“Buddy, don’t get fooled. Bad people nowadays look a lot like good people. You and your sister are still young, so don’t believe strangers so easily.”The guard educated and lectured them seriously. Then, he turned around with Lillian in his arms. Before that, he reminded Jackson.“Buddy, come back with me now. It’s almost time for class.”Jackson did not want the guard to worry about him, so he nodded in agreement. He walked quickly toward Fabian and lifted his handsome face.“Here, I’m giving this back to you. My sister doesn’t want it.” Jackson reached out his hand to hand it over.Fabian looked at the box that had been returned and smiled in disappointment as well as frustration before taking it back.He turned around to look at Lillian who was resisting him and even wanted to run away from him. Then, he tightened his grip around the box as a hint of regret appeared in his eyes.“Lily, this might be the last time I see you.“I don’t have the good fortune to wait for you to
Madeline looked at Ryan’s back that was facing her and turned around decisively. Then, she looked at the endless sea in front of him.‘Ryan, you’re definitely going to lose this game.’Ryan knew Madeline was going to hide now. He looked at the ticking time on his watch. He only turned around after the last second of the ten minutes passed.There was only one house on the island and the structure of the house was simple. He did not think that he would not be able to find Madeline in under half an hour.However, as time passed, not only could he not find Madeline in the house, but he also looked all over the yacht near the beach and still could not find any traces of Madeline at all.It was as if she had evaporated from this island and he could not find any traces of her.How was this possible?Everything on this island could be seen at one glance. It was a small house with no special hiding places. Where could Madeline be?Ryan felt that this was unfathomable and there was a loo
“Okay, I’ll take you away from here now,” he said and turned around to walk to the yacht.Madeline quickly went back to the house to grab a bathrobe to put on her body. Then, she hurriedly followed Ryan onto the yacht.After a while, Ryan started the yacht.The weight on Madeline’s chest was slowly lifted. ‘Jeremy, I’ll be back by your side soon.’She thought internally while missing her three children a lot.She could not imagine what would happen if the woman who was impersonating her did something out of line to Jeremy and the children.However, when she thought about it, she still believed that Jeremy would not be fooled so easily and that the woman would not brazenly hurt the children.If she wanted to impersonate her and replace her, she would need to play the part of a good wife and a loving mother.When she thought about this, Madeline felt more at ease.Madeline walked to the deck and faced the sea breeze. The cold wind was permeating her skin.She wrapped the bathro
Madeline peered coldly at Ryan who was about to chase up to her. “Freedom.”She said decisively and suddenly, she reached her long legs over the railing of the deck.Ryan felt his heart sink. “Eveline!” He reached out his arm to grab her, but Madeline had made up her mind. She did not hesitate before jumping into the vast ocean.“Eveline!”Ryan had turned pale from fright. He did not expect Madeline to do this.However, this was not strange if he really thought about it.She was always unyielding and tenacious.Her body quickly sank into the ocean as a layer of white ripples appeared over the area where she jumped down.Ryan widened his eyes in horror before he saw Madeline’s head bobbing out from the ripples. The worry and terror in his heart were slightly alleviated.Madeline continued swimming without turning back.She knew it would be impossible for her to swim back to Glendale. However, she could still swim back to the island and think of another plan. It would be better
That year, her face had been red because she was feeling apologetic. She said, “I’m sorry, I only have one dollar with me.”That voice of hers was like spring water as it glided through his heavy and fidgety heart.That one dollar helped him achieve his dream.Ryan smiled suddenly. His gray eyes were reflected with the face of the woman he truly loved and admired. Suddenly, he felt that this was pretty good.“Eveline,” he yelled at Madeline, “Thank you.”‘Thank you for appearing in my life and thank you for forgiving me in the end.’“Ryan, why are you not running? Run!”Boom!The yacht exploded all of a sudden. The strong stream of air and heat closed in on Madeline.“Ah!”Madeline yelled as she hurriedly covered her face with her hands. However, she could not stop this force.She was thrown far away. At this moment, she could only feel the heat on her face and the buzzing in her ears. All of the thoughts in her head had been sucked away.While in a daze, she heard someone
Madeline widened her eyes. She could not begin to accept that the woman in the mirror was herself.Her face was wrapped in a heavy layer of gauze. She could not see an inch of her skin aside from her eyes.Her face…Madeline felt as if her legs had been injected with lead. They felt so heavy that she could not move an inch.She lifted her hands and slowly touched her cheek. She could not believe that her face might have been ruined beyond recognition.“Miss, are you alright?” the young maid next to her asked in concern.Madeline lowered her trembling hands and turned to look at the maid. “My face…”She wanted to ask, but after saying those two words, she realized that her voice sounded so hoarse like it was sandpaper dragging across a table.“Your face was hurt pretty badly. Dr. Lane said that it’ll take a long time to recover but don’t worry, Dr. Lane is an amazing doctor, so you’ll definitely recover.” The maid comforted Madeline gently and kindly.However, Madeline felt as
“Where am I?” Madeline parted her lips and asked the man who had his back toward her.The man slowed down and turned his face slightly. His resolute and perfect jaw looked even more exceptional under the light.“It’s not important where you are. If you still want to go home, then stop your tears.” His voice was also as cold as his aura.Madeline clutched the handkerchief tightly. “Were you the one who saved me?”“I was just passing by.” His answer was straightforward.Madeline remembered that she did see another yacht heading toward her before the yacht Ryan was on exploded.Perhaps this man was on that yacht and coincidentally, he witnessed the yacht exploding so he saved her.“Thank you.” Madeline looked at the man’s back and thanked him. At the same time, she remembered Ryan who was still on the yacht. “Did you save my friend too?”“Friend?” The man sounded puzzled. Then, he turned around. “Do you mean the man who was chasing you on the other yacht?”When she heard this, Ma
Madeline had a bad feeling in her heart when she heard that.However, when she remembered what had happened to Jeremy after the yacht exploded, she found a glimmer of hope amidst the restless beating of her heart.“What are you thinking about? If you want to know, then follow me. Stop dilly-dallying.” The man urged coldly and impatiently.Madeline took a step forward sluggishly. Due to the impact of the yacht explosion that day, she was still weak and feeble all over.She walked slowly while the two maids followed behind her considerately as they were worried that she would fall all of a sudden.Madeline was touched by this meticulous care. She felt that she was extremely lucky to have been saved.The place was huge, and the decorations and renovations all had English influences. Everything here exuded a low profile yet elegant sentiment, from the small trinkets to the tables and chairs.Madeline felt that the man who saved her had an extraordinary status. However, she could not
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