Madeline was shocked when she saw Jeremy’s appearance. She did not know whether this was fate or just a coincidence.Jeremy opened the door of the car, and after looking at Madeline, he spotted Carter who was standing next to her.The man’s gaze was deep. After he examined Carter for a few seconds, he asked, “Quinny, who is this?”“Hello, Mr. Whitman. I’m Quinny’s fiancé,” Carter introduced himself. Suddenly, he reached out his hand to hold Madeline’s left hand.However, Madeline wanted to dodge reflexively the moment he touched her. Even so, Carter held her hand in a firm grip.Jeremy could see Madeline furrowing her eyebrows lightly. There was a contradicting feeling in his heart that he could not put a finger on. However, in the end, he did not show it.“I specially drove my girlfriend here. From now on, my girlfriend will be working here, so please take good care of her, Mr. Whitman.” Carter smiled softly.This was the first time Madeline saw a smile on his face.Jeremy did
Jeremy stopped halfway through his sentence.Madeline asked curiously. “What’s wrong with him?”Looking at Madeline’s alluring eyes that were filled with curiosity, a subtle smile flashed across Jeremy’s handsome face.“It’s fine. Go on about your business.”He did not continue and walked past Madeline to leave.Madeline turned her body and looked at the empty doorway. At this moment, her heart was already gone.She felt as if she was suffering in pain when she was faced with the man she loved and wanted to depend on the most, yet she could not tell him about her pain and conflicts.However, she was indeed powerless at this moment. Madeline walked to the bag Carter handed to her. After she opened it, she saw that the contents were just some daily necessities and clothes. The clothes looked simple and plain like he had already prepared them for her a long time ago.“Carter.”Madeline muttered.‘What is this man planning?’Madeline did not have a direction, so she did not co
Madeline was stunned for a few seconds before lowering her head in terror to avoid looking into Jeremy’s eyes. Then, she removed her hands in a panic.Jeremy was also slightly absent-minded. Even though their eyes were meeting in the dark, he could still see the bright glint in her eyes.That glint in her eyes moved him so much.However, her face…Jeremy came back to his senses as if he had just been abruptly awoken.At that instant, he felt as if he had vaguely seen something special.Clank!Suddenly, Jeremy heard the sound of crashing downstairs. Then, he heard a muffled grunt of pain.He immediately turned around, and even though he was in the dark, he still had a good sense of direction.Jeremy went downstairs, and using the moonlight outside the window, he saw a frail figure walking out the door.Jeremy lifted his eyebrow in curiosity after he saw the figure flashing across him.“Linnie?”‘It’s so late. What’s Linnie doing out there?’Jeremy pondered. When he was abou
Madeline did not know if this man was doing it on purpose or not. He was standing there motionlessly like a wall of flesh.“Mr. Whitman, please get out of the way.” Madeline could only chase him away while bracing herself.However, Jeremy did not move away. On the contrary, he asked seriously, “Miss Quinn, have we met somewhere before?”Madeline shook her head calmly. “I’ve seen you in a lot of places, but I think you’ve never seen me before, Mr. Whitman.”“Really?” Jeremy seemed to be curious about this answer. He lowered his head to look at the silent Madeline. Then, he continued, “Why do you not dare to look at me?”“...” Madeline did not know what to say. After a few seconds, she said, “I told you before that my face is badly disfigured. Plus, I’m not wearing a mask now. I’m worried that I might scare you if I lift my head.”“I know a good doctor, so if you don’t mind, I think he’ll be able to help you with your face.”Madeline knew that Jeremy was talking about Adam.She b
Madeline was unprepared for the imposter’s sudden gesture.However, Madeline did not allow herself to be the passive one. She grabbed the woman’s wrist and pushed her away forcefully.“Mrs. Whitman, what are you doing?” Madeline tidied her clothes. She felt that her collar was going to be torn apart by this woman.When she saw Madeline’s calm expression, the woman turned around and locked the door of the bathroom. Then, she turned back and looked into Madeline’s eyes.“Are there two similar pairs of eyes in this world?”The woman mocked and said this with a laugh. Then, she walked in front of Madeline, and suddenly, she saw intense hatred and anger in the woman’s eyes who were made to look like hers.“Stop pretending. I know it’s you!” The woman lowered her voice, but she sounded as if she was roaring that statement to her.Madeline immediately understood what this woman meant. It turned out that she was suspecting her to be Eveline Montgomery.It turned out that the reason she
Madeline could feel the stare behind her. She sped up and started mumbling to herself in her heart.The woman was right. She was indeed Eveline Montgomery, but she would not let her know this.Madeline held her clothes and walked back to her room quickly. However, coincidentally, she ran into Jeremy who was walking up the stairs.The lights in the house were back on, and when Jeremy was making his way upstairs, he saw Madeline’s unmasked face. At that moment, he felt as if he was frozen. He stood there motionlessly like a statue.Madeline did not expect to see Jeremy face to face like this.He saw her. He saw her current face clearly.Madeline felt her heart turn cold. She felt an unknown pain starting to slowly seep into her bone marrowShe did not hide from him. On the other hand, she turned her head calmly and walked into the guest bedroom before closing the door.Madeline leaned against the door. After a while, she heard the imposter’s simpering voice from the other side of
Looking at those expectant and confused eyes, Madeline wanted so badly to pounce into the man’s arms to seek comfort and release her grievances.However, when she thought about Carter and his mysteriousness, Madeline had to control herself.She wanted to laugh, but a single tear escaped from the corner of her eye.She removed her hand from Jeremy’s hand and wiped her tears away.Madeline tried her best to force a smile. However, she knew the more good-looking and pleasant she used to look back then when she smiled, then the more hideous and unbearable she was to look at now.“I’m sorry. Did I scare you, Mr. Whitman?” Madeline lowered her eyes and said softly.Jeremy knew that Madeline was talking about her face. He was indeed surprised, but not horrified.“I know a good doctor and can take you to see him. Perhaps it’ll help you. Plus, aesthetic medicine is so advanced right now. It’s not difficult for you to restore your face if you want to.”Madeline felt that Jeremy’s kindnes
After Madeline went in, she closed the door. She walked to the coffee machine routinely and with ease before making coffee for Jeremy.Jeremy sat in front of the desk as he watched Madeline making coffee. A subtle light flashed across his bottomless eyes.He did not say anything. His long and thin fingers controlled his mouse while his narrow eyes stared at his desktop, but he was not working. Instead, he was playing some games to pass time.He did not have any urgent proposals to look through. The reason he stayed in the study was that he did not like to go back to his bedroom nowadays.Jeremy played his game and glanced at Madeline occasionally. When he saw her bringing the coffee over when it was ready, he closed the tab for his game and opened a file for work to pretend he was reading some documents seriously.Madeline glanced at the screen of the computer nonchalantly and placed the coffee in front of Jeremy.“Mr. Whitman, the coffee’s ready. Watch out, it’s hot.”“Okay,” J