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
“He has gained some power and wealth all those years he was in F Country. I’m afraid there’s some sort of illegal trade behind this.”Yvette’s expression changed. “How is that possible? He wouldn’t do anything illegal.”“You still have this much faith in him even when it comes to this? He has done so many illegal trades already.” Jeremy’s question stumped Yvette.She stood there in a daze as tears started welling in her eyes.“You should leave your brightest smile to the person who hurt you the most,” Jeremy said before frowning. Then, he continued, “Just like Eveline Montgomery’s relentless revenge on me.”…After Felipe received the phone call from F Country, he had already booked a flight ticket back.Of course, he would not let Madeline stay in Glendale, so he decided to take her back to F Country with him that night.He arranged for someone to take Madeline to see Lillian while he left hurriedly.Madeline saw the scar on the little girl’s head and felt her heart break.“
Madeline carried Lillian into the house, but since she had another child in her stomach, she did not carry her for too long. Then, she kissed her on the cheek. “Lily, I’ll make some muffins for you now. Can you come and help me?”“Okay!”The little girl blinked her crystal-like eyes and followed Madeline into the kitchen.Jeremy watched from inside his car that was a distance away, looking at Madeline holding a child before walking into the house.He also saw the sincere smile on Madeline’s face.When had she ever smiled at him like that?Jeremy clenched his fingers around the steering wheel as the fire in his eyes burned brightly.“I guess I was just overthinking. I had believed myself as infallible when reality has proven to me otherwise. The man you love right now is really him.”Buzz, buzz.When Jeremy’s phone rang, he answered it without hesitating.His assistant, Ken, could be heard talking from the other end. “Mr. Whitman, I just got the news that Felipe’s at the wareh
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