She was still his wife! Knock, knock, knock. Someone knocked on the office door. Looking up, Madeline was met Felipe who wore a warm and small smile on his lips. After clearing her table, she opened the door for Felipe to enter and made him a cup of black tea. Felipe took a light sip before going straight to the point. “Why did you turn your phone off the past two days? Did Jeremy say something that day in front of Whitman Corporation?” At the mention of this topic, Madeline beamed with a beautiful smile. Her eyes were filled with joy. “I found my child.” Felipe trembled. “Yours and Jeremy’s first child?” “Yeah. Who would’ve thought that he has always been by my side?” Madeline smiled sweetly, revealing her dimples. “Jackson’s my son.” “Jackson is your son?” Felipe was stunned. Madeline nodded. “It explains why I always felt a special connection and intimacy when it came to Jack.”Felipe’s eyes softened as he stared at the sweet and carefree smile Madeline had ne
The document was formatted as if it was a diary. Clicking into it, the first thing Madeline saw was the date above. It was dated three years ago, the day after she had ‘died’. Its content left Madeline tongue-tied. [I never thought you would leave me like this. You wouldn’t, right? This must be a prank, right? Don’t joke about things like this, Madeline. It’s not funny. [You said you loved me, that you’d bother me forever. Why is your forever so short? It can’t be. I refuse to believe that it is… [You must be doing this on purpose, Madeline. You’re doing this so that I would never forget you and miss you forever. You’re sly, but I won’t fall for it. [Madeline… [Madeline…]“...” Everything afterward was just her name typed again and again. Her hand that was on the mouse trembled lightly. While she could clearly read the words typed in the document on her screen, Madeline found herself unable to imagine how Jeremy must have felt while he wrote it back then.Nor d
While Madeline did not take the roses, he was happy enough with her silent acknowledgment. However, Madeline threw the divorce papers at the driver’s seat the moment she got in the car. “I’ve already signed my part. Give it back to me when you’re done signing yours.” Jeremy felt his heart sink the moment he set his eyes on the words atop the document. Forcing himself not to think too much into it, he kept the papers and stepped on the accelerator. “Jack hasn’t known what a complete and happy family feels like for the past six years, Eveline. Do you really—” “Don’t try to use Jack as an excuse not to sign the papers, Jeremy. I don’t know what you’re trying to gain, but it’d do you good to stop believing that I would believe your lies about loving me.” Madeline’s tone was cold and held no room for negotiations. As such, Jeremy kept quiet and stewed in his own heartache. After arriving at the kindergarten, Madeline moved to the back seat so that she could talk to Jackson
Madeline’s eyes flared as she clenched her fists tightly, her tone sounding determined. “Lily is not related to you in any way, Jeremy! Stop your wishful thinking!” Her control over her emotions loosened as she fought to deny. “It’s because you hurt me so thoroughly, you b*stard, that I gave myself to Felipe. He was the only ray of light in the darkness you put me in!” Madeline met Jeremy’s growingly somber gaze. “Lillian is Felipe’s and my child. She will never have a person like you as her father, so stop lumping Lily with the likes of you!” With that, Madeline raised her hand to push away the man in front of her. Without realizing how boneless his legs had gotten, Jeremy felt himself stagger backward at the push. Madeline took her bag and left the villa without another look. Sitting in the taxi she hailed to head home, Madeline’s mind began to take a trip down an agonizing memory lane… Picking up her weak body, Madeline had Ava bring her to Jeremy and Meredith’s enga
Like an ant on a hot pan, Karen called Jeremy over. Not too long after his arrival came Felipe’s. Dressed in a black suit, Felipe’s normally elegant and gentlemanly aura was tinged with a hit of dominance. Realizing Old Master Whitman, Jeremy, and the rest of the Whitman family were present, Felipe had his assistant hand over a document before going straight to the point. “This house is now mine. Considering our relationship, I’ll give you one day to pack everything and move out.” Karen jumped up and pointed a finger to rage at Felipe. “Felipe, you *sshole! How could you scheme to snatch away the assets under the Whitmans’ name? You already took Whitman Corporations, but now you’re taking the old master’s retirement house too? You have no conscience!” Felipe smiled unconcernedly. “Conscience?” His dark eyes shone with an ironic glint. “We wouldn’t be here if you guys had a conscience.” “What… What are you trying to say?” Felipe scoffed and met Jeremy’s deep gaze wit
Jeremy felt a tug on his heartstrings. He immediately tried to call Madeline once Felipe’s call with her ended, but it was without doubt that Madeline had already blacklisted his number. Felipe chuckled lowly. “Don’t waste your energy. Madeline loves me now. All she feels for you is hate.” Jeremy’s expression darkened. “What happened to Madeline, Felipe? What did she tell you?!” “None of your business,” Felipe replied coldly, “You have no right to ask about Madeline again.” “Who cares about what’s going on to that woman?!” Karen hounded confidently at Felipe from behind before Jeremy could speak and held her son back.“That Madeline helped Felipe. It’s their fault our family’s like this now, Jeremy. Why are you still thinking about her? What’s wrong with you? Did you forget how much you hated her in the beginning?” Jeremy snatched his arm back in annoyance. “Leave your nose out of Madeline’s and my business.” “Jeremy, Jeremy!” “Stop shouting,” Old Master Whitman fina
There were thousands of reasons to keep Madeline by his side, yet he resigned himself to watching her leave with Felipe. Time slowly ticked by as he waited for evening to come. He immediately made way to fetch Madeline from First Crystal Street only to be told that Madeline had left. Jeremy immediately went to the kindergarten, but the class teacher told him that Madeline had already picked Jackson up. Jeremy felt his heart go haywire at the news. He had a feeling that Madeline was about to leave him. Frantic, he stepped on the accelerator and made it to Madeline’s apartment in record time. He pressed the bell continuously, but no one answered. Jeremy grew cold. Darkness returned to his entire world as the unease that overwhelmed him made it hard for him to breathe and his heart to beat. ‘Linnie… ‘Do you hate me so much that you can’t even bring yourself to look at me again…’ Jeremy leaned despondently against the wall with his peach-blossom eyes drooping. His long
With his heart shattered to pieces, Jeremy felt the shards cut deep within him, leaving bloody wounds in their wake. He took the pen and stared at Madeline’s alluring features while his breathing became hitched.“Do you hate me that much?” he asked weakly, a shred of hope in his heart. Yet Madeline’s response was decisive. “I do, I hate you. So much.” Jeremy’s lips curled faintly as he took in a deep breath. He took the papers and skimmed through them. She wanted nothing, none of his assets or money—just custody of the child. Jeremy placed the pen down. “Very well. I agree to the divorce, but I won’t let go of Jack.” Madeline’s calm expression cracked. “What right do you have to fight over Jack’s custody, Jeremy? What right do you have to be Jack’s father?” Jeremy merely smiled. He did not protest nor did he fight back. He knew that this was the only way he could make her stay in his life. Madeline grew furious at Jeremy’s silence. “Talk, Jeremy Whitman. What do yo
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