Over at the other end, Shirley, against the will of her weak body, slipped away from Carter’s tight embrace.The phone in her coat started vibrating as she got up.Sitting on the bed, she took a deep breath before picking up her coat.The phone was still vibrating. Seeing the remark on the screen made her frown.As she contemplated whether to answer Jeremy’s call, an icy palm suddenly grasped her wrist, followed by an extremely cold voice that ambushed her from behind.“You really did fall in love with Jeremy. You’d even want to answer his call at this time.”Carter’s chilly voice, suffused with dissatisfaction, pierced into Shirley’s ears.Before she had time to explain, Carter snatched her phone away and threw it forcefully at the corner of the wall.The phone immediately stopped vibrating; the screen shattered into pieces.In low spirits, Shirley stared at the shattered phone, sitting at the same spot in a daze. A sense of endless loneliness invaded every cell in her body,
Jeremy and Madeline shared a look before he got up and walked to the entrance.He cautiously peered into the peephole, but he did not see anyone standing there. Then, the doorbell started ringing again.Jeremy opened the door decisively, scaring the person outside, who was about to continue ringing the doorbell, into retracting their hand in fear.“You again.” When Jeremy saw the woman standing near the wall by the door, his eyes were filled with disdain. “It’s best if you stay away. My wife and I don’t want to see you.”Of course, Ada knew Jeremy hated her, but this time, she was ready to go all out.Camille already hated her anyway, so if she wanted to fight for the chance to get into the Gray family, she could only scheme her way through.Seeing that Jeremy was about to close the door, she quickly reached out her arm to stop him.Who knew Jeremy would be this callous? Without the slightest concern about her hand, he continued pushing the door close.Ada’s arm was crushed by
Ada kept Jeremy and Madeline on tenterhooks, the corner of her lips curled.“Before learning how I met Shirley, I think you should know something else first.”Jeremy’s eyes filled with disgust seeing Ada making a show out of this.“I don't have time to listen to your nonsense. Just tell us if you want to. If you waste any more time, you should just get out immediately.”“...”After suffering two consecutive defeats, Ada no longer dared to put on a mysterious act.However, she hesitated for a moment before speaking, as if considering something.“Carter gave Shirley her name.”‘Carter and Shirley knew each other?’The revelation about that relationship caught Madeline and Jeremy by surprise.Jeremy finally understood. The person who had been manipulating Shirley was Carter.“When Carter was ten years old, he brought Shirley back to the Gray Manor. Ever since then, they had been living together, spending time with each other, day and night. Although I could be considered as Car
Jeremy could not help but briefly froze. Then, he walked toward Madeline.“Linnie, why are you looking at me like that?” Her gaze seemed to be questioning him.Madeline, betraying no emotion, gave a measured look at Jeremy, and suddenly smiled. “I didn’t expect my husband to act this shamelessly.”Jeremy had thought that Madeline was questioning his earlier actions. Upon hearing this, he smiled in turn.“Trust is off the table when dealing with the likes of her, but the information she provided is indeed useful.”Madeline smiled and nodded in agreement, then quickly reverted to her serious look.“Shirley and Carter knew each other, and they have an intimate relationship. That means that Shirley was just following Carter’s orders when she acted against me. Shirley used this kind of thing to keep me in check, but at the end of the day, it was all to get at you, Jeremy. I really don’t understand what they’re up to.”Madeline’s troubled look calmed Jeremy down instead. “Maybe we’ll
Madeline looked back at Karen and expressed her gratitude. “I’m so grateful to you for all your help in caring for my mother all this while. I truly mean it.”Karen could fully sense Madeline's sincerity. She raised her hand and patted Madeline's shoulder lightly, her eyes filled with love and kindness that she never had before.“We’re family. You don’t need to thank me. I feel at ease now that you’re back safely. You and Jeremy ought to rest up in your room first. The other issues can be dealt with later. Plus, there’s no need to worry about your mother. I’ll take care of her myself.”Hearing Karen’s words, Madeline was quite moved.Sometimes, life was truly wonderful. At the very least, it never crossed her mind that, one day, her relationship with Karen would be like this.Madeline and Jeremy returned to their bedroom. Although they had not been back for a very long time, the room had been thoroughly cleaned, all traces of Naomi erased.After lying down on the familiar bed, Ma
Adam tried recalling and nodded slightly. “I remember.” However, he was more perplexed now. “Who’s this person?”Jeremy filled him in with every detail he had gathered, which Adam found inconceivable. “This person has quite the background. How did Shirley know him?”“It is said that your sister appeared suddenly at the Gray Manor over ten years ago. Since then, your sister had constantly been with Carter, day and night, but then she left the Gray Manor for some unknown reason a few years back,” Madeline explained.Adam’s long brows snapped together, his eyes betrayed his helplessness, hesitating to speak.Madeline caught this change in his eyes. “Adam, why did your sister leave home back then? She would have been just a little girl more than ten years ago.”Adam gave a melancholic and wry smile as he sat down on the chair, somewhat weakly.“She has always misunderstood. She wrongly thought that our parents do not love her and that there’s no place for her in this family. In reali
Cathy walked toward Madeline with a smile, saying, “Evie, it seems that you’ve gone back to your regular self. Has the hypnotism been broken?”Madeline nodded. “It’s all thanks to you, Cathy. You and Adam have helped us a lot.”Upon hearing this, Cathy looked at Adam. “Adam has also helped me a lot,” she said with sincere gratitude in her eyes.Meeting Cathy’s gaze, Adam gave her a gentle and friendly smile.“You’re here so late, is there anything I can help you with?”“I left something here so I dropped by to get it back.”Adam quickly understood. “Wait for me.”As he said that, he turned around and entered the house. A moment later, he walked out with a teddy bear in his hand.“You’re here for this, right?” Adam smiled and handed it over. “Juan likes to sleep with this doll the most. He’ll make a fuss if he doesn’t have this teddy bear with him.”When Cathy heard Adam say that, she could not help but feel touched inside.She walked up to Adam and took the teddy bear from hi
Jeremy looked in the rear-view mirror and saw Cathy looking at him calmly.“Have you visited Felipe?” he asked.“Yeah, I’ve gone to meet him,” Cathy said, her eyes darkening slightly. “He has also figured that the two children belong to him.”“Does he already know?” Jeremy and Madeline were both surprised at her words.Cathy did not nod or shake her head, merely whispering, “Although I didn't admit it, I think he must already know.”“I know it’s very selfish of me to say this, but Cathy, those two children are Felipe's only hope for appealing and commutation.” Jeremy's tone was soft, even carrying a hint of a plea.Although he and Felipe had a lot of friction between them, blood was thicker than water and he was still Felipe’s nephew. Plus, those things in the past were over. They had already moved on from those things.Cathy lowered her head and fiddled with the teddy bear in her hand. She was still speaking softly, “He should take responsibility for all the things he has done.