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
There was a table not far in front of her. Upon seeing the objects placed on it, Madeline was stunned for a few seconds before she rushed toward the table.Jeremy's phone and wedding ring were still clearly visible in the dim light.Madeline picked up the wedding ring and phone, certain that Jeremy must have been here, but Madeline did not know where he went afterward.When she recalled the depth of Carter's hatred for Jeremy, Madeline became more anxious.“Jeremy.” Madeline squeezed the ring and phone in her hand and gently called out Jeremy's name.“No, Eveline, you have to calm down, you must calm down.”Madeline said repeatedly to keep her emotions in check and force herself to calm down.She looked at the red dot on the phone, which indicated that Jeremy’s location was nearby, and then she recalled what happened this morning in her mind.At the time, Fabian brought her here, but not long after she went inside, Carter came out of place. Since Carter had still been here at t
“At the time, he came into my life like a beam of light, illuminating my bleak future. After that, I rediscovered myself and my confidence.”Shirley recounted with a faint smile on her face, but the smile was quickly dissipated in the moonlight.Her eyes gradually lost their light.“But in the end, he took away my confidence…”Shirley laughed bitterly at herself, and Madeline knew what she meant.“I can completely understand your feelings.”Madeline walked slowly to Shirley's side, but a very relieved smile appeared on her small face.“I used to be the same as you. I didn't have any self-respect and self-love in front of the man I love, but then I found out that loving someone blindly like that is like a moth flying into a fire. It’s asking for humiliation.”“Unfortunately, I understood it too late.”Shirley said regretfully, lifting her gaze to look at Madeline.“Even though you blindly loved Jeremy back then, you’re not the same as me. If you were me, you would’ve stopped J