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
Jeremy felt his heart stop. Thanks to momentum, Madeline fell forward and into Jeremy’s arms. She had no idea what burning entity pierced through her body, but warmth and content settled over her the moment she fell into Jeremy’s embrace. “Jeremy.” She raised her hand to hug the dazed man. “You finally found me, Jeremy.” Madeline panted, her breaths coming out short. With a pale face, Jeremy pulled Madeline into his arms. He had no idea where the wound on her body was, but he felt the stickiness of fresh blood. “Don’t sleep, Linnie. I’ll send you to the hospital!” Carrying Madeline up and running frantically forward, Jeremy seemed to have completely forgotten that he too was a patient tormented by the poison inside him. Leaning heavily against Jeremy’s chest, Madeline felt content. “I knew you’d find me. I knew, so I was waiting for you all this while. I missed you so much, Jeremy…” She talked about her yearning weakly. Jeremy’s vision slowly blurred under the bre
“Ryan Jones.” “Stop wasting time, unless you want your beloved woman to die in your arms.” Ryan extended both his arms confidently. “Give her to me.” Jeremy clenched his fists and stared at the unconscious woman in his arms. He hardened his heart before handing Madeline to Ryan.He knew that with his physical condition now, he was not strong enough to bring Madeline to the hospital. He could only pass her to Ryan. That was his only option now. Taking Madeline from Jeremy’s arms, Ryan left a word before he turned around. “You’ve seen it yourself that there are no limits to what I can do. If you approach her or try to bring her away again, I’ll end her life.” An evil and a proud smile graced his lips. “Don’t try to catch me either because that’s impossible. You might as well take the time to rid your body of the poison, or you won’t even have the strength to fight me.” Ryan glanced at Jeremy who was in too much pain to even stand, then turned around with a smile and Ma
Madeline wondered if she was missing Jeremy so much that she was hallucinating him, but the silhouette before her grew clear in her eyes. She reached out to touch the approaching man, but the mere act of raising her arm tugged the wound on her shoulder. “Mmph.” She made a muffled sound at the pain. Jeremy strode over to sit by the bed and pull her into his arms. “Linnie.” Feeling the solid warmth against her, the corners of Madeline’s eyes burned. She raised her haggard and small face, her expression filled with heartache. “Does it still hurt? Did the poison torment you again? You still have six doses. Promise me you’ll remember to take them on time.” She reminded in all seriousness, her clear eyes filled with worry and care for the man. Jeremy held Madeline’s hand. “Don’t worry about me, silly. I’m okay.” “How am I supposed to not worry about you?” Madeline met the man’s passionate gaze with a concerned one of her own. With difficulty, she raised her hand to caress his
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