Meredith agreed impatiently. “Don’t worry, Jeremy. I’ll be there on time tomorrow night with my parents.”“That’s great, then.” Jeremy hung up the phone after saying those last three words.He looked at the darkened screen, his slender, dewy eyes reflecting a secretive light.Madeline had gone straight back to the apartment. After entering the house, she saw that Felipe was already up.He sat at the table by the French windows, wearing loose casual clothes. He was watching the financial news on his phone while elegantly biting on a piece of toast for breakfast.Seeing that Madeline was back, he gave her a gentle smile. “Miss L.ady’s sales performance is booming. Every piece of jewelry that you’ve designed has become popular. I think you stand a great chance of winning the grand prize for this year’s GMA International Jewelry Design Competition.“Also, I brought you the fragrance materials you need. You can continue with your dreams and career here with peace of mind.”Listening
Under everyone’s puzzled gaze, Jeremy took out a dark blue velvet box from his pants pocket.He held the box to face Madeline and opened it. Inside the velvet jewelry box was a sparkling diamond ring.Meredith looked at the ring box that Jeremy was holding in shock. She hurried over. “Jeremy, what... What are you doing?” she asked nervously, trying to maintain a smile. “Jeremy, you asked my parents to come over today. Is it because you want to propose to me? This diamond ring is also for me, yes?”Meredith looked expectantly at Jeremy’s impassive side profile.However, Jeremy did not spare a glance at Meredith even from the corner of his peripheral vision. Instead, he took out the ring and reached out to Madeline’s left hand that was being held by Felipe.Madeline quickly withdrew her hand. “Mr. Whitman, what are you doing?”Felipe also protected Madeline by his side. “Jeremy, although Vera and Madeline are very similar, but as I’ve told you, they’re two different people.”“Why
Meredith blushed and leaned close to Jeremy’s side lovingly. “Don’t worry, Mom and Dad. Jeremy will take good care of me, right, Jeremy?”She cast her bright and clear gaze at Jeremy and happened to see him looking down at her.It was just that his eyes were so cold that she was stunned.“Je-Jeremy?”“What I want to announce is the dissolution of our engagement.”“…”“What?”Meredith was instantly petrified. Eloise, Sean, and Jeremy’s parents all looked shocked.Madeline looked calm, but she also felt surprised on the inside.Did Jeremy actually say he wanted to break off the engagement with Meredith?This was really mind-blowing.He adored the two-faced Meredith. He had been indulging and pampering her without limit for so many years.How could such a decision suddenly be made?“Jeremy, what are you saying? How can you break off your engagement with Meredith when she has even given birth to your child?!” Eloise said angrily. She suddenly pointed to Madeline. “Is it becaus
Jeremy looked down at her, the girl he had once said he would guard forever, and a sarcastic smile crawled onto his handsome face. “I didn’t even find the driver.”“…” No one had thought that Jeremy would suddenly say such a sentence.The air in the entire living room seemed to freeze instantly as Meredith’s eyes went wide like saucers. She was looking at Jeremy’s handsome face that was full of disappointment and mockery with shock.He had actually set her up!She had admitted to framing Madeline with Tanner out of fear!Madeline was sitting quietly at the side, but her heart was not calm at the moment.Just the previous day, Jeremy had asked her to dress like Madeline to set Tanner up, but that failed.She initially thought that no human or physical evidence could be found to prove the fact that Meredith did such an evil deed back then. However, what she did not expect was that Jeremy would actually use this tactic at this time to make Meredith obediently confess.Her heart tr
Hearing this, Meredith looked like she was drained of strength.It seemed that he was serious.“Jeremy, how can you do this?” Eloise immediately sought justice for Meredith. “Meredith has been with you for so many years, and the child she gave birth to is already five years old. In the past five years, she has been maliciously discredited as the mistress. Now, because of that damned Madeline, you don’t want Meredith anymore?” she questioned.Jeremy’s temples suddenly pulsated, and his gaze suddenly became dark.He really did not want to hear people always using ‘d*mned Madeline’ when addressing Madeline.“Shut up!” Old Master Whitman scolded back furiously, “Mrs. Montgomery, although this lady is your long-lost daughter, you shouldn’t use this manner to compensate for the debt you owe your daughter! Madeline was also raised by her parents! If her parents know that she has suffered such a great grievance, they’d also feel sad and distressed!” Old Master Whitman heaved a long sigh a
Madeline did not think she cared about Jeremy giving roses to other women. She just was not reconciled.Jeremy’s car went straight all the way. There were gradually lesser cars along this road.In order to avoid being found out by him, Felipe stretched the distance very far.After about 20 minutes, Madeline saw Jeremy’s car had stopped.However, the place he parked his car made Madeline and Felipe feel confused.“A cemetery?”Jeremy had actually come to a cemetery.Why would he come to this place while carrying a bouquet of roses?Furthermore, this cemetery was exactly where she once buried her grandfather and her first child. It was also the place where he had cruelly killed their child in front of her. Madeline’s heart trembled fiercely thinking about it. The snow floating in the sky on that fateful day seemed to float into her heart at this moment, so cold.She would never forget how desperate and helpless she was when she pleaded with him. Yet, he ignored her pleading and
Jeremy gently grazed his fingers over the words on the tombstone before standing up.His surrounding was empty, just as his heart was desolate at the moment.When a drizzle suddenly began to fall from the sky, Jeremy reluctantly left.After Madeline picked up Lilian and went back to the apartment, she received a call from Jeremy.He had said that he was at the community gate and was looking for her for something important.Madeline hung up and looked at Felipe who was playing with Lilian.“Go and do the things you want to do.” Felipe had already read through the embarrassment and hesitation in Madeline’s eyes.He knew that all she wanted to do now was to take revenge.Jeremy was one of the targets for revenge.Madeline changed her outfit and went downstairs with her bag. As soon as she got out of the elevator, she saw Jeremy’s car parked outside.It was raining heavily in the evening before night fell.Seeing that Madeline was approaching, Jeremy braved the rain and opened t
Meredith was ringing the doorbell.This really surprised Madeline.Three years had passed. Did Meredith not even have the key to the door here?She was puzzled. She saw Jeremy frowning slightly with a deep gaze as if he was thinking about something."Mr. Whitman, aren’t you going to open the door? Miss Crawford is here. She’s your child's mother, after all." Madeline smiled slightly.Jeremy slowly raised his dark eyes when he heard her words. "I’ll only be gone for a bit. Wait for me.""Alright." Madeline smiled and nodded. Looking at Jeremy's turned back, a satirical smile appeared in her bewitching and beautiful eyes.‘Hmph, seems like you’re still not willing to be apart from her, right?’The rain outside was heavy. When the door opened, the late summer breeze poured in. It was quite cooling."Jeremy, you’re finally willing to see me." Meredith rushed to Jeremy with a sense of urgency.She was not holding an umbrella, so she was all soggy as if she had run over in the rain
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