She never thought that there would be a day when she would feel warmed by a child.Tears pricked Shirley’s eyes, as she held Lillian's hand.“Thank you, Lily. I will be happy, and you must be happy too. I believe that you will be reunited with your parents soon.”As she spoke, she suddenly remembered something and then immediately took out the phone from her pocket.Shirley wanted to mute the phone, but then she realized that Madeline had already muted the phone when she handed it to her. Her worry just now was unnecessary.Since she did not have a charger, she put it on low power mode to prevent the battery from running out when she needed it.However, when she saw the family portrait on the lock screen, envy started to pour out from Shirley’s eyes against her volition.What a happy picture of a family of five.If possible, she also hoped to have such a complete and happy family in her next life.After leaving the hotel, Madeline stood at the entrance of the hotel for a while
Fabian met Madeline’s inquisitive eyes. “Eveline, do you still trust me?”Madeline paused after hearing the words. “Are you saying you don’t want me to take Lily away from here?”Fabian did not nod, but that was what he meant.“Eveline, to tell you the truth, I’m reluctant to let Lily go back with you.”“...”Upon hearing this, Madeline could not help but keep quiet.For a while, she did not even know how to refute it.However, that was her daughter.“I know that you, Jeremy, and your family are all concerned and worried about Lily, but if Lily goes back with you, I think I’ll never have the chance to see her again.”“What do you mean you’ll never see her again? As long as you want to see her, you can come to see her freely. Do you think Jeremy and I will stop you?” Madeline felt this strange.“No, I won't go back to Glendale anymore,” Fabian said with a soft sigh before looking out the car window. “I’ll never go to the city where I lost two of my dearest family members again
Madeline figured that Shirley might not be able to reply to the message now, so she could only wait patiently.About noon, Madeline finally received a message from Shirley.Shirley told her that Carter was out to buy lunch at this time, so that was why Shirley had a chance to reply to the message.Additionally, Shirley told Carter that she did not feel too well, and she deliberately asked Carter to go to the pharmacy to buy a medicine that did not exist at all.After learning about this situation, Madeline rushed to the hotel immediately.Madeline remembered the room number very well. When she arrived, she rang the doorbell. Shirley immediately opened the door after hearing Madeline's voice, but she found that the door could not be opened at all.“Carter must have done something from the outside. Eveline, can you see if something is stuck outside the door?”After hearing that, Madeline immediately looked around the door and found that something was indeed stuck on the handle of
Madeline's heart pounded. If Carter saw her, she and Lillian would not only be unable to leave but also face even more difficult troubles.She raised her hand to cover Lillian's little head. “Lily, get closer to me and don't look up. Be a good girl.”She whispered and immediately turned around while holding Lillian.Madeline heard the elevator doors opening completely, and Carter's footsteps came not far behind her.Worried that Carter would recognize her back, Madeline did not dare to walk too fast. She was afraid that this would attract Carter's attention, so she had to keep walking at a normal speed.Lillian very obediently buried her little head between Madeline's neck and remained motionless the whole time.Although she was still young, she seemed to feel that her mother was worried about something, so she hugged Madeline even harder.Madeline, who also felt Lillian's movements, bowed her head and softly comforted the cute little girl.“Don't be afraid of Lily, I’m here.”
To Carter, a smart woman like Madeline would definitely not play the game according to the rules; instead of running downstairs, she would be running upstairs to confuse him.However, this time, what Carter did not expect was that Madeline neither went up nor down.She was now trapped behind the iron door leading into the fire escape.Madeline's heart was racing. After listening to Carter's footsteps growing fainter and fainter upstairs, she pulled the palm on her mouth away and turned her head back suddenly.“Shhh.”When Madeline was about to speak, the man shushed her and took Lillian away from Madeline's arms. He then took Madeline's hand with the other hand and decisively walked out of the fire escape and towards the elevator.After Carter had walked up a few floors, he suddenly realized that something was amiss.Madeline was carrying Lillian, so she could not have run that far.When he ran in just now, the whole corridor was quiet, completely absent of sound. Therefore, Ma
Madeline quickly came back to her senses and smiled at Jeremy. “I was wondering how my husband suddenly appeared in front of me so magically, of course.”She sighed ruefully and took Jeremy's hand.“The situation just now was so urgent. Fortunately, you showed up. Otherwise, I don’t know what Carter would do to Lily and me.”“So, why do you have to face this kind of danger alone, huh?” Jeremy asked in a reproachful tone, but in fact, he was concerned.Madeline glanced at Lillian who was playing on the side at this moment and sighed silently. “I’m Lily’s mother, so what else wouldn’t I do for her?”“Didn’t you think about your husband before you took the risk?” Jeremy furrowed his sharp eyebrows, his expression right now seemed more serious.Madeline paused and knew that Jeremy was not joking. He was serious about this.“Sorry, Jeremy.”“Don't apologize to me. Did you forget that we’re a family?” Jeremy emphasized, raising his hand and stroking Madeline's cheek. “Fortunately, I
Upon seeing the worry in Madeline’s eyes, Jeremy squeezed her hand and comforted her softly.“No matter what, I will stay with you and Lily. As long as I’m here, I will never let Carter hurt you again.”As she listened to Jeremy's promises, Madeline's heart was warm, but she started to worry even more.“No, Jeremy, I think the most dangerous person is you. The person he wants to retaliate against the most is you because he still believes that you killed the child he had with Shirley.”Jeremy knew that Madeline was worried about him and that he could not take it lightly.“Linnie, let's go back to Glendale first. For the time being, Carter wants to accompany Shirley to have her illness treated here, so he won’t have the energy to spare to deal with me for a while.”Jeremy raised his eyes to look at the little princess who was at one side.“It's also time for our family to reunite.”Madeline could hear that Jeremy wanted to take Lillian home as soon as possible, so Madeline hesita
Jeremy lowered his gaze and saw the little princess looking at him with a pure smile as she blinked her big eyes.Jeremy's heart seemed to melt immediately. He sat Lillian onto his lap and then stroked her little head lovingly and tenderly.“Lily, do you have something you want to tell me?”Lillian blinked her innocent eyes and handed Jeremy a piece of paper in her little hand.Jeremy then took it in his hand and opened the note.On it, there was a word written by Lillian. Although the word was not beautifully written, it was neat.Jeremy clearly saw one word. “Fab.”Madeline and Jeremy immediately understood what Lillian was trying to say. The child wanted to see Fabian.“Jeremy.” Madeline looked at the man with a frown. “Why don’t we let Lily make the decision?”“Let Lily make the decision?” Jeremy did not understand Madeline for a while, but gradually, he figured it out.“Linnie, do you want Lily to decide if she should go or stay?”Madeline smiled and nodded. “Yeah.”“L