"..."‘Feel like puking.'Ryan did not realize that was the impression Madeline currently had of him.All this while, his impression in everyone else’s eyes was an elegant rich man. Being seen as a disgusting man was never in consideration.Seeing Madeline turning around and about to leave, Ryan suddenly came forth. Once again, he blocked Madeline's pathway, and with much force, he pressed on her head to force a kiss on her."Don't make me look down on you, Ryan." This time, she did not evade nor struggle. She merely blurted out that line with much calm.Ryan's actions, to everyone's surprise, came to a halt."Ryan, so what if you have a speck of dirt on me? So what if you end up winning against Jeremy? You're not that great if you use a method that makes others unsatisfied with it."Madeline's speech made Ryan's pair of deep-set eyes gleam with dissatisfaction and unpleasantness.Madeline pushed him away when she noticed that Ryan was staring at her while motionless. She walk
Madeline was feeling uncomfortable, but at the same time, she could not express which part of her was feeling that way."Jeremy, I'm feeling dizzy." Madeline, feeling lethargic, grabbed Jeremy's hand. "Help me back to the room so I can get some rest."As she was speaking, she slowly faced some difficulty in breathing. The face before her slowly became blurry as well.The next second, she passed out."Linnie! Linnie!"Jeremy was devastated and carried Madeline who was unconscious."Linnie!"He carried her and rushed to the side of his car, feeling anxious.Jackson and Lillian heard the commotion and turned around to look.Karen came out of the house as well. She was shocked when she saw Jeremy being all anxious while carrying Madeline who was unconscious."Jeremy! What's wrong with Madeline?!""I don't know. I'm going to send her to the hospital." Jeremy's heartbeat was racing madly, but he was trying his best to calm down. "You and dad keep an eye on Lillian and Jack, especi
He glanced at the purse in his hand and started having some wild guesses running in his mind.'There must be something important in this purse. Or else, she would never have taken such drastic measures to jump into the river.’Jeremy thought to himself as his long fingers unzipped the purse.He wanted to know what was inside the purse that made Madeline put her life on the line.It was at that moment a nurse came anxiously running out from the emergency room.Jeremy discarded the idea of peeping into the purse and quickly halted the nurse. "How's my wife? Why is she bleeding so much?"The nurse was worried as well, but after noticing Jeremy was feeling the same way, she explained, "It seems something sharp has cut through your wife's left thigh, causing the severe bleeding."But her blood group is Rhesus negative, a rare type of blood group! Our hospital doesn't have this kind of blood in our blood bank. We have to go and get it from another hospital! With that being said, we ca
Jeremy looked down to see the small bottle of reagent and bent down to pick it up. The clear bottle was around the size of his thumb and was filled with a colorless and scentless liquid. There were no descriptions on the bottle either. He had no idea what it held, but he remembered the scenes of Madeline injecting something into him on two occasions when he was asleep.He turned to Madeline who was still unconscious. Confusion bled into his gentle gaze. ‘Is this what you’ve been injecting me with, Linnie?‘What is this? ‘Is it so important that you would jump into the river to retrieve it back?’Jeremy thought to himself but came up with nothing. However, he did not plan to ask Madeline.He was about to put the things back into the purse when Jeremy saw someone staring in from the hospital room window from the corners of his eyes. His gaze flicked up and the person turned to flee.Jeremy found the behavior weird. He got up and walked out of the hospital room, following
Madeline’s mind was somewhere else as well, so she changed the subject. “I’m a little hungry, Jeremy. Could you buy me something to eat?” “What do you want to eat?”“I’ll eat anything my husband buys for me.” Madeline’s eyes turned into crescent moons as she smiled. Placing a kiss at the corner of her lips, Jeremy turned around to help Madeline sit properly on the bed before he left. Just as Jeremy left, Madeline pushed her exhausted and weak body up to reach for her bag by the side. Her memory seemed to have returned. Her left leg did indeed seem to have touched something when she was in the river. Now that she thought about it, it must have been a rock that gave her the gash. Madeline thought to herself as she opened her bag. However, after a round of rifling, all she found were her keys, wallet, and lipstick. The most important anti-toxoid test reagent bottle was gone! Madeline’s heart raced frantically. She searched again but came up empty-handed. “How could it be
Madeline shouted to stop her, but it was already too late.That woman was dead set on throwing the antidote away! Madeline leaped to catch the bottle, but it flew out the balcony and down to the ground. She reached out to catch it only to touch the air. “No!” Seeing the scene from the small window on the door, Jeremy slammed open the door and ran toward Madeline. The woman in sunglasses was shocked to see Jeremy rush in. Seeing that Jeremy did not realize her presence at all, she was relieved but also displeased. Jeremy shot toward Madeline’s side and pulled her into his arms in shock as he watched her reach out to catch the antidote. “Linnie! What are you doing?” Jeremy cupped her face as hurt swirled in his eyes. He was staring at her frantic and reddened eyes. “What is it? Why are you so nervous?” Madeline could not answer Jeremy’s question. Pushing him away, she ignored the injury on her leg and ran out. Jeremy turned around to find that the woman had disappeared
That anti-toxoid test reagent was Jeremy’s lifeline! “Why can’t I find it? If it got thrown from upstairs, it has to be here somewhere. Where is it…” Madeline muttered to herself. She was close to tears with how frantic she felt. Turning on the flashlight on her phone, she searched every corner but it was to no avail. A heavy and dark weight loomed over her, and Madeline felt herself suffocate as her vision turned to black. Jeremy would suffer even worse injuries if she could not find the bottle. No. She had to find it! Madeline clenched her jaw and thought to look for it from a different point of view. Standing up, she felt her mind buzz as black spots filled her vision. “Linne.” Jeremy snapped out of his daze and went up to support Madeline who seemed close to fainting. His heart ached, and he hated the fact that he could not take her discomfort on behalf of her.“What are you looking for, Linnie? Is this thing so important? To the point that you’d jump into the ri
When Jeremy felt her arms wrapped around him, he quickly turned around.He saw Madeline holding him listlessly while bare-footed. He did not hesitate for a second before picking her up.Madeline felt really sad, and with all of her remaining strength, she wrapped her arms around the man's neck tightly as she buried her haggard face between his neck."Jeremy, don't ignore me."Madeline's voice sounded as if she was on the brink of crying, even sounding a little inferior just like how she was last time.Jeremy felt the pain in his heart growing.How could he bear to ignore her?He wanted to comfort her, but all he heard was Madeline apologizing. "I know I was fierce to you just now, but I didn't mean it."Jeremy stopped his steps, lowered his head, and kissed her on the cheek. He pressed his thin lips to her ears. "What nonsense are you talking about? How can I be angry with you? You don't need to apologize to me. You haven’t done anything wrong.”His gentle tone that was like a
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