“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
Carter abruptly stopped what he was doing. He lifted his head to look at the door of the study and, to his surprise, he saw Shirley coming in while pushing herself in the wheelchair.“You really did make a move against her.”Operating her wheelchair, Shirley came into the room and glanced at the currently unconscious Madeline.“Let her go.”“I won’t let her go back now.” Carter gave Shirley a firm answer without hesitation. “Shirley, you didn’t care about the child, but I did. I won’t let my child just die like that in Jeremy’s hands. I want to avenge our child.”As Carter expressed his determination to Shirley, his eyes were filled with sparks of hatred.“Carter, how many times do I have to repeat myself so that you’ll understand? That child’s death had nothing to do with Jeremy, and it also has nothing to do with Madeline.”“Shirley, you’re the one who has yet to understand.” Carter walked up to Shirley. “If Jeremy hadn’t injected you with AXP69, our child wouldn’t have died!”
“Eveline, it’s me.”Shirley lifted her hand to pat Madeline’s arm softly.Madeline turned her head to look, and surprise flashed in her eyes. “Shirley?”“It’s me.” Shirley nodded. “Madeline, this is St. Piaf,” Shirley then said.“St. Piaf?” Madeline frowned, gradually recalling all that had happened before falling unconscious.It was clear to her now. She had been Carter’s initial main target in his revenge plan.As Madeline collected her thoughts, she heard Shirley’s kind reminder drifted into her ear.“Eveline, it’s hard for you to leave this place now, but I believe that Jeremy has ways to find you. Though I want to remind you that this is St. Piaf. Carter’s status isn’t ordinary here. In the past, Jeremy could sneak in with a crowd, but he might not be able to this time.”After hearing what Shirley said, Madeline started to feel worried.She was worried not for herself but for Jeremy.“Shirley, do you have a phone? I want to call Jeremy.”Shirley shook her head softly. “
Shirley looked into Madeline’s eyes as she started to become anxious. She was worried that Carter would suddenly return at this moment. If that were the case, she would be unable to help Madeline.Madeline looked around the study vigilantly. She felt that Carter would have installed security cameras in the study.Carter might even be watching her and Shirley’s every move right now.As per Madeline's expectation, Carter, phone in hand, was indeed watching everything that was happening in the study right now.At this moment, he saw Madeline got up, walked to the desk, took a piece of paper from the desk, then picked up a pen and wrote something on the paper.Carter moved the camera to the paper and zoomed in.He could see what Madeline wrote on the paper. “If Carter really performed advanced hypnosis on me, please find a way to hand this paper to Jeremy for me.”Carter furrowed his sharp eyebrows when he saw what was written on the paper. He could not understand why Madeline wrote
“Enough.” Suddenly, Carter interrupted Madeline. His handsome face was filled with indignation. “Eveline, do you think you can shake this off just by saying that? Impossible.”“I’ve never thought of shaking this off. That was why I said that if you want to hypnotize me, you should do it now.”Undaunted, Madeline stared at Carter. She was already prepared for the worst.As Carter eyed Madeline’s indifferent expression, the fire in his heart surged gradually.“Okay, since you insist, I will comply right now.”After speaking, he took out the old-looking pocket watch from his suit pocket.Madeline gave absolutely no attempt in avoiding and stared straight at the pocket watch.When Carter saw how cooperative she was, he immediately started the hypnosis.Upon seeing this, Shirley went up to stop them. “Eveline, are you insane?”She tried to wake Madeline whom she thought had been successfully hypnotized. After that, she glared at Carter.“If you dare hurt her in any way, I’ll kill
Madeline abruptly lifted her head when she heard the voice, and she saw a surprised Camille.Madeline smiled faintly. “Madam Gray, why do you think I’m here? Your son invited me here, of course.”“...” Camille was momentarily silent. She understood what Madeline was saying. Carter had obviously brought her here against her will.Camille did not know what to say to Madeline. At this moment, Shirley reached out and grabbed her hand.“Aunty Cammy, I know you hate me because I left without a word back then, but I hope you can promise me something, for the sake of our past relationship.”Shirley grabbed Camille’s hand tightly.“Let Eveline go.”Camille was stunned when she heard that. She did not reject her directly. It was clear that there was a slight hesitation.She looked at Madeline. Camille was already moved.“Aunty Cammy, Eveline is innocent. Don’t drag her into my relationship with Carter again.”The corners of Shirley’s eyes grew warmed as she spoke.“Our child had ended
Madeline walked onto the balcony. She habitually lifted her hand to touch the wedding ring on her ring finger, but she felt nothing there.How could she have forgotten? She had taken off the ring to leave it on the carpet of the hotel back then.It should be with Jeremy now.She believed Jeremy must have seen the clues she left.“Jeremy, I didn’t think we'd do this again.“But this time, he might completely erase my memory so that he can control my thoughts and memories.“I hope you can understand why I had been so cruel back then. I know you’ll understand.”Madeline murmured as she stared toward the clear sky.Click. The sound of the door opening could be heard from behind her. Madeline could tell who it was from the footsteps alone.“I think you should be ready.” Carter’s nonchalant voice drifted over.Madeline stood her ground, unmoving, ignoring Carter.Carter did not care that Madeline was ignoring him. He merely approached her slowly.“Let me tell you something. Jerem
Carter was a little dazed as he looked at Madeline who had started to enter the state of hypnosis. He had not heard it wrongly. Madeline had just said someone’s name, and that someone was not Jeremy.This deviated from Carter’s hypnosis plan.He looked at Madeline and he tried to pull Madeline’s thoughts together again.“Eveline, I’m asking you again. Who did you see in this crystal ball?”When Madeline heard Carter’s questions, she closed her eyes and, cooperatively and naturally, answered, “Lily. I saw my precious daughter, Lily.”When Carter heard this answer again, he could be sure that the person Madeline missed the most right now was her daughter, Lillian.Lillian was in F Country, and Madeline did not know about her condition and where she was staying. No wonder she missed Lillian so much.Even though Madeline’s reaction altered Carter’s plan at the last minute, he was able to adapt to the situation very quickly.Of course, he had always been confident with his hypnosis
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