“Your words were so touching, Mr. Whitman. However, it’s too bad that I’m not Madeline Crawford.” She denied it. Then, she chuckled sarcastically. “Even if I was Madeline, I wouldn’t forgive you nor give you another chance.”The hope in Jeremy’s eyes was crushed. His heart also plummeted heavily.Actually, it was not surprising for him to get this answer. However, when he heard her denying it, the words felt like a knife was slicing his heart.Felipe rushed to the scene immediately after he saw the live broadcast online.He pushed the crowd away and walked next to Madeline, his gentle and refined face filled with anger.He grabbed Madeline’s hand in front of everyone. His gaze was overbearing and possessive as he looked at Jeremy.“Jeremy, don’t force your hypocritical apology and love on Vera. She’s not your ex-wife Madeline Crawford who you used to abandon and tarnish. She’s my fiancée, Vera Quinn.”Felipe sounded like he was warning Jeremy.On the other hand, this was the fi
Jeremy started the car instantly.After Madeline heard his words, an expectant smile appeared on her cold face.Through the mirror, Jeremy could see that Madeline was holding her hands tightly. There were endless emotions in her eyes along with a hint of nervousness.Jeremy curled the corners of his lips when he saw the look of genuine happiness on Madeline’s face.He was finally seeing a smile on his face.However, after driving on the busy roads, the car ended up in a place where Madeline was familiar with.She was puzzled as she reminisced about the scenery outside the window.‘Has my child been living in April Hill this entire time?‘Then who’s taking care of my child?’The car came to a stop slowly as she was thinking about these questions.Madeline did not wait for Jeremy to open the door for her and got out hurriedly.Everything in front was not foreign to her. They were at the beach of April Hill.It was the depths of winter and the sea breeze was bone-chillingly co
Jeremy went with her and smiled. “Yeah. My wife and I wanted to relive the memories.” Madeline spared a displeased gaze at Jeremy which the man paid no attention to as he helped the old woman pick up her potatoes and carry her basket. “You live nearby, right? I can help you take them back.” “Thank you.” The old woman accepted their help and began showing them the way. Jeremy smoothly held Madeline’s hand in his before following. Madeline’s attempt to break free was to no avail. “The two of you sure are a loving couple, coming to the seaside despite how cold it is.” The old woman looked back with a smile that deepened when her eyes fell on Madeline and Jeremy’s interlocked hands. “You sure are a lucky lady to have such a loving husband. I remember how he ran all the way when you hurt your leg years ago, panting when he arrived at the health center. Oh, how worried he must have been. I knew right then that the two of you would end up together, and I was right.” Madeline’s l
At that, Madeline broke into a mocking chuckle. Even so, her eyes grew wet as the sea wind blew despite her laughter. “Do you even hear what you’re saying, Jeremy?” She scoffed, her eyes brimming with unshed tears. “You’re telling me that you loved me since the moment we met again, yet you’ve taken a part of my flesh away?” Madeline’s expression darkened the most at the mention of ‘love’. “Is this what it means to love someone, Jeremy? Being in love means that you wish the best for that person! Not to break, destroy, and torture them!” Madeline let out the rage within as her tears began to trickle from the corner of her eyes with the sea breeze. They fell on the back of Jeremy’s hand, the warmth of the tears searing his flesh.“You don’t need to lie to yourself, Jeremy, and I don’t need you to lie to me. The one you’ve loved this entire time has been Meredith all along, I can see it in the way you protect her despite the evil things she has done. Yet what did you do when I
Madeline parted her lips only to bite down harshly on Jeremy. The man’s brows furrowed slightly as he blinked his alluring eyes open. Mirth swam in his eyes as he took Madeline’s harsh rejection as a sign of her enjoyment. His grip loosened and he was immediately given a slap across his face. Madeline glared at him, balling her fists at the sight of blood on Jeremy’s lips. “Don’t kiss me with the same mouth you used to kiss someone else! It’s disgusting!” She raged, fuming as she turned around.Jeremy lifted a slender finger to wipe off the speck of red from the corner of his lips. “You’re the only woman I’ve kissed.” Madeline’s steps slowed. Jeremy turned around to stare at her back. “I know you won’t believe me, but it’s the truth. I’ve never kissed another woman.” Madeline slowly lifted her ferocious gaze. “Yeah, you’ve never kissed another woman, so I take it that you’ve never touched Meredith too, right? Then how did Jack come to this world? The sheer force of w
Son? Madeline was stunned. ‘Meredith lied to me. I gave birth to a son, not a daughter!’ Madeline felt her heart stop. Doubt tinted her gaze as she stared at the joyous man. Reading the words left unspoken in Madeline’s eyes, Jeremy looked at her before giving her a weighted nod. Madeline felt all doubt vanish within her heart at his silent acknowledgment and quickly alighted the car. She ran into Montgomery Manor with large steps. Jeremy closed his eyes remorsefully as he stared at Madeline’s impatient figure. Sure, Meredith was heinous, but was he not too? It was dinnertime within the manor and Eloise was walking toward the dining room with Sean by her side and Jackson’s hand in hers when a servant suddenly proclaimed, “Sir, Madam, Miss Eveline is back!” Neither Eloise nor Sean could believe their ears. Turning around at the same time, the couple met an impatient Madeline with surprise and elation. “Eveline!” Eloise called for Madeline lovingly before she could
Madeline dropped to her knees while her trembling fingers began to caress Jackson’s brow. They went from his eyes to his nose to his adorably small mouth… “What’s wrong, Mommy? Why are you crying?” Jackson blinked confusedly as he reached out to wipe Madeline’s tears away. Madeline lovingly clasped Jackson’s fair and small hands in her larger ones. “Jack… Mommy’s precious little boy. Mommy finally gets to see you!” Unable to hold back, Madeline pulled Jackson’s small frame into her chest. Holding Jackson tightly, the storm of joy and sorrow within her intertwined and came out in the form of wet scalding tears that streamed down her face. She knew she should be elated, but her heart felt like it was going to shatter. Meredith was just too wicked. How could she come up with such a way to torture her and her child? Madeline felt her chest tighten as she imagined the wicked things Meredith had done to Jackson in the past five years. She did not even dare to recall the
Madeline’s eyes held nothing but frost in them as they met the man’s warm gaze. “If you have any shred of conscience left, Jeremy, you’ll give my child back to me.” “Was this what you wanted to talk to me about?” Jeremy tugged his lips into a bitter smile. “Jack can’t lose his dad just because he has his mom now.” “Dad?” Madeline scoffed ironically as she sent a strong wave of despise at Jeremy. “Does your conscience not hurt, Jeremy? You’ve done nothing to redeem your worth as Jack’s dad.” “...” Jeremy pursed his lips and remained silent. Madeline walked up to him, frost oozing off her delicate and slender figure as she stood in front of the lithe man. “Do you even remember what you fed me every time you were done with me? Contraceptives, that’s what. You told me that a woman as wretched as me will never be worthy of having your children. Do you remember?” “...” Jeremy’s sharp brows knitted tightly at Madeline’s interrogation. “I was already pregnant with your child w
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