They would have never expected the person who they were plotting against to appear in front of them all of a sudden. Meredith and Rose’s laughter stopped abruptly. Their equally hideous faces were filled with shock as they stared at Madeline who had just walked in.“You! Who told you to come in? How long were you standing out there? What did you hear?” Rose stood up with a woosh and pointed at Madeline as she questioned her angrily.Meredith did not say anything. She just widened her eyes and sized Madeline up.Madeline quirked her eyebrow and smiled. “Why? Did you say something you shouldn’t have and you’re scared that I’ll find out?”“...” Rose’s expression changed. She averted her gaze slightly. “You…”“If I’m not wrong, you must be Madeline’s adoptive mother. Tsk tsk, your adopted daughter has been completely tainted by you. I was wondering how a graceful and elegant woman like Mrs. Montgomery would have such a heinous and vile daughter like Meredith.”“W-What did you say?” R
“Vera Quinn, how dare you plot against me, you b*tch?!” Meredith cracked. Her weak and vulnerable exterior from the video she took was completely gone.She glowered and gnashed her teeth as she grabbed a fruit knife on the bedside table. She was about to slash the knife across Madeline’s face. On one side, Rose was not stopping her at all. She was hoping that Meredith could teach this annoying woman a lesson.When she saw the knife approaching her, Madeline recalled the two slashes Meredith left on her face back then. That scene resurfaced in her brain like a nightmare in the dark.She came back to her senses quickly and dodged away from the shiny blade in a haste.“Stop hiding, you b*tch!” A fire of rage was burning in Meredith’s chest. She lifted the fruit knife again. “Let me tell you, Vera Quinn. This is how I disfigured Madeline back then. If you dare to cross me again, I’ll let you get a taste of that pain she felt!”Madeline quickly ran away from her. However, Rose had come
Meredith touched her face in horror. When she felt a warm and sticky liquid running down her cheek, her pupils constricted. “Blood! There’s so much blood! My face!”She looked at her bloody palm and screamed. Her face was much paler now that she was losing blood profusely.Madeline lifted her head and saw the lacerated flesh on Meredith’s right cheek. She was surprised, but at the same time, she felt that it was truly ironic. At the sight before her, she smiled.She did not expect that Meredith would be disfigured one day.Was this karma?“Mer, Mer, don’t be scared. Jeremy’s here. He won’t let anything happen to you!” Rose ran up to her to comfort her. At the same time, she did not forget to involve Jeremy in this.“Jeremy, take Mer to the doctor to bandage her wounds. If not, she’ll have a scar on her face. It’ll be bad if that happens,” Rose said hurriedly, pushing Meredith to Jeremy.Meredith lifted her tearful eyes to look at Jeremy who was still holding Madeline. “Jeremy, m
‘However, you’ve never given me an ounce of warmth before.‘Do you know how much it hurt when you stabbed me in the heart?‘You have no idea…’Jeremy brought Madeline to the doctor. After making sure that she was not hurt, he was finally relieved.Despite Madeline’s rejections, Jeremy still insisted on taking her back to the apartment.Jeremy seemed to feel more at ease when he saw that Felipe was not around.Madeline decided to kick him out as she was worried that he might notice something. “Mr. Whitman, you should go visit your wife in the hospital.”“I told you, she’s not my fiancé anymore,” he said coldly. He looked into Madeline’s eyes as a weird glint appeared. “Don’t call me Mr. Whitman when we meet next time. You can call me by my name.”Madeline looked at him in surprise. When she was about to say something, Jeremy’s phone rang.He looked at the screen and his face quickly fell.He hung up the phone, but after less than two seconds, it rang again.This time, he answ
What?After hearing what Jeremy said, Meredith was like a deflated balloon. Her knees went weak and she took a step back.The threats and warnings she said to Vera earlier all appeared in her head immediately. ‘Let me tell you, Vera Quinn, this is how I disfigured Madeline back then. If you dare to cross me again, I’ll let you have a taste of that pain she felt!’Meredith’s face turned even paler than before while her heart raced furiously.She had indeed said those words just now.She was so infuriated by Vera, so her true self came out and she revealed her past misdeeds.Jeremy looked at the changes in Meredith’s eyes and expression. He said in a disappointed tone, “You told me that it was your father Sean who hired someone to slash Madeline’s face. I guess that’s not the truth. You’re the one who did that.”“N-No, that’s not it…” Madeline grabbed Jeremy’s arm. She shook her head to deny everything. Her eyes were filled with tears at this moment. “I didn’t hurt Maddie. I reall
Rose had heard Jeremy and Meredith’s conversation earlier, but she did not expect it to get exposed so quickly.She comforted Meredith, saying, “Mer, you can’t admit defeat now. You have to get the position of Mrs. Whitman! Not only is it a symbol of status, but it’ll also give you limitless wealth!”Rose’s eyes were filled with greed. There was a hint of savageness in her eyes. “I’ll take care of that Vera Quinn for you.”After venting for a while, Meredith touched her wounded face while she gritted her teeth.“Of course, I won’t admit defeat so easily! I’ll kill anyone who dares to steal my man away from me!”Her eyes were filled with venom. Sinister ruses were starting to appear behind her eyes.“Hmph, Vera Quinn, I’ll let my mother teach you a lesson. But it’s not you, Mom. It’s Eloise!”…Jeremy drove away from the hospital and arrived at a location somewhere.During his drive here, he felt like a puppet with no senses nor thoughts. He drove apathetically while his brain
On the way back to the manor, what Jeremy’s mother said to him through the phone earlier was still replaying in his head.Unbeknownst to him, he started to speed up his car and after more than ten minutes, he drove into the manor’s garage.After he got out of the car, he walked straight to the living room. When he was at the door, he saw the face of his dreams. That stunning and alluring face was in his field of vision.Jeremy stopped in his tracks as his heartbeat sped up.Madeline lifted her head and saw Jeremy. She smiled bashfully at him, her eyes looking so lively that it was like they were able to speak to him. There were so many emotions in them.“I thought Felipe was here, but it’s just you, Mr. Whitman.” Madeline smiled softly.Jeremy’s speeding heart went back to its normal pace at that instant. He narrowed his eyes while maintaining a smile on his lips. “Are you waiting for Felipe?”“Felipe and I planned to come here together, but he had something to take care of sudd
He came back to his senses and saw Felipe walking over to him.Madeline walked past him, and her faint scent lingered in his nostrils. She smelled so sweet and had a unique scent to her.“Jeremy.” When Felipe saw Jeremy, he greeted him naturally.He was always so poised and refined, looking like a gentleman in his every move.Jeremy looked at the two of them as they held hands. He just glanced at them coldly.Madeline looked at Jeremy and turned around to smile at Felipe. “Felipe, let’s go in.”“Okay.” Felipe smiled softly, holding Madeline’s hand as he led her into the living room.Jeremy’s mother was on a call. When she saw Madeline and Felipe walking over hand in hand, she rolled her eyes in contempt before hanging up.“Oh, Felipe, you’re here,” Jeremy’s mother said in a strange voice. Then, she looked at Madeline from the corner of her eyes. “Say, are you really going to marry this woman?”Felipe smiled. He was being extremely polite. “As my elder, I hope you can have some