Madeline thought she was being very gentle, but she still woke Jeremy unexpectedly.She did not want to disturb his rest, but Jeremy was indeed awake now.Madeline was at a loss, so she tried to look for an excuse. âMr. WhitâââLinnie.ââ...âJeremy suddenly called out to Madeline with this name.Madeline was stunned and lowered her eyes to look into Jeremyâs eyes. Under the pale moonlight, his bottomless eyes that looked like the night sky appeared a little dazed.âLinnie, itâs great to have you here,â Jeremy lamented. His thin and alluring lips were curled into a happy smile.As he was smiling, he spread his arms to hold Madelineâs waist. Then, he placed his head gently on her body.Madeline was stunned. Was he dreaming? Was he groggy with sleep?She could not understand this. However, she did not want to find out for herself at this moment.Madeline held Jeremyâs head gently, and her fingers glided across his cheek.âIâll always stay with you and I wonât leave you.ââLi
Immediately, Madeline had a lot of questions in her head. However, she did not have answers to any of them.After sitting on the bed silently for some time, she finally went to change and wash up.When she was washing up, she saw her true face in the mirror. The light in her eyes became slightly duller.She put back her mask and left her room to look for Eloise.Coincidentally when she walked past the corridor, she saw Jeremy walking out of the study.The manâs tall and slender figure was walking over elegantly. His extraordinary aura and temperament touched Madelineâs heart. At this moment, Madelineâs eyes met Jeremyâs.Madelineâs heart started racing for some reason after recalling what happened in the study last night. However, after looking into Jeremyâs eyes, Madeline did not know how to avert her gaze any more.Her heart was beating frantically, but the man seemed unmoved. His lively eyes were looking into hers calmly.Madeline started to feel even more confused about
Madeline walked to the door of the office. When she was about to lift her hand to knock, she could see that there was no one inside through the glass.She pushed the glass door open curiously. After she went in, she placed the document on the desk.She was curious about where Jeremy had gone to when the landline on the desk started ringing.Madeline picked it up since she was there. Then, she heard a manâs voice from the other end of the phone. âMr. Whitman, the final proposal for ZS has been sent to your inbox this morning. The customer is urging us pretty urgently, so please reply to me as soon as possible. Iâll be waiting here.âAfter Madeline heard this, she replied naturally, âIâll tell Mr. Whitman about this. Please hold on.âThe person on the other end of the phone was taken aback when he heard the hoarse sound of a woman. After a few seconds, he replied, âThanks.ââYouâre welcome.â After Madeline said that, she hung up the phone.She wanted to call Jeremy, but she notice
âIt feels like a waste if I donât hire you as my secretary,â Jeremy said as if he was feeling rueful. Suddenly, he walked over to Madeline and said, âDo you want to be my secretary? The kind whoâs always around me no matter the time and place?ââ...âMadeline felt as if she had never seen Jeremy like this before. He was saying this in such a serious manner and yet there was a frivolous smirk on his handsome face.This should not be the expression he should have.Madeline had nothing to say to that. However, Jeremy took one step closer to her.His body towered over hers, and his aura that was like a shadow quickly enveloped Madeline.Madeline sensed that something was amiss with Jeremy. She took a step back, but Jeremy suddenly grabbed her wrist.âAre you declining my invitation?â There was a smile on his lips, and beneath his bottomless eyes, there was an unclear sense of sentiment.Madeline tried to control herself and pretended to be calm. âMr. Whitman, youâre different from
âWhat?âMadeline widened her crystal clear eyes, and for a moment, she could not understand what Jeremy just said.However, while she was feeling confused, Jeremy suddenly lifted her face. Through the thin layer of her mask, he leaned down and pressed his lips against Madelineâs lips.â...âMadeline widened her eyes in shock. She had no words to describe how she was feeling now.âJeremy, whatâs wrong with you?âMadeline thought she was pretty quick-witted, but at this moment, she could not see through Jeremy at all.When she came back to her senses to push Jeremy away, she could feel his fingers landing on her ear. He wanted to take off her mask.Madeline lifted her hand abruptly and grabbed his hand.âJeremy Whitman.âShe was calling him by his full name.Jeremy lifted his alluring eyes and looked into Madelineâs infuriated ones.âMr. Whitman, donât forget that youâre someone with a family,â Madeline reminded him.âOf course, I know that.â Jeremy smirked, his expression s
âAre you only treating me like this because my eyes look like your wifeâs, Mr. Whitman?ââI told you, itâs the feeling.âJeremy emphasized seriously. He tilted his handsome face down and approached the space between Madelineâs neck and shoulder. While she was not paying attention, he planted a soft kiss on her neck.Madeline felt a surge of strong electricity across her heart, and she knew she had been successfully seduced by Jeremy.âDonât you think youâre letting your wife Eveline down by doing this, Mr. Whitman?ââI donât think so.ââ...âJeremyâs direct answer caused Madeline to be speechless.âJeremy, you b*stard. How dare you say no when you didnât even stop to think about it.âBang!Madeline slammed the coffee cup in her hand down and escaped from Jeremyâs arms.âI wonât serve you and make you coffee anymore. I also wonât stay with you the entire night to help you reorganize your documents!â After Madeline roared furiously, she pushed the man in front of her away and
What else could Madeline not handle after experiencing so much?She could even guess what Ada had said to Carterâs mother. Indeed, Carterâs mother then asked in an extremely displeased tone, âAre you the mistress Carter is hiding from the world after a meticulous selection process?âMadeline was stunned when she heard this. She wanted to say she had nothing to do with being someoneâs mistress or the meticulous selection process the woman mentioned.However, after some serious consideration about how Ada was deliberately targeting her with malicious intentions, Madeline could only smile and nod.âYes, Aunty. Carter said Iâm his girlfriend.ââWho are you calling âAuntyâ? Donât you address people willy-nilly!â Carterâs mother corrected. Even though she looked extremely pissed, one could still see that she was educated and refined from her every move.Even though she was mad, she still looked poised.âMiss, I donât care what stage youâre at with Carter, but as his mother, I will nev
âShameless?â Madeline snorted and asked, âI think the behavior of barging here and calling oneself the matriarch of the family with thick skin even when one knows the man doesnât like her is even more shameless, donât you think?ââ...ââ...âAdaâs stunning face was covered with dark clouds after she heard what Madeline said.Of course, she knew Madeline was mocking her!She immediately looked at her mother.Adaâs mother understood quickly and retorted Madeline angrily, âYou freak! You donât even have the right to stand here and you have the audacity to talk big to me? Who are you? Do you know who we are?âHmph! How dare a disfigured woman like you be so delusional to think that youâll have a chance to end up with Carter? Youâre having such an unrealistic dream!ââThe woman rattled off, and everything she said sounded extremely ear-piercing.Madeline noticed Carterâs mother frowning. It was as if she also could not stand Adaâs mother acting like a shrew in front of her.Howeve
Gina, who was standing at the door, saw this scene and was about to walk in when she was stopped by her husband.âStop causing more trouble. Do you really want your son to be a bachelor for the rest of his life?ââWho said I'm going to make trouble? Iâm going to tell them that I agree to this marriage now, okay?âHer husband was startled. âYouâre agreeing to this?âGina 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 Danielâs 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. âAva, you respect them, but have they ever respected you? Respect should be mutual.ââBut Danny will always be their son. If Dan and I insist on getting married, his parents wonât be happy about it for the rest of their lives,â Ava said with a helpless sigh. âI really don't want Dan to be caught in the middle of this matter.ââBut AvaâŠââMaddie, 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 theyâre safe, healthy, and happy, that's enough, isn't it?âThere 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.âAva, are you leaving, then? Are you going to stop looking for him now?ââI've
Daniel's parents, who were secretly observing Ava in the distance, gradually became more and more restless in the car.âHmph, 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,â Gina rolled her eyes and complained.Daniel's father glanced at Gina. âStop being so mean. Right now, the most important thing is to find Dan. Ava isnât a bad person. In the beginning, you disliked her because she didnât 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?âGina was not happy when her husband was complaining about her. âDidn'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?ââStop talking.â Daniel's father in
After Old Master Graham read Daniel's message, he was so angry that his eyes were wide open.âHe just got out of the hospital and he ran away for a woman?âHe even said that if he can't marry that woman, he won't get married in the future?âOld 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?âI canât let this happen.âAfter 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.âDan, have you decided to just give up?âAre we
âI'll be right back!âGina hurriedly ran back. Suddenly, she turned back and stopped Ava, who was about to follow her.âDonât follow me! Youâre not welcomed at our house.âDespite 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. âWhat? Danâs gone? Where did he go? D-Didn't he just wake up? What the hell is going on?ââLook 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.âWhatâs going on? Whereâs Dan? Did the doctor take Dan away?â 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, âI want to know as well.ââHow could you not know? You came before me.ââDan wasn't in the ward when I came,â Ava said and turned around. âI'll go to the nurse's station and ask.ââWait.âGina grabbed Ava, her face was dark.âAva, 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.âLily.â Julie walked up to Lillian and squatted down, giving her a friendly blessing. âLily, I really like you. I hope you can be happy every day, and I hope youâll be able to speak soon.âLillian 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.âMiss Charles, you can still come to me if you need help in the future. After all, I still owe you a favor.âJulie smiled and shook her head. âYou stopped owing me an
âI did,â 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, âI wanted to help you get out of that situation, Miss Charles, but I didn't want to cross the line. I also didnât 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.âFabian paused as he spoke, then, he glanced at Lillian softly.âBut Miss Charles, rest assured, thereâll be no such trouble in the future.âJulie 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.âMiss Charles, Iâve found a more suitable school for Lily, and itâs 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.âJulie, how could you fall in love with a single father?âJulie frowned. âYes, I won't deny it. I do have a crush on Mr. Johnson.ââWhat?ââTsk tsk⊠Julie, do you really like this single father?â The look in Mrs. Gill's eyes was very subtle. âSomeone 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.ââWhat? He's Yorick and Lana's younger brother?â Patty was even more nervous, for fear that