“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
Upon hearing Fabian's words, Madeline's face changed, and her heartstrings tightened again.She knew that it would not be easy for Lillian's physical indicators to be restored to what it was now. If there were any more accidents and mistakes, as Lillian’s mother, she really could not bear it, and she also did not know how to give Lillian a better treatment.However, this kind of thing could not be forced.Both Fabian and Evan observed that Madeline's expression had become tense.Although she did not say anything, they all understood how flustered Madeline was as a mother at this moment.“I have a way to bluff Carter temporarily,” Fabian said, after thinking for a while.Madeline came back to her senses. “I think this is he only thing we can do now.”“Do you know what I'm talking about?” Fabian looked at Madeline somewhat unexpectedly.Madeline smiled. “I think I know.”Evan was at a loss as he listened to this conversation. “What exactly are you talking about?”“Evan.” Madeli
“Aren’t you? Didn’t you abduct Lily to retaliate against her father?” Shirley said coldly without raising her head.Carter knew Shirley would think of him this way, so he did not even bother explaining.“You will soon know the true purpose of me bringing you to F Country.”After Carter finished speaking solemnly, he lowered his eyes and turned his attention to Lillian who was eating an apple.“The enemy's daughter is eating apples so happily, while my child could only eat dust. Hmph!” Carter sneered and suddenly, he reached out and pushed the fruit bowl in front of Lillian away.With a clang, the fruit bowl fell on the plush carpet.Lillian was obviously taken aback by Carter's behavior.She stared blankly at Carter, who was throwing a tantrum, with her big, pure, and clean eyes.Upon seeing this, Shirley immediately scolded Carter, “Carter, you are a grown man. There are many ways to vent any dissatisfaction in your heart and yet you lose your temper with such a small child.”
The more Fabian talked about that, the brighter the smile on his face. At the same time, there were also some looks of distress on his face.“She should be innocent at this age. I don't want her to be so sensible.”Madeline understood what Fabian meant. She felt the same way in her heart.A child should be innocent and unaffected at their age, but Jack and Lily were already so sensible at such a young age.Madeline sighed silently. Her heart was throbbing, and she felt a little pain.“You should rest early. I'll go back to my room first. I'll take you to Evan's house tomorrow morning.”“Yeah.” Madeline nodded. She looked at Fabian's back and she wanted to thank him again, but she felt that it would a little redundant.After Fabian had left, Madeline made a video call to Jeremy.Jeremy was surprised to learn that Madeline was presently at Fabian's house.“Did he agree to let you see Lily?” the man in the video asked in shock as he gently furrowed his bushy eyebrows.Madeline s
As soon as Fabian had finished complaining, they heard a jingle from downstairs of the coffee shop.It was the sound of wind chimes when the door opened.The cafe was closed today, so Carter was the only one who would enter the store at this time.Sure enough, they heard the waiter's polite voice in the next second, “Mr. Gray, you are here. The boss and his friends are already waiting for you upstairs. What would you like to drink?”Carter turned a deaf ear and, without even sparing a glance at the waiter out of the corner of his eye, walked toward the stairs on his own.Carter seemed to frown in dissatisfaction when he saw that Madeline and Fabian were also there on the second floor.“Why are you here too?”Fabian stood up suddenly, his expression colder than Carter’s.“Carter, Professor Laker whom you want to see is already here. We have done what you asked for, so I hope you can also fulfill your promise.”“Heh.” Carter sneered indifferently. After that, he walked past Made