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
At the sight of the gradually approaching cute little figure, the corners of Fabian's lips also slowly turned into an arc of joy.When Lillian ran up to him, Fabian knelt down and gently took Lillian's little hand.“Lily, it’s great that you’re fine.” He inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. The sight of that the little cutie being safe and sound finally eased the anxious feeling he had for the past few days.However, when he remembered that Madeline and Jeremy would be taking Lillian home, his heart seemed to sink back into the bottom of the sea.Lillian seemed to sense that Fabian’s worry for her the past few days, so she approached Fabian, raised her hands to hug Fabian gently, and then snuggled into Fabian's arms very affectionately for a moment.Fabian raised his hand and touched Lillian's little head; his eyes filled with genuine concern.Jeremy watched this scene and a feeling of jealousy inexplicably surged into his heart.It seemed that he was jealous. Of course, as a fat
Fabian's expression seemed momentarily dazed when Jeremy asked him that question.Was this really the real reason?No.Perhaps not.He was still a little selfish.However, this selfishness could not be described with words accurately.What could be summed up was that he was reluctant for Lillian to leave him.Regardless, what qualifications did he have to say that he was unwilling?This little cutie was originally the gem of Jeremy and Madeline, and she had her own home.When Madeline saw that Fabian was absentminded and silent, she broke the silence.“Fabian, Jeremy and I both know that you love and care for Lily sincerely. But our family members are very worried, and they’ve also missed her since she’s been taken away by you for so long. I can understand how you feel, and I hope you can understand how we feel as parents too.”Madeline persuaded. At this moment, she was still siding with Jeremy.He wanted to take his daughter home, and it was only normal for him to want th
Upon seeing the lost look in the little princess’s eyes, Madeline's heart also started to ache.“Good girl, Lily. Fab will be back soon.”Lillian raised her eyes to meet Madeline's gentle gaze as if asking Madeline if it was true.Madeline understood what the little princess meant and firmly promised, “I promise that Fab will definitely come back.”When Lillian heard this, the look of loss in Lillian's eyes was no longer as intense.After returning to her seat, Lillian sat there obediently the whole time.Madeline and Jeremy could see that the child was waiting for Fabian.They started to recall the first meeting between Fabian and Lillian. After Fabian had rescued the ignorant Lily from Felipe, the two formed a subtle bond.Although Fabian had always been frivolous, somehow, he gradually became more stable and mature.He had been very good to Lily. Extraordinarily good.He even had a fall-out with Lana because of Lily. Of course, this was also because he was a righteous pers
The person walked over purposefully, and it seemed that he knew them.Madeline then quickly realized that this man knew Evan.He respectfully gave Evan a polite smile before facing Madeline and Jeremy.“Are you Mr. and Mrs. Whitman?” the man asked politely.Madeline and Jeremy nodded. “And you are?”“He is Fab's assistant,” Evan said, answering for the man.“Fabian's assistant?” Madeline wondered, then it was as if she gradually understood something. “Is Fabian not coming?”The man smiled and nodded. “Mr. Johnson suddenly has something important to deal with, so he can’t leave for the time being. He asked me to bring Miss Lily's things over, and they’re all in the car. Could I trouble Mr. and Mrs. Whitman to follow me and take them?”After listening to the man's explanation, Madeline and Jeremy also understood. They then led Lillian out of the coffee shop together.As they moved the things, Evan stood by and called out to the assistant Fabian had sent.“Fab doesn't have somet