“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