Jeremy looked up at Madeline as surprise washed over her. Their gazes locked as Madeline felt her heart quicken, for his eyes were filled with gentleness, affection, as well as searing passion. Madeline averted her eyes as to not be influenced by Jeremy’s gaze. She watched the man walk toward the witness stand. Meredith stared at Jeremy with unease, while her eyes swirled with admiration and love for the man. Jeremy had not spared a glance before he handed over the new piece of evidence. Meredith’s expression fell as she saw it, staring fearfully at the phone in Jeremy’s hand. “This is the victim, Brittany Montgomery’s, cell phone.” Jeremy parted his lips calmly. “I found it in the defendant’s house.” “...” Meredith’s eyes turned to saucers and she was too shocked to speak. “Within it is a recorded video three years ago taken by the victim herself. The video will tell us her true murderer, and I’ve already gone to make a copy of the video.” He handed over a USB drive. T
Chupse…With Meredith’s unconstrained roar came her confession, pulling the entire courthouse into a silence. Meredith’s eyes were bloodshot as she panted. She realized that she had misspoken! She had just confessed to killing Brittany Montgomery! Meredith’s attorney stared at her in a daze, slowly growing cold. “So it was you, Meredith Crawford! You murderer! Murderer!” Diana broke down and screamed. Meredith balled her fists as her eyes flashed. Jeremy stared indifferently at Meredith’s ugly appearance, his tone unfazed. “You’re right, Meredith Crawford. You did delete the video, but I also had a skilled technician recover it for me.” “...” Meredith stared at Jeremy at a loss, her eyes filled with sorrow. “Why? Why must you do this to me, Jeremy? I’m the woman you love the most! You promised you’d protect me forever so why are you helping that b*tch Madeline and framing me instead? Why?!” Jeremy’s eyes sharpened at her ostentatious accusations. “Stop pretending. It
Rushed steps drew close from behind, followed by Eloise’s trembling voice. She could almost guess what for as the contents of the video must have been shocking to Eloise and Sean. Madeline turned around slowly, planning to deal with them coldly. However, she was hugged by Eloise before she could do anything. “My daughter!” Eloise sobbed. “I’m so sorry, Eveline… Mom is so sorry!” She apologized repeatedly while Sean’s eyes reddened as he watched from the side, having run over with his wife. The video showed a wretched-looking Meredith torturing a battered Madeline. They could not bring themselves to think of the scene. Yet the harder they tried to suppress it, the more that brutal scene emphasized the difficulty and hurt Madeline had suffered. Her parents had been defending that monster while she suffered. Sean sighed deeply as he took in Madeline’s cool expression and patted Eloise’s shoulder. “Let’s not make it more difficult for our daughter, Ellie. Give her some
“Why do I have to bet with you? I decide how I want my life to go. You don’t get to control it,” Madeline replied curtly, her eyes filled with confidence. “You don’t have to sign the papers since I can appeal for one on grounds that we’ve been separated for more than two years. As for Jack’s custody, I won’t give it up.” Madeline then turned and left. Waiting by the side, Eloise and Sean could do nothing as they watched Madeline leave Jeremy with distaste on her face. While Jeremy was their son-in-law, he had hurt Madeline deeply as well. They had no right to berate Jeremy, for their mistakes were worse as parents. … Meredith’s case climbed the trends rather quickly, angering countless netizens with her brutal personality. Hidden away in a motel, Rose and Jon shook with infuriation as they watched the news of Meredith’s court case. They dropped the remote on the floor. “Meredith’s penalty is in a month! What are we going to do? I can’t believe that Jeremy would have s
Just then, a message notification appeared on her phone. Tapping in, Madeline realized that Felipe had still taken Whitman Manor away in the end. She rushed to Whitman Manor only to find its gates bolted. She felt her body grow cold. Standing by the door, all Madeline had in mind was Old Master Whitman who supported and protected her silently. “Grandfather…” She thought to herself. After asking around about Old Master Whitman’s current settlement, Madeline immediately drove over. She arrived at a high-end district around the suburbs. Losing Whitman Corporation had not made Jeremy completely useless, for it seemed like he still had quite the savings. Madeline parked her car and got ready to make her way inside when she heard someone yell her name from behind. “Madeline Crawford!” It was a voice Madeline was familiar with. Turning around, she was met with Karen running furiously toward her with Yvonne in tow. “How dare you come here, Madeline? Do you think you hav
Jeremy noticed that something was wrong with Madeline's face. "What's wrong? Did something happen?"Madeline looked at him displeased. "You know clearly in your heart what you’ve done."Jeremy frowned lightly. He did not understand what Madeline meant."Where did you take Jack?"Madeline's subsequent questioning confused Jeremy even more. "Linnie, what are you talking about? When did I even take Jack away?""Jeremy, you just have to trouble me, don't you? Are you just so happy when you see me worried or sad?""I really don't know what happened." Jeremy looked at Madeline with confusion. "Linnie, first tell me what happened.""Jeremy, you’ve been with Meredith for a long time now and your acting skills have gotten quite good as well,” Madeline said sarcastically, then stepped on the accelerator before driving to the gate of the kindergarten where Jackson was studying.While on the way, Jeremy had repeatedly wanted to understand the reason behind Madeline's anger, but Madeline ju
"Rose? Meredith's old lady?" Ava suddenly became uneasy. "She must know that Meredith is about to face execution and has directed her resentment on you, Maddie. That’s why she’s starting with Jack!"Ava’s guess was not too far off.Madeline also had a very bad premonition in her heart.Meredith's family was really inhumane. They would do anything.Madeline decided to call the police after understanding the situation. However, as soon as she walked out of the kindergarten gate, she received a message. [Your son is now in our hands. If you don't want him to die, do as I say!]Seeing this text, Madeline's heart jumped quickly.She knew she had to calm down, but when she thought of the situation Jackson might be suffering in now, her thoughts were muddled.Jeremy then took her mobile phone and called the number directly.Unexpectedly, the call connected.Rose lowered her voice and made a request, "Madeline, prepare 50 million in exchange for your son. Otherwise, you’ll just ha
After Madeline and Jeremy gave each other a look, she picked up the phone and pressed on the speakerphone.Rose had lowered her voice deliberately, trying to fake another voice over the line.Opening her mouth, she asked for money, "Madeline, is the 50 million ready? I want it in cash! I want it in an hour, or I’ll kill your son!"Madeline's heart was faintly anxious and she tried hard to restrain her emotions. "I’ll give you the money, but you can't hurt my son! Otherwise, you can dream about getting even a penny!"Although Rose said she was dissatisfied, she thought about her getting the huge sum of money in a while and watched her mouth. "As long as you don't play any tricks, your son will be fine. I’ll send you the address now and you’ll leave the money there later. Just be in that position. Remember, you’re not allowed to call Jeremy over and you’re not allowed to call the police. You must go alone!"After she was finished speaking, she quickly hung up and Madeline soon recei