However, this time, Jeremy remained very calm. He chuckled softly and carefreely, saying, “Shirley has already told me that the anti-toxoid test reagent hasn’t been made. So even if she’s standing here, it won’t be of use.”“So you won’t let her go, huh?” Carter was slowly losing his patience.“You can go now. Don’t disturb my daughter’s rest.” Jeremy chased Carter away coldly.Carter pressed his lips together tightly. He looked at Lillian who was blinking her clear wide eyes and then looked at Madeline while saying, “Jeremy, don’t regret this.”“The thing I regret the most is that I only waited till now to teach that vile woman a lesson.”‘Vile woman.’Those two words pierced Carter’s eardrums. He felt that they sounded abnormally ear-piercing.Carter did not continue questioning Jeremy and turned around to leave with a cold expression on his face.After Carter left, Madeline immediately comforted the little princess and put her back to sleep. After Lillian was asleep, she loo
Madeline got out of the car. She had never thought that she would come back to this villa again.After all, this place was filled with a lot of unhappy memories.Jeremy carefully observed Madeline’s expression. He knew this place had given her too much pain. To be honest, he was genuinely reluctant to bring her back here.“She’s in the basement.” Jeremy broke the silence and went over to open the iron gates.Madeline followed after him. When she stepped into the premises, she felt a strong uneasiness rising in her chest.Perhaps it was because the weather was cold today, so whenever the wind blew, the coldness would penetrate her skin like thorns.Madeline could not endure this discomfort so she followed Jeremy to the basement.When the door of the basement was opened and the light streamed inside, Madeline could see a person lying on the cold and damp floor.Madeline quickly walked to Shirley and grabbed her arm.She could feel that Shirley’s entire body was hot, even her bre
Perhaps Shirley had never imagined that this would happen to her one day.When Madeline saw Shirley in this state, she fell silent.“Jeremy, are you really not going to let her go?”“Letting her stay here is already my absolute limit.” As Jeremy said that, he grabbed Madeline’s hand to walk out of the door. At the same time, he locked the door of the guest room.He turned around and held Madeline’s shoulders. Then, he said earnestly, “Linnie, don’t worry about me and don’t feel sorry for this woman. She’s the one who poisoned you and it’s because of her that we have to suffer the pain of getting tormented by the poison again. If we can’t get better, then she also should not think about getting better.”After hearing what Jeremy said, Madeline suddenly felt relieved.She smiled gently. Her warm palm was caressing the side of Jeremy’s cheek softly. “Jeremy, I completely understand what you mean. We’ll go according to your plan and keep Shirley here for the time being. If she can co
Madeline did not answer Shirley. She walked to the closet and took out a clean set of clothes from inside.“I think it must be hard for you to stand the state you’re in right now. You can go and take a shower.”Madeline placed the clothes at the end of the bed gently.“You have a slight fever. Here’s a first aid kit. I think you should know better than anyone what you should take to make your fever go down.”Shirley was puzzled after she heard what Madeline said. She looked at Madeline with suspicion.“Eveline, what are you trying to do? Are you requiting evil with good?”Madeline smiled indifferently. “I’m not that great nor am I sanctimonious. However, we’re on the same boat now. After all, I still have to depend on you to recover, right?”After Madeline said that, Shirley looked at the woman who was smiling slightly and fell into silence.She was locked up here now, so she could not develop the anti-toxoid reagent. Hence, Madeline would never be able to get treated and it wo
While this further increased Shirley’s suspicion, she certainly was hungry.She did not think that Madeline would do anything to the food, so she started eating without worries.When she finished, Madeline had already changed the bedsheets.“You ought to stay here for the time being.” Madeline walked up to Shirley. “I know you like Carter, but that doesn’t mean that you should follow that person blindly.”“Heh. Eveline, are you teaching me how to conduct myself?” Shirley chuckled and asked. “Don’t you recall that you too had done a lot of stupid things for Jeremy back then?”Madeline calmly smiled at that. “Back then, I loved him so much that I had lost myself, but I never did anything that goes against my conscience or harms others, not even for him.”“...”Shirley, silent upon hearing that, momentarily did not know how to refute Madeline.Unconvinced, she bit her lip, and her eyes were hostile and doubtful. “Eveline, what on earth do you and your husband intend to do?”Madel
Shirley had said, “Eveline, let me ask you a question. What’s the most terrifying and mortifying experience that you’re most reluctant to relive in your life?”Madeline knew better than anyone the experience she was most reluctant to recall. It was the time when she had been in so much pain that she had wanted to die. To her, it had been a time of misery. A living hell.Madeline then suddenly realized what might happen when the poison reached the final stage that Shirley mentioned. ‘No.‘Don’t jump to conclusions.’Madeline’s mind wondered, then she gently shook her head, collecting her thoughts.Her heart was racing. Once her breathing difficulties had alleviated, she hailed a car by the roadside, considering returning to the hospital.After getting into the car, however, Madeline’s imagination ran wild against her volition again. Initially, she had been unafraid of the physical pain and torment. She had thought she could endure them because the pain she had experienced prev
Upon hearing Carter’s words, Madeline smiled softly. “Thank you for your compliments, Mr. Carter, but I don’t need them. I don’t need you to think I'm special, and I certainly don’t need your admiration. On the contrary, you repulse me.”Carter’s lips seemingly curled. “Is that so? Is that why you won’t tell me where Shirley is?”“That’s right, I won’t.” Madeline maintained her cool as she looked into Carter’s inscrutable eyes. “However, if you intend to abduct me now to exchange for her, go ahead. I can’t compete with a man’s strength anyway.”Carter had initially considered this. If Madeline would not speak, he would similarly use this method, abducting her so that Jeremy would exchange Shirley for Madeline. However, he had not expected Madeline to have already seen through his thoughts and intentions.Admiration flashed across Carter’s eyes. “Eveline, you’re indeed extraordinary, but I won’t abduct you.”He walked toward the door to the passenger’s seat and said, “Mrs. Whitm
Madeline’s calmness impressed Carter yet again.Perhaps it was this calmness of her that had made him feel that she was special back then.Carter placed the cup in his hands steadily. “I don’t have anything to ask you.”He checked the time on his watch. “Your husband should be here soon.”Just as Carter had spoken, Madeline could hear the familiar car engine sound coming from the outside of the villa entrance.That was Jeremy’s car.Carter glimpsed at the French window through the corner of his eyes. “That was certainly fast. You’re someone he cares about indeed.”“You’re so good at cracking jokes, Mr. Gray. I’m his wife, could he not care about me?” Madeline asked and chuckled lightly. “Some people are quite pitiful, however. They obviously care about someone, yet they don’t know how to care for them. Don’t you think so?”“...”Carter’s smile froze.He could tell what Madeline was sneering at him, he did not know what Madeline had meant exactly.Thud thud thud thud.The fa