With his leg injured, he walked very slow.Madeline started following Carter.Although Carter was walking slowly, Madeline found out that he had a deep understanding of the internal structure of the Stygian Johnson Gang house.Madeline followed him for a while and came to the back garden of the house.The flowers in the yard had wilted, and there were many fallen leaves on the ground that had been neglected.However, there was a piece of land with significantly fewer leaves nearby.Madeline had a sudden thought when. at this moment, Carter walked over and pressed the hidden switch on the side of the flower bed, and then an intersection leading to the basement in the open area without fallen leaves appeared before him.Unexpectedly, there was a hiding place in the Stygian Johnson Gang house. Madeline was surprised, but she figured that it was normal for Yorick to build such a place when he was in that kind of business.However, Yorick probably did not let his younger brother Fab
Madeline tightly grabbed onto Jeremy's hand, feeling the unusually low temperature of his palm.The thought of Jeremy might have been soaking in the water for two days instantly made Madeline feel as if a thousand knives slit her heart.When Jeremy saw that Madeline's eyes were reddening and bordering on tears, Jeremy quickly tried to comfort her. “Linnie, don't be sad. I'm fine.”“You’re fine? How can you be fine? You’ve been trapped in such a place for two days. How can you be fine?” Madeline's voice trembled. She tried to pull Jeremy up with her strength, but it was too difficult.She looked around and found some stairs that could be lowered in the corner of the pool, so she hurriedly got up and ran over.“Linnie.” Jeremy saw Madeline's intentions, but he did not think Carter would let him out so smoothly.“Linnie, why did you come in here? You need to leave now. Carter will take action against you.”Jeremy persuaded her despite knowing very well that Madeline would never lis
Carter smirked sinisterly, turned around, and left.The heavy iron door was quickly closed, leaving only Jeremy holding Madeline in a bridal carry in the pool.Madeline knew that Carter would not come back and release them, so she did not hold any hope.Her heart felt more grounded now that she had seen Jeremy.“Jeremy.” Madeline glanced at the man, raised her arm to circle around his neck, and hugged him tightly.“I was really worried about you. You said that you would see Carter after thinking of a countermeasure, but why did you take the risk alone? You know he wants to deal with you, so why did you walk directly into his trap?”After listening to Madeline's complaints, Jeremy could feel Madeline’s care and concern for him.He pulled his sexy and beautiful lips into a smile. “I'm fine, don't worry.”“You’re still saying you’re fine?” Madeline let go of her hands, distress filled her wet but beautiful eyes. “Hurry and let me down first.”“I’m not tired.”“Are you planning t
After noticing the intense worry in Madeline's eyes, Jeremy squeezed her hand and comforted her softly.“Linnie, we have overcome so many difficulties. I believe that this time, we’ll also be able to avert disaster. Trust me.”He gave a firm promise and then asked nervously.“By the way, how’s Lily? Carter said he told you the plan to treat Lily. He didn't lie to me, did he?”When she heard this, Madeline felt a pang of pain in her heart again.“So, you listened to Carter and let him manipulate you and trap you here for the sake of our daughter?”Madeline asked, her heart feeling getting heavier and heavier.“Don't you know what kind of person Carter is? He doesn't deserve any of your trust.”Upon hearing this, Jeremy's expression changed anxiously.“So, Carter didn't tell you how to treat Lily? Lily still has rashes all over?”It was clear that Jeremy was angry and anxious. On the one hand, he was worried about his baby girl, while on the other hand, he was angry that he had
“Lily, your daddy is busy with work and can't leave for the time being. Your mommy is helping your daddy too. When they are done, they will come together to take you home.”Fabian explained patiently with a gentle smile on his handsome face.Lillian blinked. She seemed to understand what Fabian was saying, and she did not call out for her mom and dad anymore.However, Fabian's heartbeat sank inexplicably. “Lily, when your parents come back to pick you up, do you really want to go home with them?”It was unknown if Lillian understood the expectation and dissatisfaction in Fabian's eyes because she stretched out her small palm and gently held Fabian's hand.Upon feeling the warmth from the little cutie’s palm in his, a subtle sweetness seemed to instantly fill Fabian's heart.He rolled up Lillian's sleeves and saw the unfading red spots on her skin, then he furrowed his brows tightly.Shirley just came out at this moment, so Fabian took Lillian's little hand and then slowly stood
Ring, ring, ring!They looked at the landline that kept ringing loudly and clearly, then Shirley and Fabian subconsciously shared a look.After pausing for a few seconds, Shirley picked up the phone without hesitation.Before she could say anything, she heard a familiar voice from the other end of the phone.“Get Shirley on the phone,” Carter ordered.Shirley’s hand on the phone tightened.“Didn’t you hear me? Get someone named Shirley Brown to come to the phone. I know she’s in the villa,” Carter urged impatiently.However, less than two seconds after he said that, Carter suddenly realized something.“Shirley?”“It’s me.” Shirley tried her best to keep calm. “Carter, why are you calling this number?”“I want to tell you that I’ll be able to avenge our dead child soon.” Carter’s voice came over grimly. His tone sounded deep and gloomy for some reason.Shirley’s heart skipped a beat. “Carter, what do you mean? What are you going to do?”“You’ll know what I’m going to do soon
To sit on the throne that symbolized the position of power, he had started planning a long time ago.“Every man for himself, and the Devil takes the hindmost,” Carter answered Madeline indifferently.Madeline looked at Carter who said these words contemptuously. “Carter, you can fight for the goal you want, but you can't get it using improper means.”“Why not? The process doesn’t matter to me at all. What I want is the result,” Carter argued in defense.“So, Shirley's feelings aren’t important to you? Do you mean that what matters to you is being happy and getting what you want?”Upon hearing this, Carter's expression froze slightly.Puzzled, he frowned and stared at Madeline's sharp and beautiful eyes.“Eveline, what do you want to say?”“You still haven’t figured this out? And you’re still claiming that you really like Shirley.”“...”“If you really liked Shirley, you wouldn’t have ignored her feelings, fettered her to you, and asked her to do everything for you. Have you e
After leaving the Stygian Johnson Gang house, Carter snuck into the hospital to buy something to clean his wounds. He then went to the toilet in the mall to disinfect and clean the wounds on his shoulder and leg.A gunshot wound was not an ordinary wound. This kind of pain was very bothersome even though Carter could stand it.Worried that the people from St. Piaf would find him, he hid in the toilet carefully the whole time. After that, he only left the mall when it was time to meet Shirley.The sky was gradually turning dark, and the streetlights lit up promptly.There were not a lot of people walking around in West Harbor.Shirley got out of the taxi and thanked the driver, then she maneuvered the wheelchair to move to her destination slowly.Fabian had proposed to follow Shirley to meet Carter, but in the end, Shirley came alone.The streetlights shone dimly under the sunset.Carter stood by the sea. His figure was not that far away, but Shirley felt as if a vast distance l