“Did something happen?” Jeremy asked directly.Ken nodded and pointed at the office.“That guy named Carter Gray is here.”Jeremy lifted his alluring eyes slightly. “He barged into the office?”“The receptionist had just gone to the toilet, so she didn’t notice him, and he just came in,” Ken explained.Jeremy nodded to show that he understood, then strode into the office.Carter was here for Jeremy, so when he heard the footsteps outside the door, he turned his chair and looked in the direction of the door.When he saw Jeremy, Carter said in a mocking tone, “Are you done with your meeting, Mr. Whitman? I’ve been waiting for you for some time.”Jeremy peered at Carter coldly before walking carefreely to the desk.“Let’s not beat around the bush. Just spit it out.”Jeremy was straightforward.Carter’s lips pressed together into a smirk. It seemed that he was impressed with Jeremy’s carefree attitude.Carter, too, straightforwardly stated his purpose. “I know Whitman Corporati
“Oh yeah, Jeremy, I think I saw Carter when I walked out of the elevator just now. Did he come to find you or was I seeing things?” Madeline asked seriously.“You weren’t. He came to find me, and he just left,” Jeremy said frankly.“What does he want?” Madeline’s beautiful eyebrows knitted together without her realizing it. “He’s clearly the one who caused all of this. He even indirectly caused Adam and Cathy’s deaths. Why does he keep thinking that he’s not at fault?”“This is a problem with his character, and we can’t change that. Carter is a very confident man. Conceited, to be more precise.”Jeremy could see through Carter.“He’s knowledgeable, and he knows psychology and hypnotism. Plus, he’s royalty. Anyone would be arrogant and proud if they have this kind of status.”When Madeline heard that, she looked at Jeremy with admiration in her eyes.Jeremy looked into her beautiful eyes in curiosity. He then grabbed her hand gently, “What are you looking at, Linnie?”“I’m looki
Before Shirley could finish speaking, she stopped.Madeline heard footsteps approaching her from behind, and the temperature of Shirley’s hand that was holding her plummeted as if she was frightened.Madeline, realizing something was off, so she turned her head to take a look.Shirley’s hand that was holding Madeline’s hand fell slowly, and she murmured inaudibly. In the end, she did not say the final words. “You…”Madeline could vaguely hear Shirley mumbling a word, but she could not hear it clearly.Madeline turned around and saw Carter who had suddenly appeared behind her, and her pulled herself together.When Carter saw Madeline, he smiled faintly at her.He walked carefreely to Madeline and looked at Shirley who stared at him with a conflicted look, then he opened his mouth.“Mrs. Whitman, are you so free to visit the enemy who had poisoned and tormented your and your husband?”Carter sounded very sarcastic. It was obvious he was provoking her.Madeline calmly looked at
Madeline then knew why her emotions were affected—it was Carter’s hypnosis again.“Carter, you’re the noble Viscount of St. Piaf, and you’re also highly educated. Why can’t you be a straightforward and upright person?” Madeline looked at him in contempt.Although Carter did not show any emotion despite his hypnotism was interrupted, he glared at Shirley.Shirley, however, looked back at him fearlessly because she had seen through everything. If she was not afraid of death, what else would she be afraid of?“What can truly be considered straightforward and upright?” Carter asked Madeline in disdain. “Were the things Jeremy had done to you straightforward and upright?”“Carter, don’t try to distract me with the things that happened between me and my husband in the past. We don’t need your meddling. You ought to mind your own business.”“My own business? Mrs. Whitman, pray tell, what business of mine needs your concern?”Carter asked. There was a faint smile on his handsome face, b
From the way Shirley was kicking her out, Madeline could tell what Shirley was worried about.Shirley was worried that Carter might harm Madeline.However, Madeline had, of course, taken some precautions since she came alone.She held Shirley’s hand and gave her a calm and steady smile.“I’ll go, but you have to take care as well. No matter what, you can’t give up on your life. I believe Adam and Cathy would feel the same way as I do. We all hope you to be well.”After saying that, Madeline patted the back of Shirley’s hand gently, then lifted her beautiful eyes and glared at Carter coldly before she left.When Carter saw Madeline leaving the room, he eyed Shirley for a few seconds before he turned around.“Carter, let her leave,” Shirley quickly called out to Carter. “Don’t do anything that you’ll regret.” Carter stopped in his tracks. “The thing I regret the most is giving you the chance to confront me like this.”“...”Shirley was dazed when she heard that. When she came
“Glendale isn’t the only shortcut for you to obtain the right to rule. You have other shortcuts too.”Camille’s graceful and beautiful eyebrows had an additional hint of worldliness that showed she was thinking ahead.Carter was confused when he heard what Camille said. “Another shortcut?”“Yes.” Camille nodded, then walked up to Carter and whispered.After hearing that, Carter’s eyebrows furrowed further.“Carter, I know that you’re unconvinced and that it’s hard to let this go, but perhaps that child is not destined to be with us, so stop clinging onto the child.”Camille advised and then lifted her hand to pat Carter’s shoulder.“Get ready and get Shirley. We’ll go back in two days. We can’t waste any more time.”“Perhaps it’s time to go back,” said Carter suddenly. However, something changed in his eyes.He looked in the direction where Madeline left and narrowed his long eye.Madeline had wanted to speak with Shirley about something, but she had not expected Carter to sh
After Madeline went in, she saw Jackson’s teacher.When the teacher heard that Madeline had not seen Jackson, the teacher was curious. “Did he went to the toilet? Jackson is a very smart kid, so he wouldn’t leave with a stranger. Don’t worry, Mrs. Whitman.”Madeline, too, was certain that her son would not leave with a stranger, so she turned and walked to the toilet to look for her son.She arrived at the entrance of the toilet, but because she could not go in, she called out a few times by the entrance.“Jack, are you in there?“Jack, if you’re in there, please answer me.“Jack…”As Madeline called out, a young male teacher walked out from the toilet.When he saw Madeline was looking for her son, he politely said, “Madam, there’s no one else in the toilet. You can’t find your son?”Madeline nodded and her heart started racing.Could it be that Carter was one step ahead of her? Had he already asked someone to take action against her child?As Madeline frantically thought ab
Madeline smiled and continued to drive. However, when she drove up to the crossroad further ahead, she saw that there was an accident and that the road in front was blocked.This was the only road back home, but now they could not go through it.Madeline initially thought to wait, but the cars still could not budge even after a long while. She could only then turn her steering wheel and drive into another road as per the traffic police’s instructions.They could reach home via this road too, but it was a roundabout way home.However, when she got onto another road, there was a car speeding right at them with its high beam turned on.Madeline quickly turned the steering wheel and slammed on the brakes.After stopping the car in a hurry, she got out of the car and opened the door of the backseat.“Jack, are you okay?” Are you hurt?” Madeline, worried, picked up her son and carried him out of the car. She was worried that Jackson was hurt from the emergency brake just now.Jackson
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