"Eveline, I'm no longer in love with you."This is my fiancée, Vetty."What? Are you worried that I’ll harm Felipe’s kid, Mrs. Whitman?”Madeline was feeling her heart aching as she placed her hand on her abdomen.'Jeremy, this is your biological child.'In my entire life, I've no other man aside from you.'But in the end, you still don’t believe in me.'Madeline smiled bitterly. She suddenly recalled that two days ago, there was a stranger who claimed to have a bad ending in their relationship who added her on social media.Currently, aside from that stranger, there was no one else she could turn to.Hence, she accepted that stranger’s request. Just when she was thinking about how she should greet that stranger, the latter sent her a message: [Hello miss, I'm very glad you’ve added me as a friend.]Madeline replied: [Nice to meet you, stranger.] [Miss, I've just ended my relationship and I'm feeling very sad. Can you keep me company for a little longer?]Madeline was not
Jeremy was utterly flabbergasted when Madeline hugged him on her own accord.Amid the pitch-black environment, he ran his fingers around Madeline's waist subconsciously and said in a faint tone, "Aside from the contract, what's there for us to talk about, Mrs. Whitman?”Madeline could not blame him for speaking in such a manner as she was the one who spoke in such a disdainful way in the first place."Jeremy, I really have something important to talk to you about."With the faint ray of light, Jeremy lowered his gaze to look at the person in his arms. "Speak."Madeline took in a deep breath. Cautiously, she scanned through the entrance of the conference room to reaffirm that no other people were eavesdropping. She grasped onto Jeremy's arms with a slightly firm grip."Jeremy, actually, our—"Buzz, buzz.Madeline had just said a few words when the phone on the floor started vibrating.Her heart missed a beat. She looked down on the lit screen that displayed Felipe's remark.‘T
Felipe's faint voice was heard over the phone. "Something happened to Lillian."Madeline's expression changed drastically. "Something happened to Lillian? What do you mean by that?!""Lillian accidentally tripped and hit her head. She’s bleeding heavily. I just sent her to Royal Hospital to be treated," Felipe said calmly. Then, he asked, "Are you with Jeremy?""I'm not with him. I'm going to book a ticket to fly back to F Country now!"Jeremy came out from the conference room and saw Madeline running to the elevator. His eyes went dim as he put on a jealous expression. "You're so desperate to meet him after just a call. Eveline, were you this concerned about me in the past?"Madeline boarded the flight overnight to hurry back to F Country.When she arrived at the hospital, Lillian was being admitted to the ICU for further observation.Through the glass window, Madeline glanced at the pale doll-like face. The sight only made her heartbroken.The servants claimed Lillian was hav
"Newlywed couples are indeed so loving."His words were like a sharp sword that pierced through Madeline's heart.She suppressed herself while her stomach was writhing with acidic juices. Staring at Jeremy and Yvette who were holding hands, she let out a smile. "Same goes to you, Mr. Whitman. You and your fiancée are also so loving to each other.""That's a given." Jeremy chuckled. He placed his gaze on Yvette's soothing and smiling face before saying, "Vetty was the ray of light during the darkest time of my life. I'll always appreciate her after being lucky enough to meet such a good lady like Vetty in my life.""Jeremy, I'm not as good as you say." Yvette put on a bashful look, leaning against Jeremy's shoulder. "Oh yeah, hurry and give them our invitation card."'Invitation card?'Madeline was puzzled. The next moment, she saw Jeremy handing over an invitation card that had been meticulously prepared to her."Jeremy and I will be having our engagement ceremony this coming Sa
'But how could you know about it, Jeremy? That time, I chased you away just to save you.'Now, you think that I’ve changed my mind and I’m making fun of you.’She touched the name on the card, smiling with her eye reddened."Jeremy, you'll surely be happy if you know that Lilian is still alive."After having these painful thoughts, Madeline picked up her pencil once again and drew all her thoughts into the design.On the next day, she submitted the design to Jeremy.A long time had passed, but he still did not reply. This felt just like those days back then when he used to ignore her.When it was almost evening, Madeline finally received Jeremy's reply. In his reply, he mentioned his dissatisfaction and requested her to create a new design.Following Jeremy's idea, Madeline constructed a new design. However, even after editing it a few times, Jeremy was still not satisfied. He emphasized to her he was extremely busy and did not wish for her to submit such low-quality designs to
Staring at her frowning face, Jeremy curled his lips. "How could I be so daring to make fun of my aunt?"He walked to her front. "I was done with my meeting a long time ago. It's just that I saw you sleeping, so it would’ve been rather inconvenient to wake you up.""..." After hearing what he had to say, Madeline felt that she was the one at fault.Seeing Madeline daydreaming, Jeremy stared at the blanket which Madeline was holding onto."Aunty, please don't go making wild guesses that I'm the one who covered you with this blanket. It's the lady from the front desk who did it. It's none of my business."He denied that the incident had anything to do with him. His eyes did not show any sign of concern toward her nor could traces of missing her be found.Madeline grasped the blanket tightly and smiled. "It looks like I've really misunderstood. If that's the case, then can you please book an appointment, Mr. Whitman? I don't want to waste too much time on just your case alone.""Ar
"Were you expecting my kiss, Mrs. Whitman?""...""How very unfortunate. Now, I only kiss the woman I love."A sense of tease could be seen in his smile while his eyes glittered scornfully.Madeline felt heartbroken, but she replied in a composed manner, "Did you really think that I was anticipating your kiss? I was just going along with your act. Jeremy, all you want is to hear me saying that I love you and am missing you, right? Unfortunately, how much I used to love you has now become how much I hate you. Got it?"She put on a smile, avoided his gaze, and left the scene.Stunned, Jeremy left his hand hovering in mid-air. The sparkle in his smile and eyes gradually faded away.…Time had passed, and it was already Saturday.Madeline put on a neat gown. Holding onto Felipe's arm, they both arrived at Jeremy and Yvette’s engagement ceremony.She thought there would be a huge crowd at Jeremy's engagement ceremony, yet only a few showed up.Aside from her and Felipe, there wer
"Does sleeping together count as being very close to each other?" Felipe counter-questioned.Yvette shook her head with a smile. "You can't prove how close two people are just because they’ve slept with each other before. After all, there are way too many people having one-night stands these days.""We weren't just having a one-night stand. I've spent many nights with her." Felipe lowered his voice as he inched closer to Yvette. His eyes were sparkling with suspicion. Just when he attempted to examine her face meticulously, his phone rang.He glanced at the incoming call and immediately wore a soothing smile. "Miss Charis, I have a call to answer. We'll talk about it when we get the chance.""Sure, Mr. Whitman." Yvette stared at Felipe as he spun around. Her smile gradually faded.At the garden of the hall.Madeline supported herself against the wall, unable to control herself from retching.She could no longer differentiate whether it was because of her body feeling unwell, or