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
After getting up, Madeline felt extremely awkward upon noticing the hand that was placed on her waist.She could not free herself right now either. She wanted to help Ryan to his bedside as soon as possible. However, after reaching the bedside, Ryan tightened his hold on her just as she wanted to let go. His voice sounded rather forlorn. “To be honest, I don’t really want to let go of you like that,” he said.What?Madeline was dazed. Soon after, Ryan continued confessing to her. “Eveline, I realize that I’ve really fallen for you,” he said. “...” Madeline could not wrap her head around his sudden confession.He tightened his embrace slightly, his ebony scent lingering around her nose. This was not the scent she wanted to get enveloped in. Madeline let go of him and said calmly, “Ryan, sit down first.” “Eveline, you don’t have to worry. I won’t make things difficult for you. I’ve promised you that I’ll let you go back to Jeremy. I’ll do as I say,” Ryan promised her. He
Jeremy stuck one of his hands into his pocket and took one step closer to Ryan in a languid manner. “I’ll get the lawyer to come over to talk to you tomorrow. You won’t have to take a single step,” he said. He had already arranged everything perfectly. “If you still manage to come up with an excuse to delay the procedure, it’ll prove that you have a different motive when you married Eveline back then,” he added. Ryan looked at Jeremy calmly. “My real motive is to protect Eveline. Jeremy, you’re overthinking.” “I thought too little about it. That’s why I ended up willingly handing my most beloved woman over to you like a fool,” Jeremy said, a hint of fierceness glinting in his eyes. He glanced at Ryan’s right leg that was wrapped in a plaster cast. The tone of his voice was ironic as he spoke, “This traffic accident happened in a rather timely manner.” He then walked over to the side of the bed. He stared at Ryan’s injured leg with a gaze full of doubt. “I’d like to see the inju
Madeline had never expected that Jeremy would do something like that. She started to struggle after being stuck in a daze for a few seconds. Nevertheless, Jeremy was extremely strong. He pried open her teeth and deepened the kiss on purpose.Madeline’s face heated up instantly. She felt embarrassed and awkward but was helpless to do anything. Ryan pressed his lips into a thin line as he attempted to evade his gaze. However, there was no way he could prevent himself from looking at them. “What are you guys doing?!” Mrs. Jones rushed into the ward all of a sudden.Jeremy raised the corners of his eyes and glared at Ryan’s mother coldly. He removed himself from Madeline nonchalantly. However, he did not let go of Madeline completely and continued holding her in his arms. Noticing Madeline, who was wrapped in Jeremy’s arms, Mrs. Jones rushed to her side angrily. “Eveline Montgomery, are you shameless? Ryan is right here! How dare you carry out this… shameless behavior... in fro