“Yes, I'm begging you,” Madeline admitted very frankly, but Fabian was stunned by this.For some reason, the atmosphere in the room quieted down immediately. It was so quiet that they could vaguely hear the sound of music coming from outside.Seeing that Fabian was not speaking, Madeline walked to a seat beside him and sat down, picked up a wine glass, and poured herself a glass of red wine.Fabian looked at Madeline in confusion.“Eveline, what are you doing?”“Don't you want to drink, Young Master Johnson? I'll drink with you.”“...”“It won’t be too late to talk to me when you’re finally satisfied.”After saying that, Madeline also drank forthrightly and finished her glass of wine.Both Fabian and Evan were shocked by Madeline's move.They had not expected Madeline to be so unaffected and cool.They also had not expected Madeline to drink two glasses at one go.Fabian frowned. When he saw that Madeline was about to drink the fourth glass, he stretched out his palm to hol
When Madeline heard this, she was touched. She looked at Fabian who was dozing off and remembered his coldness toward her and Jeremy all this while. Perhaps, Fabian was also feeling conflicted inside. “Fab grew up under the protection of his brother Yorick. Even though Yorick was cruel in his illegal businesses, he had always protected his brother.”Evan continued to explain because he wanted Madeline to understand Fabian more. “Yorick knew his business was not legal, so this whole time, he never let Fabian touch it. Plus, Fabian also had no idea that his siblings were in the illegal business.“Even though Yorick and Lana broke the law and even went against human nature and morals in some cases, to Fabian, they were a good brother and a good sister. So, as Fab’s friend, I hope you can understand Fab from this perspective, Miss Montgomery. Also, he’s really worried and concerned about your daughter. “After hearing what Evan said, Madeline looked at Fabian and let out a sigh.
“Thank you,” Madeline thanked him quickly. She looked at the time and decided it would be better if they asked him out tomorrow morning.Evan understood and then he took out the name card Carter had given him in the morning from his cardholder.Carter had been waiting for Evan to return his call. Presently, he received his call, so he did not hesitate to pick it up. When he heard that Evan wanted to see him tomorrow morning, he quickly accepted.After thanking Evan, Madeline helped Evan carry the drunk Fabian into the car.After seeing Evan driving Fabian back home, Madeline stood by the busy car-filled street for a while before heading back to the hotel.The next day, she woke up early.She seemed to not have slept for the whole night because she missed her little princess.Although she knew that Shirley should be taking care of Lillian, Carter despised Madeline and Jeremy so much, so Madeline was still worried about whether Carter would suddenly hurt Lily out of prejudice.On
“Boss?” Carter was very curious about this address.The waitress grinned and explained amicably, “Mr. Evan Laker. He’s the biggest shareholder of this cafe.”Once she had said that, Carter understood.He did ask around and looked into Evan.He was a fairly prestigious young master of a rich family in F Country. Although he was unrestrained and loved to have fun, he was truly a very professional and talented pediatrician. There were a lot of elites in his family and almost all of them were specialists in their specialized field.It was common to see a rich young master investing in a cafe to become the boss for fun.Carter got rid of the doubts in his heart and walked upstairs.When the waitress saw Carter walking upstairs, she walked to the entrance and locked the door quietly.Carter only wanted to get an answer from Evan, so he was not thinking about other things at this moment. However, when he walked to the second floor, Madeline’s cold and beautiful face immediately ap
“Carter, we’re all adults, so you don’t have to beat around the bush.”“Alright, I won’t,” Carter finally admitted.As he spoke, he turned around, and his sharp and deep black eyes were staring straight at Madeline.“Eveline, you want to see your daughter, don’t you? I can make an exchange with you.”Madeline furrowed her charming eyebrows. “What do you want from me?”“Since you know Fabian and Evan, then it’ll be easy. Get Evan to promise me that he’ll ask his father to heal Shirley, then I’ll give your daughter back to you.”Carter voiced such a request for the exchange.Madeline chuckled softly. “Evan and I are just strangers coming together by chance. I can’t convince him, nor do I have the ability to convince his father.”“You can’t, but Fabian can.” Carter’s tone was filled with absolute confidence.Madeline also saw that determination in Carter’s eyes.It was heinous of him to make Lillian the term for the exchange, but at the same time, it also showed how much he care
When Evan agreed, a happy and contented smile appeared slowly on Carter’s lips.This was an unexpected gain.He wanted to use Lillian to seek revenge on Jeremy, but now, Lillian became his most effective chess piece.“Before your father agrees to see me, don’t even think about seeing Lillian.”“Carter!” Fabian was a little mad.When Carter saw Fabian getting mad, the smile on his face widened.“What’s wrong? Are you angry? Be angry all you want, but this is something that you can’t change.”After Carter finished saying that with a smirk, he parted his legs to go downstairs.After taking two steps, he turned back to look at Evan.“I’ll be waiting for your answer. I hope you can give me a satisfying answer as soon as possible.”Evan felt that he had never met such an arrogant person before. However, he had no choice so he could only allow Carter to behave so arrogantly.Looking at Carter’s carefree back figure, Fabian lifted his hand angrily and slammed it on the wall.Madeli
However, Madeline was looking at him even more apologetically. “Yes, Yorick and Lana did a lot of things that went against human nature, morals, and even the law. I hated Lana. You can even say that I detested her. That’s why I thought she got what she deserved. I also thought that Yorick should be executed for his crime, but I neglected the fact that they are your family.”When Madeline said this, Fabian slowly understood why Madeline wanted to apologize. “I’m sorry. I only thought about my family and my feelings this whole time, but I didn’t think about your feelings.”Upon hearing this, Fabian frowned. It seemed that moisture appeared in his eyes without his realization.“I kept saying that I’m your best friend, but I am not qualified at all. As a friend, I should’ve been more like Evan. I should’ve stood in your shoes and considered your feelings.“I suddenly realize why you feel so much hatred for me and Jeremy. We don’t deserve a friend like you at all.”Madeline smiled as s
“Actually, I didn’t want to be your friend after that, and I didn’t want to have any contact with Jeremy.” Fabian told her the truth.This shocked Madeline.It seemed that Fabian had rejected them at the beginning.“But why did you still keep in contact with us after that?” Madeline asked.Unhesitatingly, Fabian answered, “It’s because of one person.”Madeline quickly remembered that pure and adorable face. “Because of Lily?”Fabian smiled and nodded. “Lily is such a delightful child.”Madeline smiled upon hearing that, but after that, she felt her heart aching.“Unfortunately, my precious daughter always gets into some horrible situations.”“But I still believe no matter what trouble she’d face, Lily could always find a way to safety.” Fabian was very confident.Madeline felt the same way, and she hoped so too.“Perhaps, inexorably, you and Lily are connected by fate. Otherwise, what are the odds for your bone marrow matching Lily’s?”Fabian did not deny it. In fact, he ag