A very strong voice had broken through the crowd.The voice astonished Madeline, and when she looked up, she was surprised to see Karen holding onto an insulation soup pot. She was pushing her way through the crowd to enter the ward, looking infuriated.Ryan's parents had bumped into Karen before at a few business gatherings and even exchanged conversations.In their memories, they only recalled that Karen used to hate Eveline as her daughter-in-law. 'Why is she protecting her now?'As Ryan's parents were deep in their thoughts, they let out a scornful smirk. "Karen, your daughter-in-law did such a thing to my daughter-in-law, yet you're still defending her?!"Karen glanced at Naomi with a critical gaze. "Why can't I defend my daughter-in-law when you guys are even willing to protect your daughter-in-law who’s so wild and shameless? My daughter-in-law is such a well-mannered lady and is far more prestigious than this woman right here!""You…" Naomi thought of throwing a temper, b
"I might as well tell you this. This recording, before it was in your hands, I had already asked the staff back at the restaurant. I wouldn't have displayed this recording if it wasn’t for you guys blaming me."Naomi, you started this first. You invited yourself into this mess.""Eveline, you…" Naomi was flushing out of anger. Unable to suppress the rage within her, Naomi raised her hand and was about to slap Madeline.However, just as she lifted her hand, Ryan's father bestowed her a tight slap across the face."You're one hell of a shameless lady. You've committed such a crime, yet you’re still putting on an innocent look. You misled us to accuse another innocent person. I'm telling you, I'll cancel the wedding between you and Ryan. The Joneses will never accept such a lady like you as our daughter-in-law!"Ryan's parents were apoplectic with rage as they announced their statement publicly and left the scene while feeling exasperated.Karen stopped them and said with a stern ex
Madeline noticed a dark outline in her peripheral vision. She realized that the outline turned out to be a man, and she quickly hid.However, while she was trying to hide, she noticed that the man was Jeremy.Jeremy locked the door behind him and sauntered to the bedside where Madeline was breastfeeding the baby.His elegant face was calm while his deep-seated eyes looked lifeless as he stared coldly at Madeline.Madeline no longer tried to avoid him and faced the man who was walking toward her, her ears suddenly getting warm.“What brings you here, Mr. Zimmerman?” Despite greeting him as such, Madeline knew it well that he was Jeremy Whitman.Jeremy looked at Madeline’s lips. “You’ve made my woman unhappy. So, I’m going to make you feel miserable as well.”Madeline was holding on dearly to the baby, gently squeezing the baby’s little finger. However, given the current situation, she could not take action rashly.The baby in her arms widened his eyes, earnestly drinking milk wi
Madeline was not bothered about the attitude Jeremy had while dealing with her but was bothered that from the beginning to the end, he had never looked at the baby at all.‘That’s his biological kid, yet he didn’t even bother glancing at him.‘People used to say one will have a sense for their biological kid, but to him, it seemed like he didn’t sense anything at all.“Jeremy, perhaps your heart now only contains that lady, Lana, right?”Madeline let out a smile helplessly and went back to the incubator. Staring at the baby who was sound asleep, she felt rather bitter yet comforted in her heart.On the next day, Madeline did not obey Jeremy’s order to head over to the villa.She would not believe Jeremy would lose all his humanity and harm her kid. However, when afternoon arrived, she left the ward for a moment and when she was back, a nurse approached her anxiously. “Earlier when I came in, I saw a man coming out from here. When I headed over to look at the young master, I notic
Jeremy was about to exert more strength, but after hearing Madeline’s comment, his grip loosened.He stared at her cloudy eyes, and he was eventually lost in his thoughtsRight then, Madeline’s tears fell on the back of his palm. The temperature of her tears seeped through his skin, traveling all the way to the bottom of his heart. The warm sensation made him snap out of it and return to reality.“Stop treating me as your dead husband,” said Jeremy coldly as he released his grip.“Cough, cough.” Madeline choked and gasped after she was released.His grip on her neck earlier was indeed painful, but it was nothing compared to the disappointment she felt from his cold and heartless orbs.Despite what she was going through, Madeline remained fearless. “The person who you care most about right now is Lana, am I right? If anything were to happen to my kid, I’ll make sure she pays the same price too!”Jeremy looked at Madeline’s sharp gaze with a look of disapproval on him and chuckled
He grabbed Madeline’s chin and kissed her without giving her a chance to fight back. With his right hand, he violently tore her clothes apart before biting down on her shoulder, leaving a row of teeth marks.“Hiss.” Madeline frowned in pain.Jeremy stopped and looked at Madeline’s tenacious gaze.“Is this the weakness you’re talking about?” There was sarcasm in his voice. “Eveline, I’m not your husband, so I won’t accommodate you nor do I have the time to coax you patiently. It’ll be best if you listen to me. Otherwise, you’ll be the one who suffers the most.”He left her with a threatening statement before removing himself from her.After Madeline heard the door closing, she remembered that Lana and Jeremy might have slept on this bed together before. Immediately, she felt disgusted and leaped out of the bed.She wanted to leave but could not open the door.Did Jeremy lock her up to slowly torment her?However, she just got the news that her child had been hurt by someone. As
He stood behind her while holding her hands in place, successfully trapping her.Madeline was slightly stunned for a moment. When she came back to her senses to fight back, she found that the man was restricting her movements.She could not win against his strength.She did not understand Jeremy’s behavior. Was he not with Lana?Why was he still doing all these to her?If Lana was also the one behind Jeremy’s odd behavior, then everything would make sense.However, when Madeline thought about this, she felt more repulsed.She bit Jeremy on his lips, making the man more aggressive. Suddenly, he picked her up and threw her on the bed.“Don’t try to run away. Before you do what I want you to do, you can only stay here. Do you hear me?”Madeline clenched her fists, and in the end, she could only unclench them without a choice. “I need to make a call. I want to know how my son is.”“I can give you a chance to know how your son is doing, but you have to listen to me.”There was a
Jeremy indeed did not believe Madeline now. As such, he went to Whitman Corporation with her to watch her.The employees in the company were shocked when they saw Jeremy.“I-Isn’t that Mr. Whitman?”“How is that possible? Didn’t he die in that accident three months ago?”“Ghosts can’t appear in the morning, right?” A few timid employees ran away when they saw Jeremy.Jeremy noticed the employees’ reaction but was already used to it.He followed Madeline to her lab and saw all kinds of tools and spices arranged neatly. Then, he started admiring them.For some reason, he felt like he had been here before.Madeline put on her white coat and mask before mixing the fragrances. However, she could not finish this in just a few hours. In the process, Madeline heard Jeremy taking a call. It sounded like it was from Lana. His tone was so gentle. Before this, he would only use this tone with her and not with any other woman.After Madeline was done with the mixing, she wanted to drink