Madeline sat up. She ignored the searing pain on her arm and removed her hand from the man’s grip. “Go now!”However, after she was finally out of Jeremy’s grip, he pulled her close and held her tightly. “Linnie, don’t chase me away.”“...” Madeline felt a wave of sadness crashing against her heart. She felt tears falling from her eyes.Of course, she wanted him to stay with her, but this was not the time to be romantic.She knew Jeremy would be worried and reluctant to leave, so Madeline softened her voice and patted the man’s shoulder. “Jeremy, listen to me. I’m fine. It’s just a flesh wound. It’ll heal in a few days.”She comforted, then her voice became firm.“The most important thing right now is proving your innocence.”“No, you’re the most important right now.” Jeremy let go of his arms and cupped Madeline’s pale face. “I can’t let my wife get hurt because of me again.”Madeline felt that Jeremy was feeling sorry for her, but at the same time, she felt sorry for him as w
When Madeline woke up the next day, she saw Ryan by the side of her bed.She looked cautiously at the scheming man and did not say anything.On the other hand, Ryan looked straight at Madeline with a small smile on his lips.“You bled a lot. I brought some soup to replenish your energy for you. You should drink it after you’ve cleaned up.”Madeline looked at the soup on the nightstand and headed to the toilet.“Eveline, Jeremy hurt you so badly back then. Why are you still in love with him?” Ryan’s curious voice sounded from outside the toilet.Madeline did not answer her. She only opened the door after she was done washing up.Ryan was standing at the door. At this moment, he looked gentle and cultivated. One would not relate him to a cold-blooded murderer.Madeline looked into Ryan’s eyes. “Do you need a reason to love someone?” she asked him back and sat down on the bed.Ryan walked over to open the thermos for Madeline. Then, he poured some of the soup out and handed it to
Madeline smiled. “Did you forget? Back then, Jeremy killed my parents and when that happened, I divorced him. Everyone in Glendale knows about me marrying Ryan later. Do you not know about that?”“...” Karen was taken aback, then she argued. “Wasn’t that a mission by Interpol? Ryan and you aren’t really husband and wife!”“Not back then, but now we are,” Madeline answered without a second thought.Karen looked stunned. She was looking at Madeline dumbfoundedly.“Eveline, what’s wrong with you? You love Jeremy so much…”“Yes, I do love him. However, it has been so many years yet how many happy days did I have with him?”Madeline scoffed and showed her discontentment.“My parents were killed by him and Lily is mute because of him. Now, he’s even involved in a murder. Plus, the stocks of Montgomery Enterprise were also affected because of him. I’ve had enough.”“Jeremy didn’t kill anyone! He was framed! Do you not believe him as well?” Karen started to get agitated as she tried to
Her Jeremy was not a murderer.Also, she would not fall in love with a man like Ryan.When Ryan saw sharpness and determination in Madeline’s eyes, he smirked. He was the most impressed with Madeline’s calmness and courage.“Wait for me to come home.” After Ryan said that, he drove away.The moment he left, Madeline became energetic. She went to the bedroom on the second floor.Judging from the cleanliness of the room, Ryan probably usually stayed alone.However, after looking around, there was nothing suspicious in the room.Madeline wanted to continue searching, but the wound on her arm was hurting extremely badly.She had moved too much just now, so the wound was affected. Now, blood was seeping through her bandages.Madeline wanted to tend to her wounds as best as she could, so she went to look for the first aid kit. She opened the closet but did not find it there. However, to her surprise, she found nothing in the closet aside from a suit.Madeline remembered that this w
Madeline held the corner of the paper and looked at the little girl on the edge of the roof. She was forcing herself to stay calm.“Lily, I’ll come over now. Stand there and don’t move, okay?” Madeline talked to the little girl and took a step forward to try to move closer to her.However, Lillian shook her head. Her face was filled with melancholy.Madeline pulled her foot back. She was worried that she would trigger the child if she got closer to her.“Mrs. Whitman, is that your daughter?” the police at one side asked curiously.Madeline nodded. Her red eyes were staring straight at the little girl who was facing the wind.Her heart was as painful as if it had been burnt. However, she was also confused about why the little girl was here.While she was feeling puzzled, she heard the police officer’s voice again.“Mrs. Whitman, since she’s your daughter, then you should try to talk to her and ask her what she wants. Try to get her to come down soon. It’ll be too horrible to ima
The police understood immediately, and there were smiles on their faces. Then, they issued an order.“Spread the news of Lillian Whitman being on the roof of Whitman Corporation all over the internet and to live stream services as well. We have to let Jeremy Witman see this so that he can come over to save his daughter!”After Madeline heard this, something in her head clicked.She looked at the naive little girl and clenched her fists.Lillian did not go missing on her own. She was brought here by someone.The reason that person did that was to make Jeremy show himself.Madeline understood now that this was all a conspiracy.However, she could not let anything happen to the child in front of her.On the other hand, she did not want Jeremy to show up.What should she do to ensure the safety of both of them now?The more Madeline thought about this, the more she felt uncomfortable. She even started to feel slightly dizzy.She finally noticed that her wound was bleeding again.
“Lily!” Fabian’s heart also leaped into his mouth at that moment. He ignored everything as he charged forward.“Oh my God, the little girl fell!”“It’s 28 stories high! She’ll definitely die falling from here!”The reporters gasped, but at the same time, they still tried to capture this moment on camera.In the blink of an eye, Madeline felt a gust of wind on her side.The wind smelled familiar as it engulfed her.Madeline could not see Jeremy before he zoomed past her as fast as lightning. As he pushed her away from the danger zone, he leaped down without thinking.“Ah!” Someone screamed when they saw a figure of a man appearing before jumping down with no hesitations. They were completely shocked.Madeline was pushed to one side where she looked dumbfoundedly at the figure who zoomed past her. She felt debilitating pain in her heart as she felt all of her senses and consciousness fading away from her.“Jeremy…” she called out to Jeremy’s name absent-mindedly as tears poured
Lillian did not know what was going on and neither did she sense any danger. She just stared straight up, her eyes focusing on Jeremy.“Lily, I’m apologizing to you now. I was wrong. I shouldn’t have pretended not to love you. I should’ve let you know that you’re my only princess and the little angel who I will use my whole life to protect and love.”After Jeremy said that, he felt the railing he was holding onto starting to loosen.Lillian’s body fell a few inches and Jeremy’s shoulder started to slant. However, he did not let go of his hand. He held onto her even tighter.Madeline’s heart leaped into her mouth when she saw this. She felt an impending doom coming at any second.She could not stand here and wait for the personnel to do something. Suddenly, she reached out her hand and grabbed Jeremy’s arm.“Linnie, what are you doing? Let go! I’ll drag you down with me if the railing comes loose!” Jeremy yelled at Madeline to stop her actions.However, she gritted her teeth and