Shirley sounded very decisive.Carter seemed to be stumped for words for a while. Then, he tugged the corners of his lips.“Shirley, do you know what you’re saying?”“I do. I know what I said,” Shirley answered slowly without even lifting her beautiful eyes. “I’ve thought it through, and I won’t let you manipulate me like an idiot. We were just using each other anyway, Mr. Gray. You used me to reach your goals, and to be honest, I was also just using you.”When Carter heard this answer, he felt as if he had heard a huge joke.“You were using me?” He scoffed and asked, “What were you using me for?”“You still can’t tell what I was using you for?” Shirley asked. The corner of her red lip that looked slightly pale was lifted in a disdainful smile.“The first time I met you, I knew you could give me a life of luxury and the best education.“I was just pretending to be pitiful to gain pity from you and Camille. I wanted you guys to keep me in Gray Manor, I wanted to make you relucta
Cathy and Adam looked at the source of the sound and were shocked by what they saw.Shirley had fallen from the bed once again and it was obvious that she did it on purpose.She could not walk, so she could only crawl. She was now crawling to the balcony.When Adam saw this, he would be lying if he said he was not sad.It was his sister, so he could not ignore her.He strode to Shirley who was dragging the lower half of her body to crawl forward, reaching out to pull her up.“Shirley, what are you doing? Are you crazy?” Adam angrily rebuked her. His emotional and angry yells only reflected how worried and concerned he was about her.However, Shirley did not listen to him. She forcefully pulled Adam’s hand away and stared straight at him with eyes that had turned red unbeknownst to them.“Let me go! Adam, are you so naive to think that I was telling the truth just now? I haven’t made up with you nor do I think of this place as my home. Also, I’ve never once thought of you as my
Carter took the tablet and had a look. When he saw the photo on the screen, his eyes were filled with shock. It seemed that he could not believe what he was seeing.“You want me to marry her?” Carter looked at Camille in suspicion.Camille nodded firmly. “She’s the most suitable candidate for now, Carter. You’re someone who’s going to achieve great things, so I don't want you to be driven by your emotions and let a woman affect your bright future.”Carter looked at the photo on the screen with intense disgust in his heart. However, when he suddenly remembered what Shirley had said, he suddenly laughed.“Don’t worry, I’ll focus on my career from now on. No woman will be able to affect my mood anymore.”“Good.” Camille stood up and turned her head to order the butler, “Go and prepare for Mr. Carter’s marriage. It has to be grand, and I want to let everyone in St. Piaf witness that moment.”“Understood, Madam,” the butler replied and was about to go make preparations.“Wait.” Carte
After the person on the other end of the phone received this call, they hung up without saying anything.The nurse was curious. When she was wondering if she had been scammed, she received notification on her phone that she had received an impressive sum of money.The nurse was delighted because she could buy the bag she had been eyeing for a long time now.Then, she placed all of Lillian’s medical records on the table according to the order she received from the person who transferred her the money. After she did all of that, she closed the door and left.Less than a minute after she left, a tall and upright figure appeared at the door of the ward.The man did not hesitate before pushing the door open and walking into the ward.After Madeline left, Lillian stopped paying attention to what was going on inside the ward. She was sitting on the sofa on the balcony, as quiet as a delicate doll as she looked out at the scenery.However, when she heard someone pushing the door open an
When Lilian saw Fabian at a loss for words, she avoided Fabian’s gaze, hurt evident in her eyes. She then reached out to take the hat and gently put it back on.In a daze, Fabian gradually gathered his wandering thoughts. At this moment, he made the final decision.“Lily.”He finally spoke, his solemn eyes looking straight into Lillian’s melancholic, big eyes.“Lily, do you want to come with me?”Fabian asked gently but his tone betrayed urgency.He was worried that Madeline would soon return.Lillian, not understanding what Fabian meant, only blinked and looked at him.“Lily, I’ll bring you somewhere that could heal you. You’ll be able to get better quickly, then you can talk just like how you could back then.”Lillian vaguely understood what Fabian meant this time. She blinked her clear eyes and her pink lips moved to speak. “Daddy. Mommy.”Daddy. Mommy.Those were the only two words that Lillian could utter now.Fabian understood how Lillian felt. She wanted her father a
Lillian and Fabian heard Madeline shout.They looked in Madeline’s direction at the same time; Lillian leaned toward Madeline but Fabian was holding her tightly.“Let go of my daughter!” Madeline bellowed at Fabian while she comforted Lillian. “Don’t be scared, Lily. I’m coming over to you now.”However, Fabian, not heeding Madeline’s words, opened the car door and got in quickly, Lillian in his arms.“Lily! Lily!”Madeline repeatedly yelled, but the car had already begun to drive away. She was too late to stop it.Since she could use the GPS to track Lillian’s location, Madeline ran back to the parking lot and got into her car to give chase.Although she had never driven this fast in her life, she was completely in control of the steering wheel.Madeline rapidly caught up with the car that Lilian was in.Fabian was in the backseat with Lillian in his arms. Through the rearview mirror, he could see that Madeline’s car was right behind them.“Speed it up when it’s safe to do s
Madeline was about to turn at the next junction to stop Fabian’s car, but at that moment, the location of the red dot on her phone abruptly changed.It should have been moving forward, but it suddenly moved back before stopping.In that instance, Madeline did not know if she should go forward or turn back around.However, she did not have time to think. She quickly turned her steering wheel and drove to the location where the red dot had stopped at.The location, however, was in the middle of the road where cars came and went.The cars criss-crossed on the road, yet the red dot never moved.Madeline then understood. Someone had disposed of the GPS on Lilian.She watched the bustling street. It was a rare sunny day in winter, yet a gloom came over her, darkening everything she saw.“Lily.”Madeline murmured Lillian’s name, feeling extremely helpless.After Jeremy got the call from Madeline, he rushed to her as fast as he could.Madeline was sitting by the flowerbed near where
Madeline took out her phone and indeed saw Fabian’s name on the screen.He had now unblocked her number just to make this call.Madeline’s finger trembled, then she immediately picked up the call.“Fabian, where did you take Lily? You bring her back right now!” Madeline’s tone was frantic, and it was clear how worried she was presently.Of course, Fabian had already anticipated Madeline’s mood. However, his tone was extraordinarily calm.“Mrs. Whitman, I know you’re worried about your precious daughter. I’m calling you just to tell you that she’s safe. You don’t need to worry. Nothing will happen to her.”Fabian’s tone sounded abnormally distant; his promise and guarantee only made Madeline anxious.“Fabian, I don’t need you to tell me that she’s safe. I only want to see my daughter with my own eyes. My daughter will truly be fine when she’s with me.”On the other end of the line, Fabian stayed silent for some time, then said, “If that’s the case, I am afraid I will only disapp