person in the video as Fabian at a glance.After seeing the comments below, Patty was even more anxious.“Julie, how could you fall in love with a single father?”Julie frowned. “Yes, I won't deny it. I do have a crush on Mr. Johnson.”“What?”“Tsk tsk… Julie, do you really like this single father?” The look in Mrs. Gill's eyes was very subtle. “Someone dug up all his information, and it turns out that this man is Yorick's younger brother. Back then, Yorick stirred up all kinds of troubles and did whatever he wanted in F Country. His sister, Lana, was also notorious in our circle.”“What? He's Yorick and Lana's younger brother?” Patty was even more nervous, for fear that