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
The man's eyes widened. He had never expected that Madeline would outright kick him.He yelped in pain and reflexively let go of his hand that held Jackson.Madeline ran over with lightning speed and caught Jackson as he felled.“Jack!” Madeline held the little guy tightly into her arms.“Mommy, I'm fine. Don't worry about me,” Jackson said to calm Madeline down, knowing that his mother was worried about him.Madeline, not bothering with those two men any further, held Jackson and was about to get into the car.However, when she opened the door to get in the car, suddenly a black gun muzzle was pointed at the back of her head.“Eveline, you have to come with us even if you don’t want to,” the man behind her threatened.Jackson’s clear, big eyes widened, staring at the man who threatened Madeline with a gun.Nonetheless, Madeline did not fluster.She raised her proud and beautiful eyes and calmly opened her lips.“If you have the guts, shoot me now. If you can't, don't block
He said meaningfully, but the two bodyguards could not understand at all.Carter, not intending to explain, turned and walked out of the study and went to Shirley's bedroom.At this moment, the maid was preparing to wipe Shirley's body. When she saw that Carter was here, the maid put down the towel in her hand and walked out knowingly.Shirley glanced at Carter, then, like always, avoided the sight of him with disgust.Carter did not mind. He started to walk to the bed, took the towel that the maid had just put down, soaked it in the basin with warm water, and wrung it dry.He held a warm towel and slowly approached Shirley's face, but Shirley turned her face away in disgust.“You know I don't want to see you now. Get out.” Shirley directly kicked him out.Carter’s movement briefly stopped, but in the next second, he gently placed the towel on Shirley's face.Shirley wanted to avoid it, but Carter used his other hand to hold her in place.“What do you want, Carter?” Shirley co
This pained Madeline's heart.Of course, she knew how much Eloise wanted to raise and take care of her, but because of some ill-intentioned individuals, Madeline, the daughter of a wealthy family who could have enjoyed glory and wealth, become a sacrificial piece for others.However, Madeline was not very regretful. Although she had been unfortunately switched at birth, she had met a kind-hearted grandpa.Madeline picked up the bowl and utensils and tasted the breakfast Eloise made for her.Eloise watched nervously, worried that she had not done it well.Seeing a satisfied smile that reached Madeline’s eyes, Eloise let out a sigh of relief. “How is it? Do you like it?”Madeline smiled and nodded. "I like it. Of course, I like it. It tastes like a mother’s love.”When she heard that, Eloise’s heart, as well as the corners of her eyes, grew warm.She could not stop herself from crying.Madeline caught the change in Eloise's mood and quickly reached out to hold Eloise's hand. “Wh
In the following days, Madeline was free from anxiety. However, as a mother, she would miss Lilian a lot since Lillian was not with her.She could only see her little princess through a short video call every day.Madeline had initially wanted to find some time to go to F Country so she could see her daughter in person, but it just so happened that the company had accepted two new projects which required her direct involvement.There was no one better nor more professional than her in Glendale when it came to jewelry design and fragrance blending.Madeline gradually immersed herself in work. She designed a pair of wedding rings and a crown with a veil attached as per the customer’s request.As for the customer’s requested fragrance, Madeline quickly made some samples that smelled similar to the ones requested, then she asked her secretary Coco to go to the designated meeting spot with her.Since the customers came from another city, they were meeting in a hotel.When Madeline ar
Madeline noticed that the man and woman seemed to be paying a lot of attention to Coco as she drank the water. This behavior further made Madeline feel that something was odd.She surreptitiously glanced at Coco. It seemed that nothing happened, but she vaguely felt that something was wrong.“Coco, it seems that we left some documents in the car. Come, let’s go get it,” Madeline said as she stood up.Seeing this, the man and woman also stood up and hurriedly stopped them. “It's just some documents. Just ask your secretary to get it, Ms. Montgomery. Let's discuss the details now.”“It’s not too late to discuss the details after we have gotten the documents. I think you can wait for a few minutes.” Madeline was very determined to leave.She was now convinced that this couple was very problematic.However, before signing the contract, Jeremy had checked the background of the couple and found nothing suspicious.Regardless, she did feel something was not right with them.Madeline
Carter looked at Madeline with a faint smile. “You got it all right. In fact, you’ve already noticed something and suspected that something was wrong with the drink, isn’t that right? That was still very smart of you, Eveline, but it's too late.”Madeline looked warily at Carter who had a sly smile on his face. She tried to use her cell phone to call Jeremy inconspicuously, but the bodyguard on the side suddenly came over and snatched Madeline's cell phone away.“Give that back!” Madeline reached out to grab it.However, Carter took a step toward her suddenly.Carter was tall. Although Madeline was not short, there was still a height difference between them when she was standing in front of the man.Carter's figure oppressed her.Madeline wanted to escape, but Carter suddenly grabbed her wrist and cornered Madeline between the wall and himself.Madeline frowned. She raised her eyes and looked into Carter's deep eyes.“Now, Eveline, look into my eyes. What do you see?” Carter as