“Jeremy, what’s wrong? What are you looking at?”When Jeremy heard Madeline’s curious voice, Jeremy seemed to come back to his senses suddenly.His long and thin fingers slid across the screen as though he did not want Madeline to see something. He immediately locked his phone and placed it into his pocket. He got up and walked toward Madeline with a gentle smile. Then, he grabbed her shoulder softly.“Linnie, what did Mrs. Gray say to you?”When he mentioned this, Madeline smiled. Her sweet dimples blossomed next to her lips as well.“Guess.” She decided to keep him on tenterhooks.Jeremy looked at Madeline’s smile without blinking. He unconsciously lifted his hand to stroke her cheek. His charming and deep narrow eyes were filled with heartbreak.“It’s been a while since I saw you smile like this.” He sighed with sorrow. That statement carried a lot of complicated emotions.Madeline immediately understood how Jeremy was feeling right now. She placed her palm over the back of
Jeremy turned around, calm and composed. With an indifferent expression, he faced the woman who was walking toward him.“The sudden flaring of the poison in my body wasn’t due to chance, but rather a scheme, correct?” Jeremy asked directly. “You’ve never been helping me from the start, were you, Shirley, or should I call you Ms. Brown?”Shirley, one arm folded while the other held a thin and long cigarette, leisurely took a long drag, and walked toward Jeremy while puffing away.“When you thought you were at death’s door and then decided to leave Eveline willingly before serendipitously meeting me, the ‘doctor’, on the plane–all of this was indeed a scheme”. Shirley, her red lips curled, walked toward Jeremy and stopped in front of him.“I’m quite moved by you, actually, but I enjoy conducting experiments even more. However, I’m not the same as Adam. He likes to save people, while I like to… harm people.”She admitted with a magnanimous look, the smile on her grew more intense.
“Jeremy, did something happen?”“I don’t know how I should say this. In short, after we’ve met Carter tonight, we leave this place immediately.”“Yeah, okay.” Madeline still felt that this was strange, but she did not enquire further.However, she could clearly feel that Jeremy’s palm, which was holding hers, turned slightly cold.‘Jeremy, what are you scared of? Or is this because of the poison?’Madeline pondered anxiously. This feeling persisted until 7 p.m.Camille called. She told Madeline that Carter was already waiting in the hotel restaurant, and Madeline could head over now.However, Camille also added a reminder. “Carter said he’ll only meet with you alone, so do ask your husband to wait for you someplace else and not at the restaurant, lest Carter changes his mind from displeasure.”Madeline too wanted this to go smoothly, so she agreed.Although Jeremy was worried about Madeline, he was an unreasonable person.When Madeline went to the restaurant by herself, he fo
Madeline’s intuition told her that Carter’s smile held a deeper meaning to it, but she is unable to guess what is on Carter’s mind.Madeline put down her goblet. For a few seconds, her gaze remained glued to the liquid at the bottom of her glass.“Mr. Gray, could we begin the procedure now?” Madeline urged.Carter nodded and gave a sideways glance at the man waiting by his side.The man who looked like a lawyer handed Madeline two documents.“Hello, Miss Montgomery. I’m Mr. Carter’s lawyer. These are the divorce documents for you and Mr. Carter. Please have a look at the contents, and if there are no problems, please sign the documents.”Madeline took the document, and, this time, she carefully read through every line of words in detail.Back then, she had fallen for Carter’s tricks only because she had too much trust in Carter. This time, she did not allow herself the chance to be negligent.Once she had read every line carefully, Madeline signed her name next to Carter’s sign
The hotel restaurant.Carter was holding the wine glass, staring at the night view outside the window with a cool expression.A while later, the sound of high heels could be heard drawing close nearby. Betraying no emotions, he took a sip of the red wine and flippantly took out the mini crystal ball he carried with him. He held it in his palm and casually played with it.“Carter.” Then came the woman's charming and soft voice.Not even bothering to turn his head, he coldly uttered a single word, “Sit.”The woman curled her red lips into a slight smile and sat across Carter, wearing a flattering smile. “Carter, I’ve already completed the task. Are you satisfied?”Her voice was followed by a moment of silence. Then, Carter spoke coldly.“Do you have feelings for Jeremy?” His tone was frigid. “Shirley, it was I who gave you this codename. You best not forget what you should and shouldn't be doing.”Hearing Carter’s words, Shirley's expression changed suddenly. She looked at Car
Shirley paused abruptly in the middle of drinking her wine.Ryan…She could still remember it clearly.Carter mentioning this inevitably brought about feelings of apprehension in her.“Carter, why did you mention Ryan suddenly? Unless… Unless Eveline noticed something?” Shirley asked very cautiously, lacking confidence in fear of provoking Carter.A sneer appeared on Carter's icy face. “She wouldn't have thanked me just now for saving her life if she knew.”Shirley quietly breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this.“He was digging his own grave.” Carter's eyes were full of contempt. “He’d debase himself in such a manner for a woman.”“Carter, w-would you?” Shirley probed, her eyes were filled with both anticipation and apprehension.Carter looked at her coldly. “Would I what? Would I forget what I should be doing because of you or any other women?”“...” Shirley’s heart turned cold seeing Carte’s cold gaze, but this answer was to be expected.She had known Carter for yea
“Help me?”“No, not help,” Shirley quickly corrected herself, “I’ll do my part. Don’t worry.”Carter then nodded his head slightly, satisfied, and observed the flux of emotions on Shirley’s face before slowly getting up. His tall and lean figure walked past Shirley with an air of elegance and nobility. Then, he stopped.Shirley stood up quickly, only seeing Carter’s back.“After this task is done, I might consider letting you formally become my wife,” Carter murmured coldly.After saying that, he sauntered toward the door.Shirley’s red lips parted slightly from shock, unable to return to her senses for a moment.Dazed, she stared at Carter’s back as he walked further away. The contour of his body left a clear and memorable mark in her eyes.Even if it was just a formality, and even if he was just tossing her a fake but beautiful lie, she would still gladly endure the hardship.“I will definitely get this done!”Shirley solemnly promised at Carter’s back.Carter did not stop
Jeremy’s heart felt like it tightened similarly after hearing Madeline’s answer.Without any hesitation, he held Madeline in a bridal carry. He hailed a cab by the roadside and went to the nearest hospital.Jeremy ran until he reached the emergency room door. Once the red light had lit up, he could not do anything but linger in the empty corridor, feeling restless.He knew that Madeline did not have any heart issues, so how did it get so painful so suddenly?‘Was it because we were running?’‘I shouldn't have dragged Linnie into running around like that.’‘I shouldn’t.’Jeremy started beating himself up harshly. The door of the emergency room opened suddenly, and a young nurse walked out hurriedly.Jeremy wanted to halt the nurse to ask about Madeline’s condition, but he was worried about interfering with her work.Barely a moment after the nurse had walked away, two professional-looking middle-aged doctors, wearing serious expressions, came over and entered the emergency ro