Madeline looked at Ryan and felt as if her emotions were being tied up by something invisible.She looked at the door straight ahead and slowly walked up.Madeline's pulse went erratic when she started predicting what she was about to see.Step by step, she walked ahead. Just as she reached the entrance, she heard someone pouring water and it was followed by the appearance of a face right in front of her eyes. This was the same face she could only see in her dreams.Madeline's eyes immediately became red. She raised her hands and supported herself on the door frame."Dad…"Sean had just poured himself a glass of water. Suddenly, he heard someone calling him 'Dad'. This voice made his heart skip a beat.He turned around to face the entrance casually. When he saw Madeline, who was standing beside the door, Sean immediately widened his orbs as the glass slipped away from his hand.Crash!The glass dropped to the floor and shattered into pieces.Eloise heard the commotion and cam
"Eveline?" Eloise snapped out of it and widened her big, pretty eyes. She examined Madeline with a critical gaze. Then, she shook her head. "This is not Eveline, no."Madeline felt something within her breaking into pieces when she heard Eloise denying her.She looked over at Eloise, who was behind Sean, with a cautious gaze as tears started flowing.Madeline composed herself and said to Sean, "Why is she this way? Why can't she recognize me? Dad, what's going on?"Sean let out a long sigh and said while feeling heartbroken, "It's all because of Lana.""Lana?"Sean nodded, his eyes gleaming with a deep hatred for Lana."Because of her, our house was burned into ashes. Your mom thought that you were burnt to death when the fire happened. Ever since then, she keeps saying she wants to look for you. Day in day out, she would keep muttering your name hundreds of times, or even thousands of times…"At that point, Sean choked. He grasped Eloise's hand. His eyes were still brewing wit
Sean recalled the incident that happened that day. His two brows furrowed as his expression became dark."Eveline, there are some things I don't wish to tell you because I'm afraid you'll be hurt." Sean had a troubled look on his face."Dad, tell me, what happened? All these years, I've endured all sorts of hurt. I can take it." Madeline was determined to know.Sean stared at his daughter, heartbroken. Then, he decided to blurt out everything that happened on that day."Jeremy was the one who set the fire. I never thought that he'd obey Lana's instructions just because he lost his memories and would carry out such a cruel move."Madeline felt a pinch in her heart when she heard the answer given by Sean.She clenched her fists and faced the fact.'Although it was Lana's order, it was still Jeremy who did it.'However, after experiencing Jeremy's 'death' and suffering terribly because of it, she chose to deceive herself and forget about all the upsetting incidents.She kept tell
Sean sighed. "This is for the best, I guess. You and Jeremy had been going round and round for so many years and were never happy with your lives. Mr. Jones is a handsome and talented man who only appears once in a lifetime. He's also mine and your mom's savior. l feel reassured if you're with Mr. Jones.""You've praised me more than you should, Mr. Montgomery. I'm not as good as you’ve made me out to be.""I'm just stating the truth," Sean praised sincerely, then corrected himself. "Since you and Eveline have already received your wedding certificate, we're all considered one family. You don't have to greet me as Mr. Montgomery. You can call me ‘Dad’, just like Eveline.”The smile on Ryan's stunning face grew wider, and he said without being shy, "Dad.""Good, good." Sean was delighted.However, Madeline felt restless when she heard Ryan calling out the word 'Dad'.She forced herself to smile while looking at Ryan. "I have something to talk to you about. Could you please come wi
Madeline saw Ryan's eyes gleaming cunningly.She did not wish to look at him any longer and coldly turned away."You don't have to be afraid of me. I won't harm you, but I'll never let you return to Jeremy," Ryan said scornfully with his eyes looking as sharp as a hawk's."I’m guessing that right now, you must long to spend more time with your parents. I have things to attend to, so you'll stay here." Ryan twirled Madeline’s long hair with his fingers as he leaned nearer to her flirtatiously.Madeline turned away from him. She wanted to take a step back, but Ryan grabbed her waist. "The things you're not supposed to say, you’d better don't tell your parents. You don't wish to lose your family for good, right?"His comment was obviously trying to threaten her.Madeline tightened her lips. She did not speak a word and neither did she look at Ryan."I hate it when people give me an awful expression, especially a lady, but you're different. The anger you have just attracts me." Ryan
Those who tagged along with Jeremy were still searching high and low. They were feeling a bit sympathetic for him. "Jeremy, it's getting dark. Let's head back for now.""You guys go ahead." Jeremy had no intention of stopping. He would not feel good if he failed to locate any signs of Madeline having ever appeared at this spot."Continuing the search like this isn't going to lead us anywhere. Why don’t we try contacting some related organizations around here and have them help us out by getting the surveillance footage? Then, we can see whether we'll be able to get a hint from there?"Jeremy came back to his senses after hearing the suggestion.Had he become dull and slow? Had he lost the ability to think straight because he was way too worried about Madeline?Without wasting much time, Jeremy immediately went and got in touch with the local departments. Soon enough, he obtained all of the footage from the nearby road junctions.After scanning through all the footage, Jeremy's ey
Madeline was not surprised to find that Ryan had an ulterior motive and faced it calmly. “What are my options?” Ryan smiled and replied. Madeline’s grip on her phone tightened when she heard the two options Ryan gave. He was not giving her an option at all. Hanging up the phone, Madeline slowly lowered her hand and stared in the direction where Jeremy was currently rushing toward her. The light in her eyes dimmed as she looked down. “Why did you suddenly run out? You haven’t finished your food yet.” Eloise suddenly ran up to Madeline and stared at her seriously. Eloise may not recognize Madeline, but it was evident that she still cared for this daughter of hers. Madeline felt something pinch her heart. She took Eloise’s hand and smiled. “Let’s go eat.” “Yeah.” Eloise beamed and held Madeline’s hand. Madeline stared longingly into the distance before she finally turned around…Jeremy was driving as fast as possible as he closed the distance between him and the villa.
She smiled and looked back out the window. What she saw drained her complexion. “Jeremy?” Madeline snapped her head around to look at the figure leaning against a tree by the road a distance away. Moonlight was dim that night, but Jeremy’s silhouette had long been engraved into the deepest part of her heart. She was even more certain that the expression on his face was one of agony. Madeline could not keep her cool. “Stop the car!” She ordered, but the driver did not react. Both Eloise and Sean were confused to see Madeline so upset. “What’s wrong, Eveline?” Sean looked out the window as well but could not see anything. “Stop the car! I said, stop the car!” Madeline was losing control over her emotions. No matter how Ryan’s demand rang in her mind, she could not find it in herself to ignore Jeremy when he was in pain. “Madam, Mr. Jones said…” “Don’t give me that crap. I said stop the car!” Madeline demanded again as she watched the car drive farther away from J