"Thank you, Big Brother. You’ve saved Lily again." Lily blinked at Jeremy with her pure-looking glass-like eyes. "My mommy is here, so you can put me down, Big Brother."Jeremy looked at the little girl in his arms as a gentle smile appeared on his cold face. "Your name is Lily?""Yeah..." Lily nodded obediently but soon furrowed her cute, little eyebrows before shaking her head. "Only Mommy calls me Lily, but Dad doesn't call me that."Dad.Jeremy never felt these two words to be so harsh before.Harsh and unfamiliar.He thought of Jackson. In the past three years, he had hardly heard Jackson call him ‘Dad’.His heart was beating uneasily all of a sudden for some reason.He put Lily down and she ran straight to Madeline's side. "Mommy, this aunty wanted to hit me just now, but she fell down. Luckily, this big brother saved me."Lily raised her eyes in a serious manner before explaining the situation earlier to Madeline.Madeline smiled gently and hugged Lily. "Mr. Whitman,
Madeline could not help but halt her steps. She looked at Meredith who said these words as a layer of doubt gradually appeared in her heart.Why was Meredith and Jeremy’s past so similar to her own experience with Jeremy back then?Moreover, was April Hill the place where they first met as well?"Jeremy, I don't need anything, but I really can't lose you. Please don't leave me, okay?" Meredith's soft voice pulled Madeline's thoughts back.She saw Meredith's eyes that were filled with tears while she looked at Jeremy with an expectant gaze.Although Jeremy had not responded, he took out a handkerchief to bandage Meredith's wound. He still cared for Meredith so much."Jeremy...""Stop talking. I'll take you to the hospital."Meredith looked at Jeremy affectionately "Jeremy, with you accompanying me, I won't be in as much pain. I know that you’ll protect me forever."Madeline could hear these words from where she was standing.While watching Jeremy help Meredith up, Meredith h
Never.Seeing that Madeline was turning around to leave, Jeremy pulled the corners of his lips into a smile. "Miss Vera, you seem to want to draw a clear line with me?"Madeline turned her head and chuckled. "Mr. Whitman, you and I have always been just passersby. There’s no need to draw a clear line."She quickly brought Lily into the car and returned to the apartment.Right after taking a shower, she prepared to put Lily to sleep when the phone rang again.After looking at it, it turned out to be Meredith.Madeline walked to the balcony to answer the phone, and Meredith's questioning voice came from the other end, "Vera Quinn, where is Jeremy now? Are you with him?"Madeline laughed in a low voice. "Miss Crawford, why would you come to me to ask if your fiancé is missing? You’re really interesting.""Vera Quinn, you don't have to pretend! Isn't your plastic surgery meant to look like Jeremy's ex-wife just so you can attract his attention?" Meredith's tone was full of resentme
The voice was familiar and her nerves were telling her that the owner of this voice extremely repulsed her.She tilted her eyes up and looked over. The lights in the corridor were very bright and Madeline could clearly see Tanner's ugly, wretched face appearing in her sight.When Tanner was drunk, he thought that this woman only looked a little familiar after looking at her side profile. However, now that he could see Madeline’s face clearly, he was instantly shocked! He backed up again and again, and as a result, both his feet tripped. He fell on all fours.Madeline stood calmly at the door of the room, watching Tanner turning pale with fright. He looked like he was crawling backward in a panic, and she smiled brightly with the corners of her beautiful lips."Sir… Is something the matter?" she asked with a puzzled smile on her beautiful face. "Are you okay? Do you want me to help you up?"Tanner looked at her, his eyes widening in horror. "Ma-Madeline! Don't come over!"‘Don’t c
She tried to pull her hand back, but Jeremy did not seem to show any signs of letting go. “Please let go of me, Mr. Whitman.” “I’ll never let you go again.” What? Madeline was shocked at Jeremy’s unexpected confession. She turned to stare at him in confusion, not expecting Jeremy to suddenly pull her into his arms. As she was in her heels, Madeline lost her footing at the sudden tug and fell onto Jeremy. For a split second, she felt the familiar warmth despite their distance. He may have never loved her, but that did not mean nothing had happened between them. Quickly recollecting her emotions, she tried to push herself up only for Jeremy to wrap an arm around her waist. “What are you doing, Mr. Whitman?” As she was feeling uncomfortable, Madeline tried to struggle out of his grasp. Her efforts were futile due to the difference between their strengths. Right then, the hand around her waist suddenly moved upward, pressing Madeline against Jeremy before she realiz
Meredith ran toward them like a madwoman, completely forgetting about her gentle and kind persona in front of Jeremy. She raised the bottle and aimed it at Madeline’s face. In the nick of time, Jeremy raised a hand to stop Meredith. He pulled Madeline behind him. Intoxicated as he may have seemed a moment ago, Jeremy now glared at Meredith with displeasure, completely sober.“What are you doing?” Seeing Jeremy protect Madeline had Meredith struggling to keep her anger in check. However, she also knew that tears and acting weak were the only things she could do in this situation. “I didn’t actually want to hit her, Jeremy. I just don’t want to see this woman always with you.” She complained hurtfully, placing the bottle back down. “Can’t you tell, Jeremy? She even did plastic surgery to look like Madeline so that she can attract your attention. Jeremy, don’t be fooled by this woman.” Jeremy turned to look at Madeline’s flawless skin at the words ‘plastic surgery’. Madel
Jackson’s eyes quickly flitted away upon seeing Meredith’s smile. “I need Dad to sign something.” Meredith smiled warmly as the workbook in Jackson’s hands caught her eyes. “How about I sign it instead?” Jackson pinched the corner of his workbook and turned to look expectantly at Jeremy. “Just let your mom sign it instead. Don’t go to bed too late.” Then, Jeremy closed his room door. Staring at the closed door, all the light in Jackson’s eyes was replaced with unknown fear and darkness. Turning around, he walked quickly to his own room. Rejected by the door, Meredith immediately dropped the smile on her face. Extremely displeased, she marched into Jackson’s room. She kicked the door open right as he was about to close it. The word ‘Mom’ was on the tip of Jackson’s tongue, yet he dared not call Meredith that at all. “What’s wrong, Jack? I’m your mother. Why do you always look so sad every time you see me?” She approached with a smile, only for her expression to shi
“Is it you, Maddie?” Staring seriously at Madeline, Jackson finally mustered the courage to ask. Stunned for a second, Madeline then replied with a smile, “Hey, buddy. I’m Lillian’s mother. I can tell you my name if you want? It’s nice to meet you, I’m Vera Quinn.” She introduced herself with a smile, realizing that Jackson was currently analyzing her. The small face before her eyes was a fair one of exquisite features, a result of Jeremy’s great genes. For some reason, Madeline could not help but feel like there was something deeper and more pressing within Jackson’s onyx orbs. Perhaps it was the light. What issue could such a young child have, anyway? Memories of how Meredith had cut Jackson’s cheek to frame her appeared in Madeline’s mind. She could still remember how freely the blood flowed and how the boy wailed. It must have hurt a lot. Seeing the flawless cheek of his now, Madeline sighed an inexplicable breath of relief. Thank goodness it had not scarred.
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