She had done all that because she felt that Carter cared for Shirley. She realized that Shirley was a threat to her, so she paid someone to kidnap Shirley, who was locked up at Jeremy's old villa at the time.Using Madeline's name, Ada had ruined Shirley's face and injured her leg. Consequently, Shirley had been hit by a car in her attempt to escape, which led to her disabled legs. The whole thing began because of her jealousy!"Just you wait, Adam. You're as annoying as your sister Shirley!" Ada warned furiously, the humiliation she felt fuelling her rage. "Soon, I'll also have you know the price you’d paid in defying me!" "Don't try to validate your presence here. We have no time to defy you. You're the one who keeps finding fault with us," Adam retorted coldly, leaving Ada no room to argue. Ada had originally come by to vent her anger at Shirley’s brother Adam since Ada could not blatantly direct it at Shirley. However, she had not expected to be angered further. At the
Ada was merely looking for an excuse to bring Shirley over to Adam and Cathy's place. Unexpectedly, Shirley had initiated the visit instead. Ada was secretly delighted but pretended to be in a tough spot."Shirley, you saw how it went last time. I brought you to look for your brother, and Carter found out about it. I don't intend to break Carter's order again.""But Carter had also asked you to respect all of my needs while taking care of me. I'd like to see my brother right now. Are you able to refuse me?" In response to those words, Ada feigned a look of dissatisfaction, pretending to compromise with a conflicted expression."Then you better have a conscience, Shirley. If Carter comes home and discovers that I brought you to see your brother, you must explain to him that you compelled me to take you." Shirley, unaware that this was part of Ada's strategy to avoid being implicated, simply replied, "Sure. I'll accept full responsibility.""Remember your words," Ada reminded.
Ada let out a sigh of resignation."Carter, I know I tend to be willful and wayward, but I'm not that heartless and cold-blooded. You should go and comfort Ms. Brown. She must be feeling especially..."Without waiting for Ada to finish her sentence, Carter left her and walked straight to Shirley. Carter glanced sideways at the charred house which had been burnt down to its frame. His eyebrows drew tight as the burning smell hit his nostrils. He walked up to Shirley, lowered his body slightly, and was about to speak when Shirley raised a hand unexpectedly and slapped him. Carter was dumbfounded. His face remained sideways, seemingly did not react, and he stood motionless.Ada and the servants nearby had witnessed the entire scene, and all of them were shocked.Carter held the position as the honorable Viscount of St. Piaf; he carried with him the blood of royalty. Ever since he was a child, who would have dared to move a single strand of his hair? Presently, this woman who
"Carter, this is bad!" Ada rushed up to Carter in a panic.Carter could sense that Ada was referring to Shirley. "Do you know where Shirley went?" Carter asked directly. Ada nodded repeatedly. "I wasn't paying much attention at first, but it struck me when you couldn't find Shirley." "Get to the point.""When I was returning from the scene of the fire earlier, I vaguely saw Shirley heading down the street to grab a taxi." Upon hearing this, Carter strode out hurriedly. It was a rare sight to see Carter worried and anxious, and it made Ada's heart feel a lot lighter.She was grateful for her own decisiveness. Otherwise, she would have been even more pained at the present.In reality, she had seen Shirley hailing a taxi by the street earlier, but Ada deliberately waited for a period of time before telling Carter. She wanted Shirley to have a head start so that Carter would have a difficult time finding her. Carter drove his car along the route Shirley might have taken, bu
Shirley's heartbeat trembled as she grasped the anti-toxoid test reagent in her hand. She was not aware that Madeline and Jeremy were not in Glendale. All she wanted to do now was deliver the anti-toxoid test reagent that could clear the poison in Madeline's body. She knew, however, that Madeline and Jeremy would have difficulty trusting her. They trusted Adam and Cathy, but now...‘Addy, I was wrong.'I already knew earlier that I was wrong.'But I lacked the courage to admit my mistake.'And you did not even give me a chance to apologize.'Addy. 'Cathy.'I know that your greatest hope was for me to hand over the anti-toxoid test reagent to Eveline. 'Don't worry. I won't let you down again.'Shirley held the anti-toxoid test reagent tightly and hid it in her sleeve. The rain continued to pour as she remained motionless.Jeremy had just gotten off the plane with Madeline. They were getting into the car, ready to head home, when Jeremy pulled out his mobile phone to fi
Shirley saw a car drive through the entrance. She was about to speak when she heard footsteps approaching from behind her. Looking sideways, Jeremy's tall and slender silhouette came into sight. Shirley's despairing eyes lit up with a glimmer of hope.She adjusted the angle of her wheelchair and slowly turned to face Jeremy. With an umbrella in hand, Jeremy's handsome appearance was accompanied by a sense of coldness as he walked directly up to Shirley.Without beating around the bush, he asked, "Are you really here to deliver the anti-toxoid test reagent for AXP69?"Shirley looked at Jeremy and nodded. However, she was uncertain if she had spent too much time in the rain. Coupled with Adam and Cathy's deaths, her whole body was feeling unwell. Despite that, she lifted her arm with all her effort and held out the anti-toxoid test reagent to Jeremy."A complete anti-toxoid test reagent wasn’t available previously because Carter was the only one who had access to one of the
When she wanted to continue asking, she saw Jeremy snatching the vial out of Shirley’s hand and quickly running toward the house.Karen, worried about Madeline’s safety, was not in the mood to ask any questions, so she merely glared at Shirley and swiftly followed Jeremy.After Shirley saw Jeremy turning around to leave, she finally let go of the pretense of calmness that she had been striving to maintain.Her pain was already so debilitating that she could not endure it anymore. She also knew that further physical and mental pain which awaited her would soon follow.However, that was no longer important.Presently, she only saw the blaze that devoured everything before her.Jeremy, holding the anti-toxoid test reagent in his hands, ran straight into the house.At the sight of Jeremy, Jackson ran gleefully toward him. “Daddy, you’re back!”When Jeremy saw his son running toward him cheerfully, he merely responded by lifting his lips into a smile briefly, then with a serious exp
Jeremy questioned her immediately, but then he saw Shirley’s pale face and arched body, which seemed as if she was about to curl her body up.Everything Shirley had done back then made it difficult for Jeremy to empathize with her or pity her, but the thought of Shirley knowing what had happened to Adam and Cathy, Jeremy went up to her and asked.“Shirley, do you feel unwell?” Jeremy asked coldly.Shirley lifted her drenched face against the falling rainwater and shook her head weakly. “I’m not unwell.”“What about Adam and Cathy? Where are they?” Jeremy asked again.Shirley grabbed her hands hidden in her sleeves; her eyes were blurred by both tears and rainwater.“Addy, Cathy…”Addy?Jeremy was astonished to hear Shirley addressing Adam as Addy.From what he could remember, there were profound grievances between Shirley and Adam, and Shirley had been brimming with hatred for Adam.Now that she was addressing Adam this way, their relationship seemed to have taken a turn for