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
“Lillian, don’t be scared. I’ll take you home right now.”“Boo-hoo…”Lillian was sobbing, and Madeline thought she was scared, but when she sensed the shadow approaching behind her, she understood what Lillian meant.The man who had gone out came back again!When Madeline turned around, she saw the man holding a bat and was about to swing it down toward her neck.She dodged it quickly and hid to one side while holding Lillian.“Who are you? Why did you abduct this child? What do you want?” Madeline protected Lillian. Even if she was extremely nervous, she could not show her anxiety on her face. On the other hand, she started questioning the man ferociously.The hooligan-looking man had a cigarette dangling from his lips, and he snorted. Then, he lifted his bat to swing it down on Madeline again without a second thought.Madeline held Lillian tightly. While she was dodging from the bat, she ran quickly to the door.“Lily, don’t be scared. I won’t let anything happen to you.” Ma
The thug who was holding Madeline’s neck heard footsteps coming from behind him.However, before he could turn around to look, he received a heavy punch on his left cheek.“Ow!”The man yelled out in pain, and he was forced to let go of the hand that was holding Madeline’s neck.He wanted to start cursing and yelling, but suddenly, a leg kicked him on his right side and he fell into the mud. He was now in so much pain that he could not even get up.“Cough, cough, cough…”Madeline touched her neck and coughed in pain.Jeremy quickly ran to Madeline and held her shoulder frantically.“How are you? Are you okay? What else did he do to you?”Madeline coughed strenuously. When she heard Jeremy’s concerned questions, she shook her head. “Lily. Lily ran ahead. Go look for that child.”She lifted her arm challengingly and pointed forward. Then, she lifted her head to see Carter walking toward her as well.Jeremy spotted Carter who was walking over. His hand on Madeline’s shoulder ti
Jeremy stopped abruptly in his tracks. He heard Lillian calling out to Madeline non-stop, “Mommy, Mommy.”Jeremy was shocked. Lillian could finally call ‘Mommy’.However, he did not say anything. He caressed Lillian’s head and continued walking to the car that was parked on the side of the road.When Madeline saw Jeremy walking away, she asked Carter, “How did you appear so coincidentally? Are you protecting your so-called fiancée from the dark?”Madeline wanted to say he was watching her, but she could only tactfully say it was protecting.Carter’s long and black eyes looked into Madeline’s eyes indifferently before he walked forward.“Follow me if you don’t want to hinder the treatment of your face.”Madeline knew she needed to redress her face every day at a certain time. However, she did not think that this man came all the way here to take her to do her redressing.After they got back to the manor, the doctor took care of Madeline’s wounds according to Carter’s instruction
Madeline looked at the woman who was talking to her and saw the face that was almost the same as hers. She calmly walked forward.Under the dim street light, Naomi was smirking ominously while raising her face that looked like Madeline’s as she stared Madeline up and down with a calm and wise expression.“Eveline, I know it’s you!” Naomi concluded with certainty.Madeline walked in front of Naomi calmly and parted her lips profoundly. “Mrs. Whitman, I think Eveline is your name. What are you trying to say? Are you going crazy again like you did last night?”“Hmph.” Naomi chuckled coldly. She crossed her arms across her chest arrogantly and looked closely at Madeline. “If you’re not Eveline, why did you risk your life to save that little thing?”It seemed that Naomi did not have the intention to keep pretending. She continued to provoke, saying, “Eveline, let me tell you. I hired the man who abducted your daughter. I wanted to test whether you’re Eveline and you gave me such a sati
“Shut up!” Naomi roared and lost control of her emotions immediately. “Eveline, tell me how Rye died? It must be you. You’re the reason Rye died, right? Tell me!”She reached out her hand to grab Madeline again like a crazy person who had lost control. She was trying to grab Madeline’s neck barbarously.Instead, Madeline grabbed Naomi’s hand and controlled her.“Naomi, listen here. Rye’s death was an accident and it had nothing to do with anyone. He was the one who chose this path.”“Nonsense! You killed Rye! Eveline, you b*tch!” Naomi was feeling so pressed that she was stomping her foot and waving her other hand to slap Madeline.Madeline was aggressive when she lifted her hand and slapped Naomi loudly. At the same time, she pushed Naomi’s hand away.Naomi stumbled backward and looked at Madeline’s imposing manner in disbelief.She gritted her teeth and touched her painful face. Suddenly, she cackled coldly and sinisterly.“Eveline, since we’ve shed all pretense of cordiality
“...”Almost immediately, Madeline sensed that perhaps Jeremy was back after seeing Naomi’s sudden performance.At the same time, Madeline also understood what Naomi meant by ‘experiment’.Naomi pushed her away exaggeratedly and sat on the ground to pretend she had just fallen. She yelped in pain, “Ah!”“What happened?” Karen’s surprised and curious voice sounded from afar.Madeline quietly watched as Naomi looked provokingly at her from the ground. For some reason, her heart started beating anxiously.She remembered back when Meredith had impersonated her.The man she loved the most and her family she was closest to decided to believe Meredith’s lies, abandoning her instead.When Madeline was stuck in a daze, she sensed the familiar footsteps and air behind her.Madeline thought the first thing Jeremy would do was to help Naomi up, but instead, he stopped next to her and handed her a mask.“Put this on.”Jeremy said those three words gently to Madeline.This action shocked
She turned around. There was a door between them, so she did not know who was out there.“It’s me.” Jeremy’s voice sounded softly from the other side of the food.Madeline quickly put on her mask before opening the door. When she saw the tall man in front of her, she tried her best to keep calm.“Can I help you, Mr. Whitman?”“Don’t take what happened just now to heart. You risked your life to save Lily, so it means you’re kind-hearted. I believe that you won’t push someone for no reason.”Madeline was surprised when she heard this.She did not expect the man to deliberately come and comfort her.Madeline stayed quiet for two seconds when suddenly, she looked into Jeremy’s eyes.“Are you saying that you believe me but not Mrs. Whitman whom you love the most, Mr. Whitman?”“I do,” Jeremy answered without hesitating. His eyes were staring straight into Madeline’s eyes when he added, “I’ll always believe my wife.”“...”“Rest earlier. I’ll be in the study if you need anything.