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
Under the darkness of the night, Karen relied on the streetlights to see the people in the car, the sight of which immediately made her feel much more at ease.Jeremy was the first to get out of the car after they parked. He then walked toward the backseat and opened the door, then carried Madeline out of the car.When Karen saw this, she could not help but worry.She quickly walked toward Madeline who was being held by Jeremy. When she saw Madeline’s wet, red, and swollen eyes, she got even more worried. “What happened? Eveline, are you feeling unwell?”Madeline smiled at that, shaking her head. “Don’t worry about me, mom. I’m fine. I’ve just twisted my ankle. I’ll be fine after resting for a few days.”When Karen heard that, she was even more worried. “How did you twist your ankle? How did it happen? Are you sure you’ll be fine after a few days?”“Yes, definitely,” Madeline said with certainty, nodding. “You can ask Jeremy if you don’t believe me.”Jeremy chimed in cooperative
Karen looked at Eloise who was smiling at her softly in shock. After a while, she grabbed Eloise’s hand in surprise once again.“Really? Eloise, have you really recovered? Do you remember what happened back then? Do you recognize Eveline now?”If it were back then, Eloise would not believe that a woman who had been so against her would be so concerned about her one day.However, during the days they spent together, she had truly felt Karen’s kindness and friendliness.Eloise tightly grabbed Karen’s hand back and her beautiful eyes were glistening with tears.“Yeah, I recognize my daughter, Eveline. And I remember what happened back then. I also remember how you didn’t mind and cared for me in every possible way when I lost my mind and was so foolish.“If you hadn’t taken care of me during this period, I might not have recovered at all.”“Eloise, I’m so thankful for you and I want to apologize to you. Back then, we were always at each other’s throats which led to a lot of conflic
Jeremy abruptly stopped applying the ointment.Actually, it had been so long and he still did not understand Fabian’s actions.However, he was sure that Fabian had gotten some news from somewhere that led to him suddenly resisting them.Perhaps, that person had given Fabian false news that was detrimental to Jeremy and Madeline.However, even though Fabian was still young, Jeremy thought that he was not someone who was brainless and would be easily manipulated by others.“Linnie.” Jeremy grabbed Madeline’s hands softly and got up to sit next to her. He pulled her into his arms. “Linnie, after we raise the kids, I want to find a suburb that’s near the mountain and the ocean so that we can finally live a life with just the two of us.”Jeremy voiced the wonderful expectation in his heart. He was planning for this happy and blissful future while sincerely working hard to realize it. Meanwhile, he also hoped that Madeline would be able to forget her troubles at this moment.Madeline