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
Carter, who had always admired Madeline's boldness the most, let go of Madeline's hand.Madeline promptly took off her coat and put on the new coat and glasses as per Carter's instructions.Carter, very satisfied when he looked at Madeline's current outfit, then gave the bodyguard another look.Madeline thought Carter was going to just let her follow him, but in the next second, she heard the fire alarm.After a while, the people in every hotel room ran out one after another. Since they did not know where the fire started, everyone was running toward the fire escape stairs. The scene was very chaotic.Carter then smiled at Madeline unhurriedly. “It's time to go.”Madeline glanced at Carter. The man was beyond devious.In such a chaotic situation, even if Jeremy were to ask for the security footage, it might still be difficult to locate her.The monitoring system on this floor might have already been destroyed by Carter.After the morning meeting, Jeremy habitually went to the
Coco hasten over to open the door and saw Jeremy with a hurried look on his face.“Mr. Whitman.”“Where’s Linnie?” Jeremy rushed into the room, but after looking all over the room, he did not see Madeline.“Isn't Linnie with you? Where is she?”Jeremy's heartbeat started to beat frantically.Coco looked at Jeremy with a confused and nervous look on her face, then explained.“At the time, Ms. Montgomery said that there was a document left in the car and asked me to go down with her to get it, but as soon as I reached the entrance, I felt unwell, and then I didn’t know what happened next. When I woke up, I was on the bed… I think Ms. Montgomery might be the one who helped me to the bed…”Jeremy listened to what Coco said but his eyes were firmly fixed on the two glasses of lemonade on the coffee table in the living room.“Did you drink this?” he asked.Coco nodded. “I only had a couple of sips.”“What about Linnie? Did she drink it?”“No,” Coco replied affirmatively. “After I
Jeremy took the tablet from Ken and saw a video on the screen.Even though the person in the video was wearing sunglasses, Carter’s features were still fairly recognizable.“He has indeed returned to Glendale.”Jeremy said in confirmation. He believed that Carter had spread the news of him going back to St. Piaf and then returned in secret, and his purpose of doing that was to make a move against Madeline.Frustrated, Jeremy tossed the tablet and frowned, then got up and walked to the French window.He looked at the nooks and crannies of the bustling city under the sun. His heart, however, was dark.He had blundered. He had miscalculated.All along, Carter’s target had been Madeline, not their children.Carter stubbornly believed that Shirley gave up on his child and then tried to kill herself because Jeremy had injected Shirley with AXP69.That was why Carter wanted to seek revenge on Jeremy.The person Jeremy cared about the most in this world was none other than Madeline.
“Isn’t it obvious what I want to do? I want to let you experience what it's like to lose someone you love, forever.”“...”“Carter! Carter!”Beep—When Jeremy was about to stop him, he heard the busy tone on the other side of the phone.Carter hung up the phone, and the plane took off ten minutes later.Jeremy immediately and decisively booked a plane ticket to St. Piaf online. When he was about to head home to pack his bags, he received a sudden call from the schoolteacher.On the other end of the line, Jackson’s teacher sobbed and said inaudibly, “Mr. Whitman, the school was on fire just now. We had been in such a hurry in putting out the fire, and Jackson and another kid in the class disappeared after we’ve put out the fire. We’ve checked the security footage, and we saw two men forcefully taking them away during the fire.”After learning about this, Jeremy immediately went to the school to look at the footage.When he saw the two men in black who came to the school with a