Ada, noticing that Madeline was gazing at her strangely, drew her hand back abruptly."Eveline, don't you f*cking bother me any further! Otherwise, I'll have the bodyguards throw you out!" Ada warned Madeline impatiently and turned around quickly. Afraid that she would be caught up again by Madeline, Ada intentionally quickened her pace. Madeline quietly stood in the same spot. Her forehead creased slightly as she watched the back of Ada's figure as Ada retreated. “She seems very pleased by this fire."As for Jeremy, he too had an inkling from what Ada had unintentionally blurted out earlier. "Linnie, let me first accompany you to see Adam and Cathy for one last time."Jeremy took Madeline's hand. As for the cause of the fire, he had already deduced some theories.Through Jeremy's connections in Glendale, they finally located where Adam and Cathy were placed. It was the coldest place in the hospital, and also a place where no one wished to visit.The door opened, and a c
Ada had initially turned around, about to leave, but when she heard Madeline's words, her obstinate temper flared. She turned around defiantly and when she saw Madeline already sitting on the sofa without being invited to, Ada immediately resumed her appearance as Mrs. Gray and scoffed. "I don't need you to remind me how the Gray family receives their guests. You, though, have a complete lack of manners when visiting people's homes. You came in and sat down straightway. Have you got my permission? I'm the female hostess of this family.""Female hostess of this family?" Madeline smirked as she looked around. "I don't see any hostess around. I do see a pitiful woman here claiming to be the hostess of the family, though." "..."The persistence in Ada's smile crumpled suddenly, and she glared furiously at Madeline. "Eveline, it seems like you're here to cause me trouble, aren't you?" Madeline gave another smirk upon hearing that. "You have utterly no value to this family. Is the
"That was not my intention. Madam Gray and I merely share the same sentiment, that you should keep quiet if you have nothing better to say. Your words would bring your husband Carter trouble."As Madeline spoke, her brow furrowed as she elegantly picked up her teacup and took a sip of black tea. "Furthermore, in terms of people who'd benefit from Adam and Cathy's deaths, Carter won't gain anything at all. On the contrary, their deaths have caused him some significant losses. If he had set the fire, wouldn't he be shooting himself in the foot?""..." Ada had not expected Madeline to analyze the issue from that perspective. Ada felt uneasy as she recalled the words which she had unintentionally blurted out yesterday. She wondered if Madeline was acting this way because of what Ada had said. Regardless of whether that was true or not, Camille, however, was clearly very satisfied with Madeline's remark."Mrs. Whitman is correct. There's no reason for Carter to harm others without
Upon hearing that, Carter burst out laughing, but the smile on his face seemed spine-chilling.“Of course, I believe you.”“Really?” Ada looked expectantly at Carter who had just said he believed her.However, in the next second, Carter’s gaze darkened.“I believe in myself. I believe that someone like you would indeed do something like that.”“...” Ada’s widened as she felt her heartbeat grew more erratic. Presently, Carter’s eyes gaze bore a hint of ruthless murderous intent.He cared about Shirley, and he cared about her very particularly. That was why he now believed what Madeline had said.When Ada saw Carter closing in on her, one step at a time, Ada felt as though her heart would leap out of her mouth.If she admitted to this, she knew what would happen to her.However, if she did not, what other excuses could she find…Just as she was still silently coming up with an excuse in her heart, Carter had already forced her to a dead-end. She could no longer back away.“Car
Her pain was so great that she could not make any other sound. She could only curl up on the floor, coughing fiercely.Carter walked over and stepped on Ada’s fingers.The pain brought tears to the corners of her eyes and made her bones tremble.However, that was not the extent of Carter’s punishment. He bent down. His dark aura enveloped Ada. His long and thin fingers grabbed Ada’s hair. “Do you know how it feels to be disfigured and have your legs broken? Do you know how it feels to be burned alive?”“… Cough cough. Carter, no, don’t…” Ada looked at Carter in terror. “I didn’t s… set the fire… I have nothing to do with Cathy and Adam’s deaths. It’s Eveline. It’s her. She’s slandering me. I really didn’t…”“Heh…” Carter chuckled coldly, and his eyes darkened further. “Guards!”After summoning the bodyguards, Carter pushed Ada away in disgust, then took out a handkerchief and disdainfully wiped his hands.“Throw her into the kennel in the backyard. Beat her if she struggles.”“
Carter was always a confident and proud man. However, at this moment, looking into Madeline’s eyes suddenly, he was at a loss at what to do.Camille, who seemed to have noticed Carter’s discomfort, walked over.“Mrs. Whitman, you can just ask anything you want.”“I don’t think you’d be able to provide me the answer to my question, Mrs. Gray,” Madeline said before she looked into Carter’s eyes again.“Carter, it wasn’t a coincidence when you saved me at sea the other time, right?”Carter had never expected Madeline to ask this question.He did not know if Madeline had caught on to something, but there was an incisiveness and edge in her gaze that Carter could not hide from.“Carter, you hesitated.”Even though it had only been two or three seconds, these seconds were enough for Madeline to confirm her suspicions.At one side, Camille frowned in confusion. “Mrs. Whitman, you had an accident at sea back then and Carter saved you by chance. Why do you think it wasn’t? Could Carter
The first reason was to expose Ada; the second reason was that she wanted to see Shirley.Madeline followed behind them and arrived at Shirley’s room.Although she did not go in, she saw Carter looking worried as he hurried to the side of Shirley’s bed.He did not look as fierce and ruthless as he had been in front of Ada. He went up to Shirley, who seemed terrified, and pulled her into his arms, gently comforting her.“Shirley, don’t be scared. I’m here,” Carter comforted patiently.One would know that Shirley held an important place in his heart upon seeing his worried expression.“Fire! There’s a fire! Carter, I saw a huge fire! Addy was in the fire and he was burned alive!”Shirley grabbed Carter’s collar as she continued to murmur in terror.“Addy can’t die. I promised mom and dad to take care of him. He can’t die, Addy can’t die…”“He’s not dead, Shirley. Adam’s not dead.” Carter patiently comforted Shirley who was increasingly losing control of her emotions.“He’s dead
After Madeline had gone in, she softly closed the door.Aside from Shirley, who was sleeping on the bed, there was no one else in the room.Shirley, likely to have fallen asleep not long ago, was not yet sound asleep. When she heard Madeline’s footsteps, she suddenly opened her eyes.When she saw Madeline walking over to her, Shirley seemed to pause briefly, then a look of surprise showed on her face, but she did not appear to panic.Since she could not feel her legs, she did not get up; instead, she only laid in the bed.She looked very off-colored. It was clear that it was due to the weakness caused by her illness.That led Madeline to recall the time when she had experienced the flare-up of the fourth stage of the poison. She would have probably looked like this as well.She would have been maniacally blabbering nonsense, and she would have been recalling those painful and dark memories in her head.“Shirley, do you still remember me?” Madeline walked to the side of the bed
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