Upon hearing what Carter said, Jeremy's sharp brows suddenly raised.He looked at the cutie in Fabian's arms at the moment.When they saw Jeremy’s gaze and action, Madeline and Fabian simultaneously felt that something must be wrong.Amidst their puzzlement, the person on the other end of the phone seemed to hang up.Madeline walked to Jeremy's side. “Jeremy, who was that? Did something happen?”Jeremy lowered his eyes and caught sight of the worry in Madeline's eyes. At that moment, he hesitated whether he should tell her or not.Madeline also noticed Jeremy's peculiar behavior, so she asked, “Jeremy, what’s the matter?”Jeremy did not want Madeline to worry too much, but he figured this was how so many misunderstandings between them were caused in the past, so this time, he no longer chose to hide it.“The pink spots on Lily's body aren’t from skin diseases. They’re manmade,” Jeremy explained to Madeline in a calm tone, but his brows were twisted into a knot.“What?”“Manma
“Lily is very dependent on you.” Jeremy's eyes were very solemn. “Don't you want to take care of Lily? Prove it to me now. Prove that you can take good care of my daughter so that I can leave my baby girl with you without worry.”After hearing what Jeremy said, Fabian seemed stunned.Before he could react, Jeremy walked up to him, bowed his head, and kissed Lily's cheek.“Lily, Mommy and I need to take care of some business. We’ll come to pick you up later. Stay here with Fab obediently and listen to everything he says, okay?”Lillian understood that Madeline and Jeremy were leaving, so she furrowed her cute little brows in disappointment.“Daddy.” Her little cherry blossom mouth moved, and she called out to her father softly. At the same time, there was a tinge of loneliness in her eyes.Concordant with Jeremy, Madeline smiled lovingly at Lillian.“Lily, Daddy and I will come to take you home once we’re done with the business, so be a good girl and stay with Fab, okay?”Being
After hearing this, Madeline nodded silently.She clenched her fingers restlessly, her eyes filled with worry.“Last night, he told me that he’d think of a countermeasure before going to meet Carter, but I woke up just now and found that he was no longer in the room. I can’t call him as well.”As Madeline spoke, she felt her heart beating more frantically.“I suspect that Jeremy has already met Carter and something bad may have happened.”“Don't think too much, I'll take you there first. Maybe you can’t call him because the place he’s at has no signal.” Fabian soothed and hoped that Madeline would stop overthinking.Madeline certainly hoped that Jeremy was presently safe, but this uneasy heartbeat seemed to be telling her that Jeremy was not safe.It took about ten minutes by car to reach the old address of the Stygian Johnson Gang.The sight of the big house in front of her triggered Madeline’s memory.The last time she had been here was because Jeremy thought that Lillian
She ran up to Carter, her beautiful eyes shooting out a sharp, cold light.“Where is my husband? Where did you take Jeremy?” Carter smiled unhurriedly when he looked at Madeline whose face was full of anxiety.“There should have been an end to the business between Jeremy and me. Isn’t this fine? He wants his baby daughter to be safe, so he has to trade his own safety for it.”Upon listening to Carter's words, Madeline raised her hand suddenly and grabbed Carter's collar in an imposing manner.“Carter, hurry up and tell me. Where is my husband?”Ignoring Madeline's nervous questioning, Carter dismissively pushed away Madeline's hand and gave her an evil smirk.“You can rest assured that he’s still breathing and that he still has a heartbeat. He won't die for the time being.”‘Won’t die for the time being?’Madeline could feel her heart skipping a beat; she was even more certain that Jeremy must be in an extremely unsafe place and was immobilized.“Carter, you’re despicable!”
When Madeline and Fabian heard the sound, they looked up at the same time.Numerous tall men wearing special equipment surrounded Carter.As for Carter, he seemed to know these people, so he was not particularly surprised, and instead, he just sneered.“You found me.” He raised his eyes contemptuously. When he was about to resist, a familiar voice came from behind the group of people.“They didn't find you. I told them that you are here.”As the voice fell away, Shirley appeared in Carter's line of sight.She slowly approached Carter as her frail body sat in the wheelchair.However, Shirley was surprised to see Madeline and Fabian. She did not know that Madeline would be here. Although she did not know Fabian, she knew that this was Lillian’s support in F Country.Carter looked at Shirley who was gradually approaching him, and there was self-mockery in his eyes.“Did you really tell them that I’m here?”Seeing that Carter did not seem to believe it, Shirley smiled and replied
“Am I right? You want to die with me.”Shirley looked forward indifferently. The cold wind blew over, and she suddenly smiled.“Yeah, I'm tired of living for a while now. If you want to die, take me with you. I really miss my mom and dad, and Addy…”Carter's eyes sank when he heard Shirley's words.His Adam's apple moved slightly; it seemed that it was a sob.“Okay.”He opened his lips and uttered a single word.“Then, let's go to hell together.”He said those words of despair and tightened his hand on Shirley's neck.Indifferent, Shirley allowed Carter's palm to tighten more and more, then she slowly closed her eyes.“Carter, let Shirley go!” Madeline tried to stop Carter, but Fabian held her back.“It’s dangerous! Don't go there! He’s a lunatic.”“But I can't just stand by and watch…”Bang!Before Madeline could finish speaking, she suddenly heard the loud sound of a gunshot.Her eyes were met with a glaring sight of red blood.Carter had been shot.His arm that held
Heartbroken, Shirley called out to Carter, and then with some force, she overturned the wheelchair and fell on Carter's body.Upon seeing this, Madeline ran to Shirley's side immediately, trying to help her up.“Shirley, you should get up first.”“No, I won't get up!” Shirley stubbornly hugged Carter's arm tightly.“His life won’t be in danger, Shirley. You have to take care of your body,” Madeline comforted.However, Shirley still did not let go. She cried and shook her head. The unconscious Carter was the only person she could see right now.“Eveline, we don’t feel about this in the same way. You won’t care even if he dies, but I do.”“I care about it too!” Madeline emphasized.Shirley was stunned when she heard this. She looked at Madeline with suspicion and saw the solemn expression on Madeline's face.“Carter hid Jeremy somewhere and I want to know where Jeremy is. So, just like you, I hope Carter won’t be in danger.”After hearing this, Shirley seemed to be much calmer.
Fabian blurted out all his suspicion.Shirley was momentarily stunned, then a trace of self-blame appeared in her eyes.“You’re right to be suspicious. I used to collude with Carter, and I’d done what he wanted me to do. I was a fool with no self-respect who could not think for myself.” Shirley laughed at herself.Upon hearing Shirley's description of herself, Fabian was surprised and a little embarrassed.Knowing that Shirley helped Madeline rescue Lillian before, Fabian coughed twice and corrected Shirley before thanking her.“Ahem, I, I was just too worried about Lily, so that's why I didn’t think before I spoke. You don't have to take it to heart. I know that you are actually different from Carter. He doesn’t have a heart.”Fabian explained. He did feel that Shirley and Carter were not the same.If Shirley had truly been that nasty, Madeline would not have been able to rescue Lillian.After listening to Fabian's explanation, Shirley just smiled calmly.In fact, she no long
Gina, who was standing at the door, saw this scene and was about to walk in when she was stopped by her husband.“Stop causing more trouble. Do you really want your son to be a bachelor for the rest of his life?”“Who said I'm going to make trouble? I’m going to tell them that I agree to this marriage now, okay?”Her husband was startled. “You’re agreeing to this?”Gina was about to answer when out of the corners of her eyes, she suddenly caught a glimpse of the lights in the room. It was followed by cheers and applause from inside.Ava pulled herself out of Daniel's embrace. She was surprised to find Madeline and Jeremy, her parents, and even Tom and Maisie slowly approaching them with smiles on their faces.Ava stared blankly at Madeline. Then, she finally understood that they had all worked together to arrange this.Only she and Daniel’s parents were kept in the dark.Daniel had never thought of leaving her at all. He just used a different approach to let her know that she w
Upon hearing this, Gina slowly stopped.She never thought that Ava still had some respect for her in her heart.This really surprised her.However, she soon heard Madeline stand up for Ava. “Ava, you respect them, but have they ever respected you? Respect should be mutual.”“But Danny will always be their son. If Dan and I insist on getting married, his parents won’t be happy about it for the rest of their lives,” Ava said with a helpless sigh. “I really don't want Dan to be caught in the middle of this matter.”“But Ava…”“Maddie, don't persuade me. You should know best that when you truly love someone, you don't have to stay with them. As long as they’re safe, healthy, and happy, that's enough, isn't it?”There was a smile of relief on Ava's face as if she had already made a final decision in her heart.Madeline wanted to persuade her a little more, but nothing seemed appropriate at this moment.“Ava, are you leaving, then? Are you going to stop looking for him now?”“I've
Daniel's parents, who were secretly observing Ava in the distance, gradually became more and more restless in the car.“Hmph, how dare she say that she has a deep relationship with Dan? It's been so long and she still doesn't know where Dan has gone,” Gina rolled her eyes and complained.Daniel's father glanced at Gina. “Stop being so mean. Right now, the most important thing is to find Dan. Ava isn’t a bad person. In the beginning, you disliked her because she didn’t have parents, money, and power. Now, her parents are alive and well, her mother is extremely rich, and her father is a specialist doctor and professor. What else are you dissatisfied with? Do you really want your son to stay single his entire life?”Gina was not happy when her husband was complaining about her. “Didn't you object at the beginning as well? I agreed with the relationship after that, but your father refused to agree to save his reputation. Why are you blaming me now?”“Stop talking.” Daniel's father in
After Old Master Graham read Daniel's message, he was so angry that his eyes were wide open.‘He just got out of the hospital and he ran away for a woman?‘He even said that if he can't marry that woman, he won't get married in the future?’Old Master Graham would never allow such a thing to happen.However, when he thought about it, he still felt a little nervous.If Daniel really did not get married because of this, would this not be the end of the Graham family?‘I can’t let this happen.’After Ava ran out, she went to find Daniel in all the places she could think of. However, after spending the entire morning, she still could not find Daniel.She tried to call Daniel, and although the call was connected, it was always unanswered.As time passed, Ava felt very tired. She sat down on the chair by the roadside and watched the street where people came and went. Then, a deep sense of loss welled up from the bottom of her heart.‘Dan, have you decided to just give up?‘Are we
“I'll be right back!”Gina hurriedly ran back. Suddenly, she turned back and stopped Ava, who was about to follow her.“Don’t follow me! You’re not welcomed at our house.”Despite Gina's warning, Ava could not stop herself from looking for Daniel.She did not know what was going on. How could Daniel suddenly be discharged by himself? He had obviously been in a coma on the hospital bed. He did not wake up this whole time.On the way there, Ava called Daniel, but Daniel did not answer.Ava did not know if Daniel had his phone with him, but in short, she could not get into contact with him.She wanted so badly to stand in front of Daniel right now, but there was traffic on the way.When Ava followed Gina into the door of Graham Manor, she heard Gina's sharp voice. “What? Dan’s gone? Where did he go? D-Didn't he just wake up? What the hell is going on?”“Look at this and you'll know what's going on." Daniel's father sounded like he was reproaching someone, then he seemed to hand s
Ava stared at the empty ward for a while. Then, she returned to her senses and immediately went to look for Daniel.However, after looking around for a while, Ava could not find Daniel, which made her feel a little nervous.At this time, Gina also came in.She saw that the ward was empty, and Daniel, who was supposed to be lying on the hospital bed, had disappeared.“What’s going on? Where’s Dan? Did the doctor take Dan away?” Gina looked at Ava and asked with an unfriendly expression on her face.Ava was used to Gina's attitude, so she did not bother to argue with Gina. Instead, she replied, “I want to know as well.”“How could you not know? You came before me.”“Dan wasn't in the ward when I came,” Ava said and turned around. “I'll go to the nurse's station and ask.”“Wait.”Gina grabbed Ava, her face was dark.“Ava, let me tell you this. Dan has suffered a lot and gotten a lot of injuries because of you. Because of you, both Naya and her mother have been sent to prison. It
Since Julie was about to think that way, it showed that she was a reasonable person.“Lily.” Julie walked up to Lillian and squatted down, giving her a friendly blessing. “Lily, I really like you. I hope you can be happy every day, and I hope you’ll be able to speak soon.”Lillian was a sensible child. She raised a sweet smile and nodded vigorously, indicating that she acknowledged Julie's blessing.Julie stood up and faced Fabian. Right now, there was a little more admiration in her eyes and a little less of her unwilling persistence before.If one liked someone, one did not necessarily have to stubbornly fight for it.Julie did not say anything and just smiled at Fabian.Fabian did not say anything more either. He bent over and picked Lillian up in his arms. Before turning around, he gave Julie a friendly smile.“Miss Charles, you can still come to me if you need help in the future. After all, I still owe you a favor.”Julie smiled and shook her head. “You stopped owing me an
“I did,” Fabian admitted frankly.Julie thought she would feel embarrassed because of this, but she did not know why she still felt very relaxed. Even so, she still felt a little embarrassed.In order to not make Julie feel embarrassed, Fabian smiled and said, “I wanted to help you get out of that situation, Miss Charles, but I didn't want to cross the line. I also didn’t expect someone to have taken a video and put it on the internet. Lily and I have caused you much trouble. I'm really sorry about that.”Fabian paused as he spoke, then, he glanced at Lillian softly.“But Miss Charles, rest assured, there’ll be no such trouble in the future.”Julie was stunned for a moment when she heard the words, and she inexplicably felt a strong sense of loss coming up from the bottom of her heart.She looked at Fabian suspiciously, and sure enough, the words she heard next made her feel remorseful.“Miss Charles, I’ve found a more suitable school for Lily, and it’s closer to where I work so
The scene of Mr. Martinez causing a ruckus and Fabian coming to the rescue with Lillian at the end was all recorded and posted on the internet.This person was still a little conscientious and had censored Lillian's appearance, but Fabian's figure and face were clearly visible in the video.Patty recognized the person in the video as Fabian at a glance.After seeing the comments below, Patty was even more anxious.“Julie, how could you fall in love with a single father?”Julie frowned. “Yes, I won't deny it. I do have a crush on Mr. Johnson.”“What?”“Tsk tsk… Julie, do you really like this single father?” The look in Mrs. Gill's eyes was very subtle. “Someone dug up all his information, and it turns out that this man is Yorick's younger brother. Back then, Yorick stirred up all kinds of troubles and did whatever he wanted in F Country. His sister, Lana, was also notorious in our circle.”“What? He's Yorick and Lana's younger brother?” Patty was even more nervous, for fear that