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
It was the Glendale Airport.Based on Fabian’s words earlier, Jeremy had a feeling that Fabian might leave Glendale with Lillian.As he predicted, after checking the flight, he found out that Fabian had got on a chartered plane that flew from Glendale to F Country.The plane just took off five minutes ago.It was impossible to stop a plane, so Jeremy could only book the next plane ticket to F Country immediately. In the meantime, he also contacted his colleagues from Interpol, hoping that they would stop Fabian at the airport.Once Madeline knew about this, she wanted to go to F Country with Jeremy.Jeremy knew he could not say no to Madeline, so together, they waited for their flight at the airport.The closest flight was in three hours. There was little else they could do apart from waiting.However, two hours later, Jeremy received a call from his Interpol colleague in F Country. The person told him that the chartered plane under Fabian’s name had just landed in F Country, b
“How… to be a passable mother…”Madeline’s question seemed to stumped Eloise.Eloise stared straight at Madeline’s tearful face. As she looked at Madeline, Eloise suddenly started to shake her head repeatedly; her expression also gradually changed.“I am not a passable mother. I’m not. I’ve mistaken a bad woman as my precious daughter, and I’ve caused my Eveline to be vilified and tormented. I’m not a passable mother. I am not worthy to be a mother. I’m not worthy. Not worthy…”Eloise rejected herself, blaming herself with fierce intensity. Madeline only then realized that the question she had asked during her emotional breakdown had triggered Eloise.She rushed to hold Eloise’s shoulders to comfort her. “Mom, there’s no need to get worked up. You’re a good mother. You are a passable mother in Eveline’s heart.”“No, I’m not a good mother, that’s why Eveline hates me. She hates me. She doesn’t want me as her mother, and she doesn’t want Sean as a father as well. Sean and I are n
Eloise took notice, paying attention to the expression on Madeline’s face; her eyebrows on her delicate, graceful face were tightly furrowed.Eloise felt her heart tightened for some reason.“Eveline…”She looked at Madeline and quietly muttered this name.When Madeline saw that Eloise had finally stopped, she was overjoyed.“Mom, stop running. I can’t chase you any further.” Madeline, enduring the pain in her twisted ankle, smiled warmly at Eloise.As she spoke, she supported herself with her arm, trying to stand up.Jeremy hurriedly ran over from one side, just in time to see Madeline sitting in the middle of the road, trying to get up.“Linnie.”Without thinking, he ran toward Madeline’s position.Coincidentally, at this moment, a huge truck was speeding out from a junction and heading toward them.The truck driver, not expecting anyone to be sitting in the middle of the road, was driving at a high speed. When he saw the stationary Madeline, the driver honked furiously.
Eloise was vehemently glaring at the driver when she heard a sudden call from behind.She was staring blankly ahead, then her gaze instantly softened.Eloise turned around abruptly and sped toward Madeline.Eloise, still very emotional, reached out her hand to touch Madeline’s cheek. “Eveline, how are you? Are you okay? How’s your leg? Let me see.”Eloise squatted as she spoke, reaching out her hand, gently touching Madeline’s twisted ankle. It was clear that Madeline’s ankle was red and swollen.“Are all of you sick in the head? If you want to reminisce, go home! Don’t get in the way of my delivery!” snapped the truck driver, his head poking out from the window.Jeremy lifted his cold, stern eyes. “Do you think you’re still in the right when you’re the one speeding? Someone had clearly fallen on the road, yet not only did you not stop, but you continued to speed. Do you want your license to get revoked?”“...”Looking at Jeremy’s cold, steadfast, handsome face, the truck drive
With the doctor’s confirmation, Eloise was finally more at ease.Upon seeing this scene, Madeline asked Jeremy to put her down.Eloise too walked quickly toward Madeline with loving eyes and a smile on her face.“Thankfully it won’t be much of a problem. I was truly scared just now. Let’s go home now.”Madeline gave Eloise an earnest look and smiled. “Mom.”Eloise nodded at that. “Yes, Eveline. Let’s go home now.”“Mom,” Madeline called out again.Eloise was about to respond when she suddenly felt that something was not quite right.The smile on her face froze, and her expression too was dazed.It seemed that, at this moment, she realized it.She stared straight at Madeline, tears moistened her eyes without her noticing. Eloise only spoke a while later; her voice was soft, trembling slightly.“Eveline…”Madeline’s eyes misted over with tears as well.She looked into Eloise’s kind and gentle eyes and nodded slightly. “Mom, I’m Eveline. The Eveline you’ve been thinking about