She had said that she was Jeremy and Madeline’s family. She hoped that they would come to pick her up soon, but it was just wishful thinking that her feelings were reciprocated. She had hurt them so badly. Why would they come and help her?As Shirley despaired, Jeremy and Madeline appeared before her.Shirley looked at the approaching husband and wife, and she felt an indescribable feeling in her heart.“I didn’t think that you'd come.” Shirley’s eyes were filled with gratitude, as well as regret.“Enough with this prattle. Why have you called for us?” Madeline asked bluntly.“Carter’s going to take me back to St. Piaf in an hour. I don’t want to have any further contact with him, so I was hoping that you could take me away from here.”Shirley looked pleadingly at Madeline.“I don’t have anyone else in this world anymore, and I don’t have friends. I also know you don’t see me as your friend, but this is my wishful thinking. Please help me this one time, for the sake of Cathy a
Madeline and Jeremy were about to take Shirley away when suddenly, Camille came through the door to stop them.Madeline knew Camille was not an unreasonable person, so she walked over and politely smiled at Camille.“Madam Gray, you’re a reasonable person. I hope you can respect Shirley’s decision. She doesn’t want to go back to St. Piaf with you.”When Camille heard what Madeline said, she gave an understanding nod.“Don’t worry, Mrs. Whitman. I’m not here to stop you. I’m just here to ask Miss Brown a question.”Miss Brown.Shirley, lying on the stretcher, had mixed feelings when she heard how Camille addressed her.Camille had never addressed her like that.This way of addressing her distanced the two of them, making them strangers.Shirley was still lost in thought when she heard Camille asking, “Miss Brown, are you absolutely sure you don’t want to go back to St. Paif with us? Are you sure that you don’t want to see Carter ever again, and that you don’t want to have anyth
“If they're yours, they’ll return to you eventually. If they’re not yours, it’ll be useless to force it.”Camille’s statement instantly dimmed the domineering light in Carter’s eyes.“Let her go. We should head back too.”When Carter heard what Camille said, he looked toward the direction Shirley had left, his eyes gradually losing focus.…As per Shirley’s wish, Madeline and Jeremy sent Shirley back to where Adam used to live.It was the house their parents had left for them.After entering the house, they placed Shirley in the room she had used previously.Back then, only three people lived in this house, so it had not been a lively place.However, compared to before, this house felt abnormally cold and cheerless to Shirley.Madeline thought that Shirley, in her current state, should have someone taking care of her, but Shirley refused Madeline’s kindness.She did not want anyone taking care of her. She wanted to let her life run its natural course for the rest of her wret
After moving the pillow away, Carter realized that it was a notebook.It was undoubtedly Shirley’s notebook; he could recognize her handwriting at a glance.Carter opened it for a look, realizing that this could be considered Shirley’s diary.However, the content inside depicted how she started developing the anti-toxoid test reagent for AXP69. She had recorded her experimental data every day. From this, he could tell that Shirley had been meticulous in developing the anti-toxoid test reagent.She would record every small detail carefully so that she could work toward obtaining the perfect data.Carter patiently read through every page. When he arrived at the last page, it was the day the anti-toxoid test reagent for AXP69 was completed…Carter saw that Shirley had written at the bottom of the data. After reading those words, his eyes turned red immediately, his grip on the notebook tightened, and a dark, fiery hatred blazed in his eyes.He slammed shut the notebook and walked o
With great effort, Shirley lifted her hand and grabbed the nail clipper on the nightstand.‘Addy, mom, dad, Cathy, and my unborn child, I’m coming to repent my sins. Please wait for me…’Shirley thought in her heart and placed the nail clipper on her wrist. She closed her eyes and made up her mind to die.However, when she was about to move the nail clipper across her wrist, the door of the room was pushed open.Shirley opened her eyes, and through her dazed and tearful eyes, she saw Carter’s gloomy and icy face.When she looked at the approaching Carter, Shirley tightened her grip around the nail; her eyes shone with annoyance and repulsion.“Carter, why do you keep haunting me?” A look of disgust appeared on Shirley’s face.The more she had loved Carter back then, the more she hated him now.Carter, with a cold expression, walked toward the side of the bed.Carter towered over her and like a monarch overlooking his land, he peered at Shirley from above.“Shirley, I have a w
Carter’s deep eyes narrowed, emitting a dangerous aura.Shirley’s heart skipped a beat. Perhaps she had already intended to die, she was neither scared nor fearful.“Carter, I will bear the consequences of the path I chose. Please stop interfering with my life.”“You killed my child and you’re asking me not to interfere with your life? Shirley, I’m telling you right now that I’m going to show you how wrong your decision was.”Carter spoke, his words held a deeper meaning, and he slowly released his hand.“Carter, what are you trying to do? I told you I won’t go back to St. Piaf with you. Stop pushing me,” Shirley thoroughly refused.The corner of Carter’s lips curled into a knowing, sinister smile. “You’ll know what I am going to do soon enough.”“...”Shirley moved her lips, but she did not know what else she could say. However, she saw an intense hatred blazing in Carter’s eyes.Hatred?Did he hate her for lying to him, for betraying him, or did he hate her for wanting to
How mature a child was to be able to convey such unease?Madeline’s heart ached as she kissed the little boy’s cheek.“Jack, I promise you that I’ll tell you wherever I go next time. I won’t make you worry about me anymore, okay?”Jackson nodded and blinked his beautiful wide eyes.“Mommy, I know adults have a lot of things to do. I know. I will be a good and thoughtful boy so that I won’t cause trouble for Mommy and Daddy.”Madeline was further saddened when she heard this. Seeing the childish and handsome small face before her made her feel a pang in her heart.“Jack, I don’t want you to be so thoughtful. I hope you can be carefree and happy like your peers.”“I am happy.” Jackson smiled innocently. “Now that we have Juan and Jan, I am very happy, but I miss Lily.”Half of Jackson’s smile disappeared.Of course, he was talking about his little sister.Madeline caressed his little head and said to comfort him, “She’s sick, and she’s receiving treatment in the hospital. I’ll
As Carter spoke, his face fell. “The price was our child becoming a puddle of blood water.”His eyes glared with smoldering hatred as he said this.“Heh.” He chuckled again and looked at Madeline and Jeremy with his hostile eyes.“You have three children, right? You must feel delighted and blessed to be parents, right? How will you feel if your children died?”“Carter,” Jeremy interrupted Carter. He would not listen to statements like this. How would he allow someone to curse his three treasures with hypothetical statements like this?“Carter, Shirley miscarried because you indirectly killed Adam and Cathy, causing her to lose her will to live and to have these negative thoughts. And that’s what caused the tragedy. You’re really something else for blaming that on us.”When Carter heard what Jeremy said, he laughed.“Jeremy, do you think that’s the truth?“The truth is that she never wanted the child because she has the poison of APX69 in her body. Plus, she used the anti-toxoid