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
“You’re calling him ‘Rye’ so sweetly and intimately.” Jeremy’s words were laced with intense jealousy.Madeline looked into his eyes bravely. “Yes, I’m calling him Rye because I see him as a close friend.“Back then, you left without a word and even refused to see me before handing me over to him. Have you ever thought about how that would make me feel?”While she said that, Madeline’s eyes turned red. She even started sobbing.“When you weren’t here, he was the one taking care of me and the children. He never asked me for anything in return. He even said that if you ever come back, he’ll divorce me.“Jeremy, Rye is not your rival, so stop overthinking.” Madeline tried to ease Jeremy’s mind.After the man heard what she said, the coldness in his eyes disappeared gradually.He let go of Madeline and held her gently. “Eveline, will you still love me if I’m different from before?”Madeline sensed something was off with Jeremy, but she did not hesitate before giving him validation.
He was infuriated and wanted to gather his friends to teach Jackson a lesson. However, before he could say anything, he felt someone yanking him by the collar. Immediately after that, he was dangling in the air.His face turned pale with fear as he started kicking his feet around. When he lifted his head, he saw a terrifyingly dark face.“W-Who are you?”“Apologize to the girl now. If not, I’ll throw you into the sea to feed the fish,” Fabian warned. He was not joking at all.The boy shrunk his neck and wetted himself from Fabian’s terrifying gaze.Fabian looked under the boy’s feet, then threw him in front of Lillian. “Apologize.”“I-I’ll do it! I’ll do it now!” the boy stuttered and apologized to Lillian repeatedly.Fabian looked at the boy’s friends and they all immediately understood. Then, they ran over and started apologizing to Lillian as well.Lillian stood behind Jackson. She looked at the boys, then back at Fabian.“Scram!” Fabian roared at the terrifying children. T
Ryan had just picked up his glass of water when he heard that. His hand was now frozen in mid-air.There was a faint smile on his handsome and elegant face. “Jeremy, I think you may have misunderstood.”“Have I?” Jeremy smiled profoundly. There seemed to be a dark tide in his amber eyes. “If you don’t want me to misunderstand, give me back my woman.”Ryan understood what Jeremy was talking about. Then, he took a sip of water. “Even though your appearance has changed a lot, you’re still as possessive and overbearing as usual.”“You’re also one of the reasons why I became like this,” Jeremy retorted.The smile on Ryan’s face froze. “I think you’ve found out a lot. However, I don’t think you’ve gotten all of the information yet. There are some things that you’ll never know.”Jeremy lifted his eyebrow. When he was about to say something, Madeline returned.“What are you boys talking about?” Madeline smiled slightly and asked. Then, she walked over to where Jeremy was sitting. Before
Madeline endured the pain on her wrist and said calmly, “What’s wrong, Jeremy? I’m Linnie.”Linnie.That name flew right into Jeremy’s ears and into his heart.The malice in his eyes disappeared as his dark eyes immediately turned bright.It was as if he just noticed himself holding Madeline with such a tight grip. He quickly let go and caressed her wrist. “Did I hurt you?”Madeline shook her head. “No. But Jeremy, why did you react like that just now? What happened to you when you disappeared?”Jeremy remained quiet, his brows knitted together tightly.However, he did not say anything. Instead, he only stepped down on the accelerator and continued driving.‘What happened to me when I disappeared?’ he asked himself silently.In order to stay alive and come back to her, he had to suffer such severe consequences.It was still early when they went back to Whitman Manor. Lillian and Jackson were sitting on the rug near the coffee table while playing with a puzzle.When Madeline
Madeline said this so that Lillian could face the issue of Jeremy being her birth father squarely.Of course, if she was able to make Lillian talk, then it would be amazing.“Lily, do you understand what I’m saying?” Madeline asked patiently.Lillian blinked her huge eyes as if she understood. Then, she kicked her short legs and walked back to the living room.She looked at Jeremy, her bright eyes reflecting Jeremy’s figure.“Lily, the handsome mister is your real daddy,” Madeline repeated once more.She did not know if Lillian could understand her, but at least she saw a twinkle in the little girl’s eyes.Perhaps to make Lillian talk again and heal her trauma, she might need to do more than just counseling.After the children went back to their rooms, so did Madeline and Jeremy.Jeremy went into the bathroom to shower while Madeline went to prepare for the divorce procedure.At this moment, Ryan called her.Madeline answered without hesitation. “Rye, is there something wron
“Jeremy, although I don’t know what you’ve been through in the last six months, I know that you’ve had a hard time. However, I also wish that you can believe me. There has never been another man in my heart apart from you.” Madeline tightened her embrace. Although he did not say anything, she knew that he heard what she said. The next day, Madeline woke up early. She prepared breakfast and lunch boxes for her children before letting the chauffeur send them to kindergarten. After that, she went into the kitchen to prepare some morning snacks for Jeremy.Madeline received a call from Ryan just after she finished breakfast. He asked to meet her at the lawyer’s office half an hour later. When she asked Jeremy if he wanted to follow her, he happened to be on the phone. He told her that something came up at the office. Thus, Madeline headed over to the lawyer’s office on her own. On the way there, she could not help but feel overcome with a sense of irony.She had once sworn to h
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