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
Madeline was groggy with sleep when suddenly, she felt an itch on her neck. She subconsciously lifted her hand to scratch it but did not wake up.Jeremy looked at Madeline who was still asleep and quietly let out a sigh of relief.Jeremy felt as guilty as a thief, but all he wanted to do was to steal the truth…The night went by and Madeline had a dream. She dreamed that Jackson and Lillian were crying from shock when they saw her face. Even her youngest son ran away from her in fear, going back to the arms of Naomi who was impersonating her.Then, Naomi cackled and watched arrogantly like a victor while Madeline cried.When Madeline started to feel unwell, she heard a familiar voice calling out to her softly.“Quinny, Quinny.”She opened her eyes and saw Jeremy’s handsome face in front of her.Perhaps they were very close, so Madeline’s heart started beating very fast. Her feelings for him were still very intense.When Jeremy saw that Madeline was awake, he smiled warmly. “Ti
‘Do I have a special feeling for her because she looks like Eveline?’He pondered before going out.Madeline could sense Sean watching her. The wound in her heart was greatly healed by those gazes.She lowered her head to see Eloise looking in the direction where Sean left and she was smiling. Madeline smiled as well. “Mrs. Montgomery, let’s go out for a walk, okay?”After she said that, she felt someone tugging on her shirt from behind.She turned around and saw two pairs of innocent big eyes looking back at her.“Miss, can you take me and Lily as well? Today is Sunday, so Daddy doesn’t have time to play with us.”Jackson looked at Madeline expectantly while waiting for an answer.Madeline wanted to spend some time with the children anyway, so she agreed.“Alright, let’s go together.”“You’re the best, miss.” Jackson displayed his subtle dimples and grabbed Lillian’s hand to follow Madeline.Naomi came out from the house, and when she saw the scene at the door, she curled h
Abruptly, Madeline could feel something tugging at her heartstrings when she heard that sudden scream.She lifted her head to look over. Then, she saw a man wearing a mask and a cap forcefully taking Lillian away.Jackson was holding Lillian’s hand tightly. However, he was still a child, so he could not win against the man’s strength. In the end, he was flung away.“Jack!” Madeline ran over to grab Jackson who almost fell into the lake. After she stabled him, she looked at him worriedly. “Are you alright, Jack? Did you hurt yourself? Tell Mom… I mean me!”Jackson shook his head and stared in the direction where Lillian was abducted.Madeline turned around hurriedly and brought Jackson next to Eloise.“Jack, call your father. I’m going after your sister!” Madeline handed her phone to Jackson and ran toward the direction where Lillian was brought away.“Be careful!” Jackson yelled at Madeline’s back. Then, he walked back to Eloise’s side to watch her while he called Jeremy.Elois