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
“Shirley, what’s wrong? Do you feel unwell?”“Heh, hehe…” Shirley chuckled bitterly. “Retribution.”She uttered the word with great effort.Carter frowned.“What nonsense are you talking about?”“The fourth stage of the poison is flaring up.” Shirley was breathing heavily; her speech was indistinct.Carter froze instantly. He took this moment to look closely at Shirley’s face, and he began to panic.“Where’s the anti-toxoid test reagent? I went to your lab and saw that you’ve finished it. Didn’t you inject yourself with it?”Carter asked incoherently.Shirley lifted her tired eyes and, through her blurred vision, saw Carter’s anxious face.“Yes, it’s finished. And yes, I’ve injected it, but it’s not inside me.”Shirley displayed a relieved smile as she spoke.“I’ve done so much harm to others without benefiting myself. This is the first time I’ve experienced being a good person, and it turns out that it feels pretty nice. No, this doesn’t really count. I’m just making up as
When Jeremy heard that, he was surprised yet again.Similarly, Carter was dumbfounded, and his grip on Shirley’s shoulders loosened. “Shirley, what do you mean by this? What do you mean?”Shirley lifted her wet, red eyes and chuckled bitterly.“I never wanted to give birth to that child in the first place.”“...”“I lied when I told you that the poison will affect the child’s growth. All I wanted was to get my hands on the ingredient for the anti-toxoid test reagent for AXP69.”“What did you say?” Carter looked at Shirley in disbelief as she said that.“Now that I’ve already achieved what I wanted, there’s nothing left that I can’t bear to part with anymore.”The light in Shirley’s eyes darkened slowly.“Something bad happened to Addy and Cathy because of me, and they’re no longer here now. There’s no longer anyone in this world who truly cares about me or cares for me. I don’t need the anti-toxoid test reagent anymore. I just want to finish the end of my journey in peace.”E
Elsewhere, Carter was driving speedily back to his villa.In hurried steps, Carter, drenched in the rain, rushed into the living room with the unconscious Shirley in his arms.Camille and Ada, who were in the living room, were shocked when they saw Carter returned while carrying an unconscious and soaking wet Shirley.“How did she turn out like this?” Camille, whose eyes were filled with concern, immediately instructed the maid, “Get Dr. Lane here immediately!”The maid then carried out the order hurriedly.While Ada stood at one side, watching the worried-looking Carter as he carried Shirley upstairs, Camille followed Carter. When Ada saw how worried they were for Shirley, anger rose in Ada’s chest, yet a smile appeared on her face.She could see with her eyes, of course, so she knew that Shirley had gone out in the rain.Judging from how wet Shirley was, she must have been in the rain for a very long time. Additionally, with Adam and Cathy’s deaths, Ada was certain that Shir
As soon as he heard that, Carter turned around hastily and strode toward Shirley's room. However, as Carter approached the room, his heartbeat became increasingly rapid with apprehension by the second. The production of AXP69 had originally been intended for Madeline.It contained a terrifying ingredient that would take effect and mutate upon entering the human body. In the end, it would shatter the person's soul by inducing hallucinations, forcing the person to relive their most painful and humiliating memories. Carter's footsteps grew heavier as these thoughts played on his mind. He felt nervous, along with an unprecedented sense of panic.He feared that, in a moment, he would see such a version of Shirley too. An undignified Shirley who was trapped in her painful memories. Carter's thoughts ceased abruptly when he arrived at the door of Shirley's bedroom.He felt a wave of inexplicable weight upon him and, for a moment, he felt weak.Amid Carter's hesitation, Shir
Although the situation puzzled him, it was better than what he had originally envisioned.Due to her exposure to the rain, Shirley had developed symptoms of a cold and a fever. Since she was pregnant, she could not simply take flu medications. He called for the doctor to return once again. It was not until late at night that Shirley was completely settled in.Throughout the night, Shirley softly called for Carter several times as she dreamed. He stayed by her bed, watching her closely, not leaving her side. To avoid disturbing Shirley's rest, Carter had only turned on a table lamp.The warm, soft light hung over Shirley's face as she slept. Carter unconsciously raised a hand and gently caressed her scarred cheek."If you hadn't left me without a word back then, none of these would have happened. "Why did you make me hate you?"Shirley, why have you put such strain on our relationship?"Carter spoke to himself, knowing that Shirley would not hear what he was saying now.
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