Madeline thought about the expression in Shirley’s eyes. Shirley had not seemed like someone who was delirious. Her gaze had been firm, and it had been evidently signaling for Madeline to leave Gray Villa as soon as possible.In hindsight, Shirley had pretended to be scared at that moment so she could manipulate Carter, creating a smooth exit for Madeline."Jeremy, is it possible that the effects of AXP69's anti-toxoid test reagent differ between when it's ingested and when it's injected?" The question came from the depths of Madeline's heart because she felt that Shirley's symptoms differed from Madeline's during Madeline's flare-up.Jeremy had a faint guess from Madeline's question. "Have you noticed anything wrong, Linnie?"Madeline nodded. "You told me this before. When I went through the final stage of the flare-up, my memories were stuck at my most painful moments, and I could not even remember that we were in love. But Shirley seemed to be different.""How was she behaving?
As he approached her, the man removed his sunglasses and revealed his striking, gallant features.Felipe stared at Cathy's photo with red eyes, not speaking another word for some time. Madeline was not surprised at all to find that Felipe was still alive. She was merely shocked to see Felipe appear at that exact moment. However, when she noticed Jeremy coming through the door, Madeline slowly began to understand. Jeremy had left the house an hour ago, saying he had an important task to handle. It turned out he had gone to bail Felipe.Felipe reflected on what had happened a few months ago. He had lost all hope and accepted the execution by shooting, giving up any chance to appeal. Later, however, he had been finally persuaded by Madeline and Jeremy, and Felipe finally came around.He had decided to appeal. He chose to live rather than die.After that, the matter had been handled discreetly. Apart from Madeline and Jeremy, nobody else knew that Felipe was sentenced to 20
Felipe's voice trembled. Even his hand, which held the candle, began to shake. He tried to hold back his tears, but he could not stop the grief from flooding his heart. He recalled bits and pieces of his memories. If he had been nice to Cathy in even the slightest, perhaps he would not be so pained to the point of having difficulty breathing.He had, however, mostly brought her tears and heartache over those years."Cath, I'll personally raise our children. "I'll remember what you had told me. I'll teach our children to be righteous and be useful members of society." Felipe promised from the bottom of his heart. His tear-filled gaze remained fixed on the photo of Cathy, who was smiling brightly like a blooming flower. "Cath, let's arrange to meet again in our next lives. When that time comes, let me be the one to court you. Let me be the one to love you." Felipe reached out and gently brushed his cold fingertips across the photo. 'Cath, I actually knew. 'The day we pa
When Old Master Whitman learned about this, he traveled back from his retirement home that very night.As he regarded the pigeon pair in front of him, who was barely 2 years old, his timeworn eyes began to glisten."So many people in this world dream of coming into the upper-class society, but not many of them realize that people within that society actually yearn for a quiet and peaceful life instead."Old Master Whitman expressed in a heartfelt lament; his worn face was filled with melancholy and anxiety. "Money and power can be really harmful at times. If I had not come from this large family, Felipe's thoughts wouldn't have gone awry when his parents died in the car accident, and perhaps his youth and future would've been spared.” "Grandpa, don't imagine such things," Madeline comforted Old Master Whitman as she held his hand gently. "Money and power are not harmful things in themselves. It's the hearts of people that are terrible. The kind of people whose hearts bear mali
Without further questions, Jeremy smiled in apparent agreement and replied, "I'll follow you wherever you go."Madeline's eyes twinkled as a smile tugged at the corners of her mouth. She affectionately leaned back into Jeremy's embrace once again.The stars tonight were not bright, but at this moment, Madeline felt warm in her heart.The following morning, Madeline went to the police station with Jeremy.After leaving the police station, Jeremy drove his car to the main entrance of Gray Villa.Madeline and Jeremy were barred from entry by a bodyguard at the entrance, but Jeremy was not someone that would allow himself to be stopped.Carter and Camille had originally chartered a flight to bring Shirley back to St. Piaf today, but Ada's mother had suddenly shown up in a fit of rage. Presently, she was in the living room demanding an explanation from Carter and Camille. Madeline and Jeremy had just arrived at the door when they heard Ada's mother yelling angrily."Carter, is th
"Stay away from my wife," Jeremy warned in an exceptionally cold tone.Ada's mother halted immediately, afraid of taking another step toward Madeline. Jeremy radiated an aura that intimidated her. The expression in Carter's eyes was already terrifying enough. At that moment, though, she felt that Jeremy's gaze was even more lethal. However, now that she had reached this point, there was no turning back for her.If she backed down now, Ada would be held accountable for the crimes of arson and murder. "Eveline, why did you falsely accuse my daughter Ada of setting the fire?""You'd better speak to her with more respect," Jeremy reminded her coldly. "Don't blame me for not reminding you. Offending my wife puts you in more danger than offending me." Ada's mother's heart trembled in fear when she heard those words. "I... I don't care. I just want to ask this woman Eveline, why she slandered my daughter and accused her of arson and murder?!"Madeline truly did not want to bot
Ada's mother would not have realized that this filthy, unkempt woman before her was Ada if she had not taken a closer look at her! If Madeline had not seen it for herself, she would not have known that Carter was truly a man who would be willing to do anything. Ada flinched in panic at her mother's feet, pulling at the legs of her mother's trousers. "Mom, please take me home. I want to go home! I don't want to be a Viscountess anymore. I just want to be treated as a human being now!" Ada gasped as she begged her mother. Cautiously, she lifted her eyes to look at Carter.Ada shuddered once again when she met his dark gaze. Ada's mother remained stunned for a while before she regained her senses and bent down to help Ada up. She pushed Ada's messy and dirty hair out aside and took a long look at Ada's face, which had not been washed in days. Once again, she was dumbstruck."Ada, what happened to you..." she asked. She then abruptly raised her head and glared at Carter quest
Madeline studied Ada's flustered look and calmly pulled out an object from her pocket."Mrs. Gray, can I request that you widen your eyes and take a good look at this. Does it belong to you?"In unison, all eyes turned to the object which was held between Madeline's fingers and wrapped in plastic.Likewise, Ada immediately turned her gaze toward the object. When she saw the necklace in Madeline's hand, she unconsciously reached up and touched her bare neck."Your reaction, Mrs. Gray, confirms that this is indeed your necklace.""... Eveline, how dare you steal my necklace!" Ada bit back.However, Madeline was unruffled. She contemptuously eyed Ada, who was still desperately protesting, and calmly walked up to Ada."I didn't steal this necklace. I picked it up at the site of the fire the day after it occurred.""..."Ada fell into a panic at that moment.She had no idea when she had lost the necklace, nor could she recall where she had dropped it.Nevertheless, the necklace w
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