Madeline could understand his dissatisfaction. After all, how could reputation mend the pain and ache of a destroyed family?Felipe turned around and looked at Madeline. The ominous glint in his eyes disappeared quickly and there was just gentleness left.“Vera, from now on, everything will belong to us.”Madeline smiled and nodded. “It’s yours. After all, it’s the Whitmans’ property. I never wanted to take over this company. Now that it’s back to you, it’s going back to its rightful owner.”Felipe was shocked. “You don’t want any of this?”“The thing I want the most right now is to see Jeremy dispirited while having nothing,” Madeline said and frowned as if she was in deep thought.“However, I keep feeling like the reason why I could hack into Jeremy’s computer so easily to transfer the stocks and important information is that he’s purposely allowing me to do so.”“You’re saying that he knows you’d do this but he didn’t stop you?” Felipe frowned.Madeline was quiet. What Jerem
Madeline was shocked by Jeremy’s sudden appearance. However, for some reason, she let out a sigh of relief.Felipe was annoyed as his profession of love and proposal was abruptly interrupted. A hint of anger appeared in his gentle black eyes. “Jeremy, why are you here? You no longer have a position here.”Jeremy’s narrow eyes stared straight at Felipe, then his eyes landed on Madeline’s face.When he met her cold stare, his gaze turned soft.“I know you hate me and you want me to die. I accept all kinds of revenge from you, but I won’t allow you to be with him… Let alone get married to him.”Jeremy had no room for negotiation in his tone, and there was a domineering aura in his dark eyes.When Madeline was about to say something, she heard Felipe chuckling behind her.“You won't allow this?” he laughed as he questioned, “Who are you to not allow this? Did you forget how you used to treat Maddie? What were you doing when she was sick and injured? You were having the time of your
“If this will make Madeline feel better, anything is possible.”“W-What? Jeremy, what did you say?” Karen widened her eyes in shock. “You despise that woman so much, so why are you… Did you really fall in love with Madeline?”Jeremy did not answer Karen. However, his softened gaze was the best answer.“I’ll find a suitable place for you to move out soon. Don’t annoy me if there’s nothing urgent.”After he finished saying that, he turned around to leave. However, he stopped when he saw the old master in front of him. Old Master Whitman was holding his cane, and although his shrunken face looked strict, his eyes were still benevolent.“Follow me,” he said to Jeremy before turning around.Jeremy hesitated for two seconds before following after him.Study.Old Master Whitman was facing the grey sky outside the french window. After a long while, he sighed.“What are you going to do now?”“Don’t worry, Grandpa. I’ve lost Whitman Corporation but I’ll definitely get it back.”Jere
Jeremy asked the old master the question that he had been keeping in his heart. The old master looked at the grey sky, and there was a flash of sadness in his eyes. “This story started 23 years ago…”The story went back to more than 20 years ago. When Jeremy was feeling puzzled, he could guess that this might be related to Felipe’s parents.Indeed, after listening to the old master’s story, Jeremy had a concrete answer.At the same time, this also proved that Felipe was a very dangerous person. He could not allow Madeline to get so close to Felipe.The old master stopped Jeremy when he was about to leave. “Maddie might know about this sooner or later. Plus, Felipe helped her through the most difficult moments of her life, so she trusts Felipe a lot. On the other hand, Maddie resents and despises you, so she won’t believe anything you say.”“I don’t long for her to believe me, but I won’t allow Felipe to lie to her or even hurt her.” Jeremy frowned, his gaze intense and determined.
When he was contemplating about that, the lights in the apartment went off.Jeremy felt his breath hitch as his mind started wandering.He tossed the empty wine bottle to the bin and turned around without hesitating.However, when he was about to go into the apartment, he saw Felipe walking out.Some of Jeremy’s pent up frustration disappeared and he stopped walking. When he saw Felipe driving away with a grim expression on his face, he finally went into the building.Jeremy went to Madeline’s unit with ease. He still remembered that she had invited him to her apartment before when she came back to his life as Vera.At that moment, he discovered that she was not actually living with Felipe.Now, Jeremy walked slowly to the door and stood there quietly.The wind and snow fluttered into the building from the window. The bone-chilling coldness pierced through his skin like needles, but Jeremy was not bothered.This was nothing compared to the hurt he had once caused Madeline.He
The man’s voice was soft and certain. However, it also sounded like he was begging her. His eyes were hazy and fazed. Though he looked sober, he also looked intoxicated at the same time.Madeline looked at him indifferently and said, “I don’t want to listen to anything you say. I feel disgusted when I see you.”Her words were a blatant show of her disdain toward him while her resentful eyes caused Jeremy to stand there feeling dumbfounded.He felt as if his heart had plunged into a bottomless abyss where the bone-chilling coldness spread from his heart to his entire body.He missed this so much. Back then, she would look at him with so much admiration and love in her twinkling eyes.Now, she was looking at him with a gaze that was even colder than how one would look at a stranger.When she saw Jeremy looking at her with a dazed look on his face, Madeline’s attitude was more firm than before. “Jeremy, if you don’t leave now, I’ll call the security.”Hearing this, Jeremy quivered
Amidst the silence, Jeremy could hear Madeline chuckling lightly.“Jeremy, everything’s too late. I won’t have any feelings for you no matter what you say now,” Madeline said coldly. She no longer had the same yearning for him any longer.“Because I don’t love you anymore.”Even though he knew that she did not love him, when he heard her saying it out loud, Jeremy finally felt what it was like to have a million arrows to his heart.He felt like invisible knives were raining down on him, slicing away his flesh from his body. What was left of him now was just his bones.Madeline lifted her hand suddenly and pushed away Jeremy’s lifeless arms.She turned around and looked sarcastically at the dispirited man.“Jeremy, I’m done with you. The moment you asked someone to break open my grandpa’s tombstone, I instantly regretted falling in love with a cold-blooded and heartless man like you.”When he heard her saying this, Jeremy felt the cold wind taking over his body. The temperature
Maybe it was out of surprise, but Madeline’s heart skipped a beat.She wanted to ignore the man on the floor at first, but when she saw Jeremy’s brows knitted together and the way he looked like he was in pain, she subconsciously squatted down before taking his temperature.His cheek was cold, but his forehead was burning.When she got closer to him, aside from his scent, there was also a strong smell of alcohol.He had drunk a lot and even stayed out in the cold wind the entire night. It was likely he was suffering from a fever now.Madeline did not want anything to do with Jeremy, so she thought of calling 911 so that the ambulance could take him away instead. When she turned around to do so, however, Jeremy grabbed her hand.His hand was so cold, feeling as if it had been frozen into ice. The coldness from his hand penetrated her bones.“Don’t go…” he muttered like he was still in a dream, his eyelashes moving slightly. Then, he slowly opened his narrow eyes.“Don’t go, plea
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