After Madeline got up, she glanced around.Carter was no longer in the study. He had left her to rest on the sofa alone.Madeline stood there as if she was thinking about something for a while. She remembered the three things Carter had briefed her not long ago.It was more like an order than a briefingA moment later, Madeline left the study. When she passed by the room where Jeremy was in, she involuntarily slowed down.Coincidentally, the door to the guest room was open.Madeline saw that Carter's family doctor was changing Jeremy's wound dressing, and the maid who was in charge of taking care of Jeremy was being very intimate with him.Madeline stopped and looked at the scene seemingly calmly.“Dr. Lane, is Mr. Whitman’s wound healing well? Will there be any sequelae?” the maid asked, very concerned about Jeremy's injury.The doctor laughed when he heard that. “Mr. Whitman only got his injury today. How could it be possible that there will be signs of healing so soon? As f
‘So this is love at first sight.’The maid thought gleefully in her heart and immediately spoke.“Miss Montgomery, don't worry. Until Mr. Whitman has fully recovered, I will do my best to take care of him in the meantime!”The maid was confident. When she said this, she did not forget to glance at Jeremy a few times shyly.Jeremy caught sight of the maid's gaze and knew that the maid was very fond of him, but he did not want Madeline to misunderstand, even if she was not herself now.“Miss, you’re too kind. Actually, my injury doesn't matter. I don't need you to take care of me this diligently. I’m already an adult, and I can take care of myself. You don’t have to worry about me.”When the maid heard this, the blush and shyness on her face gradually faded away.She looked at Jeremy with disbelief.“Mr. Whitman, you’re saying…”“There is no other meaning. I just want to rest here by myself. I think I will heal faster this way.”“...” The last glimmer of expectation in the maid
Madeline could see that the maid seemed a bit displeased with Madeline, but the maid still gave her a friendly smile peacefully.“What do you want to know?”“I want to ask if you and Mr. Whitman have known each other before?” the maid asked very directly.Madeline pursed her lips and smiled. “Why do you have such a question?”“Oh, it’s nothing. I just feel that the way you look at Mr. Whitman is very different.” There seemed to be some hidden message in the maid’s words. The maid then continued, “Miss Montgomery, you will be married to Mr. Carter tomorrow.”Madeline nodded. “I know.”The maid also smiled suddenly. “So, please give others a chance, Miss Montgomery. Don’t flirt with men other than Mr. Carter. You look so beautiful. Men will fall for you very easily.”This was completely tactless and very strongly laced with jealousy.However, Madeline was not angry. She merely smiled carefreely.“Did I flirt with other men? Can you clarify this? I don't quite understand.”“You
“I'm already making the arrangements for our future. I won't make you wait too long,” Carter promised.Unmoved by this, Shirley changed the direction of the wheelchair and moved towards the bed.“Okay, Mr. Gray, I heard you. You can go back now. I am going to sleep.”Listening to Shirley's nonchalant words, Carter looked back at her with narrowed eyes.“I know it's hard for you to believe what I just said and to forget the deaths of Adam and Cathy, but in any case, no one can change my relationship with you.”Every word that came out of Carter's mouth sounded unusually sonorous and powerful.However, Shirley turned a deaf ear to what he said. She was even more indifferent now.Carter did not want to court yet another rebuff, so he left.As soon as he got out of the room, he called a maid to help Shirley to go to bed.He wanted to carry her to bed, but he knew very well that Shirley would resist him now. If he had approached her, he would only make her resist and resent him eve
Upon hearing Carter's questioning, the maid instantly froze, and she fell into extreme panic.“No, no, I wasn’t eavesdropping. I dare not, I dare not eavesdrop…”The maid explained as she trembled. Her face became paler and paler from fright.Carter was not in a good mood, and the maid's dishonesty was making him even angrier.“Are you sure you weren’t eavesdropping? So, do you think there’s a problem with my eyes and IQ, or do you think your explanation is impeccable?”Hearing this, the maid was so scared that her palms were sweating.“M-Mr. Carter…”“The Grays don't need a bad-mannered maid like you. You should immediately get out of this manor. Don’t even think about getting a cent from this month’s salary.”Carter uttered the indifferent words and started walking onward.The corners of the maid's eyes turned red. Anxious and fearful, she ran up to Carter to explain herself.“Mr. Carter, I-I really didn’t mean to eavesdrop on your conversation with Mr. Whitman. I-I just ca
“Thank you, Mr. Carter. Thank you, Mr. Carter!” the maid thanked him repeatedly, but then a touch of melancholy emerged. “But Mr. Carter, Miss Montgomery told me not long ago that Mr. Whitman is married. Is this true?”Carter's eyes changed slightly when he heard this. “When did Miss Montgomery tell you this?”“Not long ago,” the maid replied, showing a look of grievance. “Miss Montgomery was also able to tell that I like Mr. Whitman, but she said Mr. Whitman has a wife.”After listening to the explanation, Carter's face was calm but the smile on his face was sly.“Yes, Jeremy was indeed married, but he and his wife had separated a long time ago. So, you still have a chance.”“Really?” The maid was very excited when she heard this, but she quickly realized that she had forgotten her manners and hurriedly lowered her head, not daring to say more.Carter glanced at the maid in disdain, then parted his lips to order.“I will decide this matter for you, but on the condition that you
Carter walked straight toward Madeline. He was in a well-cut, dark blue suit that accentuated his perfect figure.He walked past Shirley indifferently and went up to Madeline's side.He smiled at Madeline slightly, but his smile did not reach his eyes.“Eveline, you are so beautiful today,” he complimented her, and he seemingly glanced at Shirley from the corners of his eyes. “Get ready. We’ll go to St. Piaf's Royal Palace first.”Madeline nodded. “Okay.”She looked very cooperative. She then took the lead and walked toward the door.The stylist outside the door hurried in and handed Madeline the bouquet.The people in the room dispersed one after another, and Shirley turned around too.Carter walked behind her. “I think you’ll look more beautiful in a wedding dress.”“Heh, hehe.” Shirley laughed sarcastically. “A disfigured lame won’t look good in anything. Carter, do you really think that I am still a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl?”“...”Carter froze in place; he ha
‘Sure enough, it wasn’t just me. Linnie seemed to care a little about me too.‘Although her thoughts are under Carter’s, in Linnie's subconscious, I’m still the most important person to her.’Madeline walked into the hallway of the Royal Palace and then onto the platform of the second floor and looked down.Among the guests, she found Jeremy at a glance.He was sitting at a place near the corner all alone.No, he was not alone. The maid, who was standing in front of Jeremy, was accompanying him.Madeline looked at Jeremy silently and found that his magnificent and handsome face to be filled with a light and gentle smile. He seemed to be chatting happily with the maid.Madeline furrowed her eyebrows, and when she was about to turn around, a joking voice suddenly came from behind her.“Hello, beautiful cousin-in-law.”Madeline stopped in her tracks. She recognized who the owner of this voice was.She turned his head and saw Jim walking towards her with his hands in his pants po