Madeline looked stunned upon hearing Fabian’s answer.“What do you mean? How would Jeremy benefit?” Madeline was further confused by Fabian’s words.Fabian sipped his coffee and suddenly chuckled.“To be more precise, the person who benefited most, in the end, would be Jeremy’s uncle, Felipe.”“What?” Madeline was befuddled. “Fabian, could you make yourself clear?”Fabian’s lips curled slightly as he spoke mockingly, “Jeremy is a high-level Interpol official. Back then, he only stayed with Lana to spy on her, isn’t that right?”“You only got half of it right,” Madeline corrected him; her expression was serious. “Jeremy is an Interpol official, but the reason he stayed with Lana, spying on her, was that Lana had tried to kill me by blowing up the yacht back then. She’d wanted to use Jeremy’s amnesia for some illegal business, so Jeremy merely played along.”“Played along… Hmph.” Fabian scoffed. “He played along indeed. If Lana had deserved this, then what about my brother Yorick?
He lifted his eyes and looked over. He did not see Madeline but saw Evan sitting before him instead.“When did you sit here?” Fabian looked confused.Evan pushed his retro, gold-rimmed glasses and lazily leaned back on the sofa.“I sat down when you were longingly watching that lady leave. What is it? Do you like older girls?”After hearing this explanation, Fabian’s brows drew together, and he said flatly, “She’s Lily’s mother.”There was a slight change in Evan’s eyes upon hearing that. He then looked in the direction where Madeline had left.“She’s Eveline?” Fabian nodded lightly.Evan pensively contemplated. “She’s different indeed. I almost ran into her just now, and despite the distance, I could still smell the fragrance on her. A perfumer. Special indeed.”When Fabian heard that, his brows furrowed further, and his expression darkened further.A beautiful waitress brought Evan’s coffee over with a smile. He elegantly took a sip and continued, “I heard what she said befo
Fabian’s knowing gaze fell upon Evan’s face.The candy in his mouth was sour and sweet, but he seemed unable to taste any of the sweetness, and an unknown bitter taste went from his throat straight to his heart.“I’m quite interested to know. I wonder if Mr. Johnson would be willing to tell me the story behind this.”Evan was full of curiosity. He and Fabian were considered close childhood friends who grew up together.He was three years older than Fabian, and they had known each other since they were very young. Yorick had just been a teenager then, and he had neither money nor power. Of course, Fabian had just been a poor student, while Evan’s family background was among F Country’s circle of the rich and famous.However, this had not stopped them from being good friends and brothers.They had similar personalities. Both looked like rich and handsome yet frivolous young masters.On the other hand, Evan had been more well-known for being the playful one in this circle. However,
The servant nodded continuously and immediately turned around and headed over to Lillian's room.Fabian momentarily stood in place before making his way downstairs, as though he just thought of the words to use as a response.Evan, who was following behind Fabian, also reached the hall downstairs.Madeline was standing in the hall and, when she saw Fabian, who was leisurely walking down the stairs, she then walked up to him."Lilian’s here, right?"Upon hearing that, Fabian frowned and intended to express the unpleasant feeling within him."You might be unaware, Mrs. Whitman, but this is my personal household. Normally, I’d only entertain my best friends; everyone else is forbidden from entering here."Madeline could make out what Fabian was trying to convey from his statement.She looked at Evan, who was behind Fabian, and immediately recalled that man was the one who she had nearly knocked into in the coffee shop not too long ago.Evan, noticing Madeline’s gaze upon him, the
Evan got up and asked. He felt that Madeline was indeed not in good shape.Upon hearing that, Fabian only then noticed that Madeline’s complexion seemed ill. Even her forehead was starting to have cold sweat.Madeline slowly realized that the poison within her body was starting to flare up again.Shirley had mentioned before that the fourth stage would happen soon.The thought of it made Madeline try her best to prevent this type of situation from happening because she could not afford to be weak at this moment, but she could not overcome the poison that was already flaring up. Nevertheless, Madeline did not allow herself to drop to her knees.She clenched her fists and continued to stubbornly look into Fabian's eyes."Fabian, I’ve come all the way here to bring Lilian back home. If you're not willing to hand Lilian over to me, that will only leave me with one last option."Fabian looked at Madeline's face that was slowly turning pale, feeling puzzled. "Given your current condit
However, when they were about to catch up to Madeline, they had not expected Madeline, who was sprinting, to suddenly fall in front of the car."Eveline?!"Fabian rushed to Madeline’s side. As he supported Madeline up by her shoulders, he realized that Madeline had already lost consciousness and had fainted.Evan walked over to them and quickly placed his fingers over Madeline's wrist, feeling her pulse, analyzing it. Evan then frowned."Fab, Eveline's condition seems very suspicious. Bring her to a room now!"Fabian too noticed that there was some urgency in Madeline's condition and carried Madeline back to the guest room.With the space being separated by a wall, Madeline and Lilian were both placed in two rooms.After carrying Madeline to the bed, Fabian had Evan conduct a checkup on Madeline again.Even though Evan was a pediatrician, he had still mastered the basic medical checkup procedures.However, at that moment, he was unable to make out the problem with Madeline."
After receiving the call, Fabian turned the steering wheel around without hesitation and drove at full throttle back to the hospital.Evan had placed Madeline in the best VIP ward, but at that moment, he was standing at the entrance of the ward, not daring to step in and disturb Madeline.Upon seeing Fabian rushing from the other end of the corridor, Evan pointed at the ward with a worried look. "You’d better go in and have a look for yourself. She seems really weird."After hearing what Evan had to say, Fabian then looked through the small transparent window on the door and saw Madeline in the ward.She was hugging both her legs, curled up at a corner, and her expression looked terrified.Fabian frowned, then opened the door of the ward to enter.Madeline, who heard the sound, abruptly lifted her eyes to look at him.The sunlight shone through the window, falling onto Madeline's back, giving a faint layer of halo on the side of her face.Her pale and lifeless face displayed a
Fabian momentarily hesitated before turning around.The two towering men stood at the entrance of the ward. From time to time, they would look into the ward.They saw that Madeline was still curled up on the hospital bed, eyes shut, frowning. This worried them."Fab, did Eveline and her husband not have a good relationship? Why would she speak like that?"Evan voiced the doubts he had as he started analyzing."Besides, the symptoms that she displayed were odd. A second ago, she was a determined lady, the next second, she became an insecure lady. She doesn’t have Dissociative Identity Disorder, does she?"Evan ended up reaching such a far-fetched conclusion.Fabian frowned when he heard this."Dissociative Identity Disorder?"Fabian too was deep in his thoughts, but he felt that the possibility of what Evan had said could be high.That was because when they contrasted the two versions of Madeline, it truly seemed to match the symptoms of Dissociative Identity Disorder.Howeve
Gina, who was standing at the door, saw this scene and was about to walk in when she was stopped by her husband.“Stop causing more trouble. Do you really want your son to be a bachelor for the rest of his life?”“Who said I'm going to make trouble? I’m going to tell them that I agree to this marriage now, okay?”Her husband was startled. “You’re agreeing to this?”Gina was about to answer when out of the corners of her eyes, she suddenly caught a glimpse of the lights in the room. It was followed by cheers and applause from inside.Ava pulled herself out of Daniel's embrace. She was surprised to find Madeline and Jeremy, her parents, and even Tom and Maisie slowly approaching them with smiles on their faces.Ava stared blankly at Madeline. Then, she finally understood that they had all worked together to arrange this.Only she and Daniel’s parents were kept in the dark.Daniel had never thought of leaving her at all. He just used a different approach to let her know that she w
Upon hearing this, Gina slowly stopped.She never thought that Ava still had some respect for her in her heart.This really surprised her.However, she soon heard Madeline stand up for Ava. “Ava, you respect them, but have they ever respected you? Respect should be mutual.”“But Danny will always be their son. If Dan and I insist on getting married, his parents won’t be happy about it for the rest of their lives,” Ava said with a helpless sigh. “I really don't want Dan to be caught in the middle of this matter.”“But Ava…”“Maddie, don't persuade me. You should know best that when you truly love someone, you don't have to stay with them. As long as they’re safe, healthy, and happy, that's enough, isn't it?”There was a smile of relief on Ava's face as if she had already made a final decision in her heart.Madeline wanted to persuade her a little more, but nothing seemed appropriate at this moment.“Ava, are you leaving, then? Are you going to stop looking for him now?”“I've
Daniel's parents, who were secretly observing Ava in the distance, gradually became more and more restless in the car.“Hmph, how dare she say that she has a deep relationship with Dan? It's been so long and she still doesn't know where Dan has gone,” Gina rolled her eyes and complained.Daniel's father glanced at Gina. “Stop being so mean. Right now, the most important thing is to find Dan. Ava isn’t a bad person. In the beginning, you disliked her because she didn’t have parents, money, and power. Now, her parents are alive and well, her mother is extremely rich, and her father is a specialist doctor and professor. What else are you dissatisfied with? Do you really want your son to stay single his entire life?”Gina was not happy when her husband was complaining about her. “Didn't you object at the beginning as well? I agreed with the relationship after that, but your father refused to agree to save his reputation. Why are you blaming me now?”“Stop talking.” Daniel's father in
After Old Master Graham read Daniel's message, he was so angry that his eyes were wide open.‘He just got out of the hospital and he ran away for a woman?‘He even said that if he can't marry that woman, he won't get married in the future?’Old Master Graham would never allow such a thing to happen.However, when he thought about it, he still felt a little nervous.If Daniel really did not get married because of this, would this not be the end of the Graham family?‘I can’t let this happen.’After Ava ran out, she went to find Daniel in all the places she could think of. However, after spending the entire morning, she still could not find Daniel.She tried to call Daniel, and although the call was connected, it was always unanswered.As time passed, Ava felt very tired. She sat down on the chair by the roadside and watched the street where people came and went. Then, a deep sense of loss welled up from the bottom of her heart.‘Dan, have you decided to just give up?‘Are we
“I'll be right back!”Gina hurriedly ran back. Suddenly, she turned back and stopped Ava, who was about to follow her.“Don’t follow me! You’re not welcomed at our house.”Despite Gina's warning, Ava could not stop herself from looking for Daniel.She did not know what was going on. How could Daniel suddenly be discharged by himself? He had obviously been in a coma on the hospital bed. He did not wake up this whole time.On the way there, Ava called Daniel, but Daniel did not answer.Ava did not know if Daniel had his phone with him, but in short, she could not get into contact with him.She wanted so badly to stand in front of Daniel right now, but there was traffic on the way.When Ava followed Gina into the door of Graham Manor, she heard Gina's sharp voice. “What? Dan’s gone? Where did he go? D-Didn't he just wake up? What the hell is going on?”“Look at this and you'll know what's going on." Daniel's father sounded like he was reproaching someone, then he seemed to hand s
Ava stared at the empty ward for a while. Then, she returned to her senses and immediately went to look for Daniel.However, after looking around for a while, Ava could not find Daniel, which made her feel a little nervous.At this time, Gina also came in.She saw that the ward was empty, and Daniel, who was supposed to be lying on the hospital bed, had disappeared.“What’s going on? Where’s Dan? Did the doctor take Dan away?” Gina looked at Ava and asked with an unfriendly expression on her face.Ava was used to Gina's attitude, so she did not bother to argue with Gina. Instead, she replied, “I want to know as well.”“How could you not know? You came before me.”“Dan wasn't in the ward when I came,” Ava said and turned around. “I'll go to the nurse's station and ask.”“Wait.”Gina grabbed Ava, her face was dark.“Ava, let me tell you this. Dan has suffered a lot and gotten a lot of injuries because of you. Because of you, both Naya and her mother have been sent to prison. It
Since Julie was about to think that way, it showed that she was a reasonable person.“Lily.” Julie walked up to Lillian and squatted down, giving her a friendly blessing. “Lily, I really like you. I hope you can be happy every day, and I hope you’ll be able to speak soon.”Lillian was a sensible child. She raised a sweet smile and nodded vigorously, indicating that she acknowledged Julie's blessing.Julie stood up and faced Fabian. Right now, there was a little more admiration in her eyes and a little less of her unwilling persistence before.If one liked someone, one did not necessarily have to stubbornly fight for it.Julie did not say anything and just smiled at Fabian.Fabian did not say anything more either. He bent over and picked Lillian up in his arms. Before turning around, he gave Julie a friendly smile.“Miss Charles, you can still come to me if you need help in the future. After all, I still owe you a favor.”Julie smiled and shook her head. “You stopped owing me an
“I did,” Fabian admitted frankly.Julie thought she would feel embarrassed because of this, but she did not know why she still felt very relaxed. Even so, she still felt a little embarrassed.In order to not make Julie feel embarrassed, Fabian smiled and said, “I wanted to help you get out of that situation, Miss Charles, but I didn't want to cross the line. I also didn’t expect someone to have taken a video and put it on the internet. Lily and I have caused you much trouble. I'm really sorry about that.”Fabian paused as he spoke, then, he glanced at Lillian softly.“But Miss Charles, rest assured, there’ll be no such trouble in the future.”Julie was stunned for a moment when she heard the words, and she inexplicably felt a strong sense of loss coming up from the bottom of her heart.She looked at Fabian suspiciously, and sure enough, the words she heard next made her feel remorseful.“Miss Charles, I’ve found a more suitable school for Lily, and it’s closer to where I work so
The scene of Mr. Martinez causing a ruckus and Fabian coming to the rescue with Lillian at the end was all recorded and posted on the internet.This person was still a little conscientious and had censored Lillian's appearance, but Fabian's figure and face were clearly visible in the video.Patty recognized the person in the video as Fabian at a glance.After seeing the comments below, Patty was even more anxious.“Julie, how could you fall in love with a single father?”Julie frowned. “Yes, I won't deny it. I do have a crush on Mr. Johnson.”“What?”“Tsk tsk… Julie, do you really like this single father?” The look in Mrs. Gill's eyes was very subtle. “Someone dug up all his information, and it turns out that this man is Yorick's younger brother. Back then, Yorick stirred up all kinds of troubles and did whatever he wanted in F Country. His sister, Lana, was also notorious in our circle.”“What? He's Yorick and Lana's younger brother?” Patty was even more nervous, for fear that