Ryan picked up a seemingly heavy handbag and quickly walked toward the river beside the road.When he reached the bridge, he threw the handbag down.It did not take long for the bag to sink. Then, the ripples that were scattered across the water’s surface gradually became still again.Ryan returned to the car and looked at Madeline who was still asleep before stepping on the accelerator.As they were approaching their place, Madeline slowly woke up.She was leaning on the seat as if she was still sleepy. Then, she looked calmly at the man who was driving.“Ryan, what are you doing so much for?” She parted her lips lightly and asked in a faint voice, “You’re always so confident that you’ll make me fall in love with you but I seriously cannot agree with what you’re doing.”Ryan parked the car in the garage before saying calmly, “It’s the same concept as women loving beauty and everyone loving money. What do you think a man wants the most?”He asked while looking into Madeline's e
He stopped in his tracks and turned sideways to answer the phone in annoyance. He said flatly, “I'll be there in a sec.”He hung up the phone and turned to face Madeline who looked cold and cheerless. “I have something to take care of now. Just go on with your business.”Madeline ignored him. After she heard Ryan driving away, she immediately went to Ryan's study.Although the door was closed, Ryan had told her the code of the door when they got married and Madeline still remembered it. Hence, she easily opened the door and went in.She did not hesitate before locating the safe.She tried to open the safe with the code of the door but failed.Madeline stood in a daze in front of the safe for a while when she figured that Ryan must be keeping a lot of information about the Stygian Johnson Gang in his computer.When she was about to turn on the computer, she suddenly thought of something and quickly left the study.Ryan was looking at the surveillance footage in the study on his
Jeremy noticed something was amiss. When he heard the man's cold words, he turned to take a look.The rain was heavy, and the light from the streetlights was very weak, but he could still see that the water stains on the ground were mixed with blood.He lifted his eyes from the bloodstain and looked over to see a pale man lying on the grass.When he was about to walk over to see what was going on, the car behind him drove away quickly.After looking around, he realized he was the only one left.Jeremy strode over to the man lying on the ground without hesitation.He took a closer look and found that this young man was actually the police officer who was in charge of arresting him before.He was wearing his casual clothes, and his face was pale. Other than that, he had several cuts on his body that were still bleeding.Jeremy probed his carotid artery with his fingers and found that it was still beating weakly.He was not dead yet.…It was late at night, and Madeline was sle
The police officer who had not died started making noises all of a sudden.He raised his trembling hands and pointed at Ryan. He said angrily, “It turns out that you’re the real murderer who killed Lana! M-Mr. Whitman was framed by you…”Ryan did not expect that the police officer was not dead yet, but he was not bothered at all.Instead, he smiled wider. “Yes, it’s me. I killed that woman named Lana, then blamed Jeremy Whitman for it. So what? Did any of you find out the truth?”“You…” The police officer widened his eyes angrily and pointed at Ryan’s nonchalant face. He stretched out his hand as if he wanted to take out his mobile phone to inform his colleagues.When Ryan saw this, he pointed the gun at the police officer’s heart without hesitation and pulled the trigger…Bang! Madeline suddenly heard the sound of a gunshot while looking for Ryan's location. She stopped abruptly in her tracks as her heart started to beat erratically.“Jeremy, Jeremy…” she started calling out Je
Madeline was stunned after hearing what Jeremy said.While looking into his eyes that were as deep as night and as cold as water, for a while, she could not tell whether he was speaking the truth or deliberately infuriating her so that she would leave.“Go now,” Jeremy looked at Madeline who was stuck in a daze and emphasized again.“Jeremy?”“Ryan made a lot of heinous mistakes, but he was right about one thing.”Jeremy took a deep breath and endured the burning pain in his arm. Then, he laughed at himself and said, “The biggest mistake I’ve ever made is caring too much about you. Eveline, I love you, but if the entire Whitman family were to collapse because of my love for you, then it would be too great a price to pay.”Madeline could not believe what she was hearing at this moment. She even felt her consciousness starting to drift.“Eveline, I’m feeling tired as well.” He said such a weary sentence all of a sudden. “I can no longer lose myself and the entire Whitman family be
Ryan walked into the living room. Then, he heard a loud crash as if something was smashed.He frowned in confusion and quickly walked in. However, he was stunned by what he saw in front of him."Eveline!"He quickly ran to the drunk Madeline who was kneeling on the ground and helped her up.Madeline pushed him away. “Leave me alone!”She picked up the bottle of red wine and downed it directly.She was still wearing the clothes from earlier and her body was wet. Her hair and her eyes were wet as well.“Why did he tell me such a thing? Why?” Madeline cried and complained, “I can endure everything as long as he’s well. Why did he suddenly say he’s tired now?”Madeline laughed bitterly at herself. “How many years has it been? How many years have I loved this man?” she asked herself as she raised her red tearful eyes to look at Ryan while frowning.“I liked him the moment I saw him. He hurt me and traumatized me in all those years but I forgave him. However, what happened in the en
Seeing Madeline's serious appearance, Ryan put down the cup of coffee and looked at Madeline curiously. “What do you want to talk to me about?”Madeline looked down slightly before turning around and walking to the French window. “Last night, I was so defeated and it was difficult for me to accept his cold-heartedness. Maybe you’re right and I should let it go. Maybe this marriage between me and Jeremy has just been one-sided this whole time.”Ryan looked at Madeline's back thoughtfully.“So what you want to discuss with me is…”“I don't know what kind of punishment he’ll face next. I only hope that if he really has to die, at least he won’t be in so much pain in the days before the execution.”Ryan gradually understood Madeline's meaning. “You want me to give Jeremy the anti-toxoid test reagents?”“Yes. Regardless of the verdict, I hope you can give him the reagents.”Madeline turned around. Her misty and beautiful eyes seemed to have a magical power that caused Ryan to be abse
“Eveline, what are you doing?” Jeremy looked puzzled.“We were husband and wife. I don't want you to die with this horrible poison inside of you.” Madeline looked straight at the man and injected the reagent into Jeremy's arm without hesitation.She looked at the man who was not struggling. The corners of her eyes were turning red. “You’re going to court tomorrow and I hope that this isn’t the last time we’re meeting.”Jeremy seemed lost when he heard what Madeline said.Madeline's sad face was reflected in his pupils. Before he could say anything, she left.As soon as Madeline walked out the door, she saw Ryan waiting for her.She walked up to him, said thank you, and got in the car.Ryan knew that Madeline was feeling depressed now, so he did not bother Madeline.After he sent Madeline home, he thoughtfully made a cup of coffee for her. “Don't think too much about it. I’ll accompany you to the hearing tomorrow.”Madeline took the coffee and nodded gently.“I'm going to the