“Mommy, what’s wrong?”“Mommy, you’re crying.”Madeline heard Karen’s concerned voice as well as the two children’s confused voices.Yet, Madeline continued to stare ahead blankly. Then, she parted her pale lips. “Why do I have to pay such a heavy price just to love him? Why…”Karen immediately knew that Madeline was talking about Jeremy.She started panicking. “Eveline, are you talking about Jeremy? What did Jeremy do?”Madeline bit her lip and said with tears streaming down her face, “He set fire to my house.”“What?” Karen was utterly shocked. “No way, Jeremy wouldn’t have done such a thing. Impossible…”Madeline closed her eyes. She also did not want to believe that Jeremy would do that.However, the strength he exerted when he grabbed her neck was still crystal clear.Madeline sobbed soundlessly. She was so heartbroken that it hurt to even breathe.She lifted off her blanket and got out of the bed before running out.She called a cab to go to Montgomery Manor. There, s
Jeremy furrowed his brows when he heard Madeline’s complaints.‘You not knowing me…’These four words weighed heavily in his heart.Madeline pushed him away forcefully after she looked at his nonchalant face. She still wanted to run into the house.Jeremy knew what Madeline was planning, so he pulled her back to him once again.“Let me go, Jeremy! Let go of me!” Madeline struggled with all her might but was completely under the man’s control. “Jeremy Whitman, you b*stard! Let go of me! My parents are still in there! They’re my birth parents!’Madeline yelled hysterically as her tears blurred her vision.However, Jeremy was unmoved. He only held her tightly in his arms.Madeline broke down once again. “Let go. Let me go. Jeremy, I’m begging you, please let me go!”She pleaded as she sobbed, “Do you know that this is the home I finally found after spending more than 20 years alone? You destroyed my house and you can’t even let me see them for one last time?“Jeremy, will you on
“No, Maddie, it’s not your fault. Don’t blame yourself. If Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery know about this, they won’t want you to blame yourself too.”Ava’s comforting words caused Madeline to cry even harder.She escaped from Ava’s arms and got out of bed quickly.“Maddie, where are you going?”“Dad, Mom... I have to see my mom and dad!” Madeline ran out of the room, asking everyone she saw in the long hallway, “Have you seen my mom and dad?”Ava followed behind her. When she saw Madeline in this state, her vision was instantly blurred by her tears.“Maddie!”She chased up to her and grabbed her as her heart shattered into pieces.“Maddie, don’t do this.”However, Madeline ignored her and continued walking forward. Whenever she saw someone, she would ask them about Eloise and Sean.After Daniel heard what happened to Madeline’s home, he rushed over quickly. However, the moment he stepped out of the elevator, he saw Madeline walking over with tears streaming down her pale face.She
After Madeline heard that, she turned her head slightly to look at the man who was approaching her. “Get out.” She kicked him out in a cold voice.Jeremy ignored her and continued to approach her.“Get out! You’re not worthy of standing in front of my parents! Get lost!” Madeline’s voice became stern.However, Jeremy still ignored her and stood behind Madeline. “If you don’t want an even bigger tragedy to happen, apologize to Lana with me right now. Tell her you were wrong for slapping her.”“Heh.” Madeline felt like she had just heard a colossal joke. She stood up slowly and looked at the frigid man. Then, her gaze turned sharp before she lifted her hand to slap him across his face.“Jeremy, listen to me. Not only do I want to slap her, but I want to slap you too!“Do you think you’re all that just because you’ve lost your memories? Do you think you can murder people, commit arson, obliterate your humanity, and kill my parents just because you’ve lost your memories?”She grabbe
“Hahaha…”After Karen said that, a woman’s pleased laughter came from the door.Lana was wearing a sexy red dress as she strutted inside while smoking a cigarette.“Lana!” Karen was infuriated. “You’re just in time, you succubus! You caused my son to lose his memories, my daughter-in-law to deliver her baby prematurely, and killed my in-laws! I’m going to kill you!”Karen grabbed a broom and swung it violently at Lana.“Stop.”Jeremy appeared in time to stop her.“Don’t you dare touch her.”Karen stopped the broom mid-air and looked at the man walking toward her. Then, she put down the broom angrily.“Jeremy, why won’t you wake up? She caused your wife to deliver her baby prematurely and used you to kill your in-laws! How can you still defend her?”Karen berated, only for Jeremy to say nonchalantly, “When did I kill my in-laws? I’m not Jeremy.”“You…” Karen was so angry that she was speechless.Old Master Whitman walked in front of Jeremy with his cane and looked at his fac
Lana’s face fell. “Eveline, is this your son?”Madeline quickly pulled Jackson behind her as she was scared that Lana would take action against him. “Jack, go back and stay with Lily. Don’t come out.”Jackson frowned. “But Mommy…”“Listen to me. Go in now.”“Okay.” Jackson nodded and looked at Jeremy who had his eyes on him. “Daddy, when are you coming home? Lily and I miss you,” the little guy added before looking at Jeremy reluctantly and going back.Jeremy looked blankly at the little boy who left. Suddenly, he felt dispirited for no reason.However, his gaze went back to Madeline almost instantly.It was evident that she had cried before. However, since she was born beautiful, she was still stunning even though she was not in the best state.Lana did not notice Jeremy staring at Madeline and only fixed her hair in agitation.“Eveline, your son is just like you. Both of you just love looking for trouble and asking for death!”Her statement was filled with hints and warning
“Who asked her parents to do a background check on me?” Lana was not bothered. For her, money and power were far more valuable than human life.“Hans, Eveline is pretty good-looking. Could it be that you’re falling for her?” Lana asked while moving closer to Jeremy.“How can a dull woman like her compare to me? She’s only good-looking, but beauty is not everything.”Lana trusted her charm. When she saw Jeremy staying silent, she smiled to flatter him.“Hans, are you blaming me for going too far? You have to understand that we can’t let people find out about the Stygian Johnsons’ background. If not, we’ll get into trouble. You don’t want anything to happen to me, right?”Jeremy smiled superficially after he heard that. “Of course not.”“I knew you wouldn’t.” Lana smiled bashfully as she tried to get close to Jeremy to get a kiss. However, Jeremy asked the driver to stop driving all of a sudden.“Hans, where are you going?”Jeremy’s eyes were cold as he said, “I think I’m going to
Jeremy focused all of his attention on the colorful shell.Suddenly, the same image appeared in his brain again.Under the hot summer sun, he had his back against a little girl as he ran along the beach hurriedly.The little girl circled her arms around his neck and called out to him sweetly…Slap!When Jeremy was immersed in his flashbacks and was about to hear the little girl calling out his name, he received another heavy slap from Madeline.Madeline ripped her necklace away from her neck in front of Jeremy and threw it on the ground.“I should just forget about you. You didn’t kill my parents, I did! I shouldn’t have forgiven you and I shouldn’t have given you a chance to start over!”She pushed him away and started running.Jeremy looked at Madeline’s back before squatting down to pick up the smashed shell necklace.It was such a normal-looking shell, but for some reason, it looked so familiar and special to him.Madeline ran out of the entrance and continued to run aim