“Ah!”Cathy exclaimed in surprise.Following the blood-stained palm, she saw a familiar face.Felipe lay unconscious on the rainy ground, and his bloody fingers were weakly holding onto Cathy's trousers.“Ca-Cathy…”“Cathy...”Cathy repeated the word with Felipe, and after the last syllable, Felipe's hand that was tightly holding her trousers also loosened.After seeing Felipe suddenly losing consciousness in front of her, Cathy did not know why her heart seemed to ache so severely.The rain of late autumn penetrated her skin with a bone-chilling coolness, but a scene appeared in her head vaguely.It seemed to be raining cats and dogs as well. It had been at night when such a person fell in a pool of blood too. She had walked toward the injured man with an umbrella. She did not remember what happened afterward because the scene ended here.“I saw him running here just now!”“He must be nearby! Find him now!”“Don't let him run away again this time!”Suddenly, she could hea
‘However, it’s right to save people, right?’Cathy seemed to have found a reasonable reason for herself, so she wanted to turn around and leave.However, as soon as she got up, her eyes suddenly paused on Felipe's right wrist.She stretched out her hand uncontrollably and slowly held Felipe's arm. She looked at the red rope around his wrist and suddenly, a wave surged beneath her clear pupils and she saw a handsome young man accompanied by the rustling sea breeze.“Amy.”Adam’s voice suddenly rang behind her ears, and Cathy abruptly withdrew her wandering thoughts.Adam saw Felipe sleeping on the recliner at a glance. When he saw the blood trail across the floor, he walked to Cathy in astonishment.“What's going on? How did he get so badly injured?”“I don't know what happened. It seemed that a few men were chasing him and he happened to collapse in front of our house, so I dragged him in,” Cathy explained. Seeing the frown on Adam’s face, she apologized in a soft voice. “Adam,
Jeremy looked into Madeline’s curious gaze with a smile in his eyes. “Miss Quinn, what do you think is the most important thing in a relationship or a marriage?” It was this question. Madeline was a little dazed, but she was not absent-minded for long. “I think it should be honesty and loyalty. Why are you asking this, Mr. Whitman?”“If that’s the case, do you think I’m considered loyal to my marriage, Miss Quinn?” Jeremy asked following that.Madeline was stumped for words once again. Immediately, she recalled what happened between her and Jeremy in the study a few days ago and also how he had brazenly hinted at her to be his personal secretary. Was that loyalty?He said he wanted to get close to her because of a feeling.In addition, this feeling stemmed from the fact that she was Eveline.As such, mentally, he had not let her down. Meanwhile, physically… It seemed that he had not let her down from that perspective as well.Suddenly, Madeline felt like she was getting diz
Madeline hurried over and saw that the door of the room was opened. She lifted her eyes to look into the room and suddenly displayed a shocked, worried look on her face.She did not hesitate before running inside. She charged to the end of the bed and picked up Pudding who was lying on his stomach while playing alone on the rug.“Pudding, why are you here alone?” Madeline picked up the child and felt that it had been a long time since she took care of this child.Pudding blinked his clear and innocent big eyes. Then, he smiled foolishly at Madeline while looking at her.“M-Mommy,” the little boy called out childishly.Madeline felt her heart warming up. She lifted her hand to caress the child’s hair.“Good boy, Pudding.” Madeline praised. When she wanted to lower her head to kiss the little guy, she remembered that she was wearing a mask, so she got rid of this idea. “Pudding, tell me, why are you here alone? Where are your grannies?”“G-Gran…” the little boy said the word ‘gran
Hearing the word Jeremy uttered, Madeline was completely stunned.She widened her stunning eyes that were filled with shock as she looked at the man who was slowly standing up. Despite the height difference, their eyes would always meet in the same straight line.Madeline's heartbeat was chaotic, and so were her thoughts. However, she had clearly seen Jeremy's frivolous gaze a second before. Yet, at this moment, it had gradually become affectionate and soft.“You haven’t forgotten what I said, right, Linnie?”His voice was as soft as the spring breeze as it brushed past her ears.“That day, after having a candlelight dinner with you and watching the fireworks on the street, I said that no matter how the years change or whether your beauty fades, you’ll always be the most perfect and flawless woman in my heart."No matter what you become, you’re the only one I love in my life.”What Jeremy said that night was spilling out from his lips again.The corners of Madeline's eyes start
“Then, does this mean you’ve already known that the one by your side is a fake?”“Of course,” Jeremy replied without hesitation. “No other woman can give me the feeling you give me, even if that woman looks exactly like you, Linnie.”Madeline felt as if her heart was filled with honey all of a sudden.When she let go of her arms and wanted to ask for details, Jeremy kissed her lips.Madeline was stunned for a moment. When she wanted to close her eyes and kiss back, she felt someone pulling her pants.“Mommy.”“...”Madeline's cheeks turned burning red instantly.She almost forgot that there was a little guy beside her.Jeremy also heard Pudding calling out to his mother, so he could only let go of his embrace.Madeline blushed and picked up the little boy who was now full. She gently wiped his cute mouth.“Are our parents not here because you got them out of the house?” Madeline asked in confusion.Jeremy pursed his lips and smiled. “I don't want you to feel uncomfortable.
“Jeremy Whitman.”Madeline pretended to be angry and interrupted him. Her eyes that looked like the stars were staring fixedly at him.“In this life, you only have feelings for me, and it’s the same for me as well.”The melancholy between Jeremy's eyebrows disappeared for a while. “I only pretended to be jealous just to hear you say this, Linnie.”“Uh-huh, were you?” Madeline raised her eyebrows. “If that's the case, I want to tell you one more thing.”“What's up?”“I’m engaged to him.”“What?” Jeremy was shocked, and his expression changed transiently. “What do you mean by that?”“Didn’t you say you’re not jealous?” Madeline's face showed a rare but playful smile.Jeremy was anxious now. “Linnie, tell me what’s going on.”Seeing the man's anxious appearance, Madeline explained in a neither too fast nor too slow manner, “In order to not owe him any favors, I cooperated with him to put on a show.”After Jeremy listened to Madeline's explanation, the sadness on his handsome fa
Madeline felt relieved that Jeremy was able to be so understanding of her.She leaned over and kissed Jeremy's cheek lightly. “Jeremy, wait for me to come home.”“Okay.” Jeremy smiled back.After handing Pudding to the servant's care, Jeremy drove Madeline to the vicinity of Carter's manor.The rain was not so heavy now, and Madeline entered the manor alone holding an umbrella.Carter was sitting on the sofa in the living room while reading a book. He saw that Madeline was back and no longer wearing a mask as she was before. His eyes stayed on her face for a few seconds before speaking.“Didn’t you say that you would stay with me last night and you don't want to go back to Whitman Manor? Why did you go again this morning?”“I left some of my personal items over there, so I went to get them.”Carter nodded. “Have you gotten them?”“Gotten them?”“That means you don't need to go back there anymore, right?”“...” Madeline felt like she had fallen into a trap. As such, she had t
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