Madeline widened her eyes, her hands trembling as she checked for Brittany’s breath and pulse, but she could not feel anything. Brittany’s body had no warmth to it at all and had even hardened a little.Madeline’s mind was blank as she started to have a nervous breakdown. She was completely clueless as to what happened after she fainted, so it was impossible she would know what the knife was doing in her hand.Just as she was about to stand up, she heard police sirens in the distance. Looking at the police who got off the car, a cold shiver went down her spine.She did not expect to pay a visit to a detention center once again. It was a familiar scene, with undeniable evidence in front of her to counter anything she would say. The fingerprints on the knife were only Madeline’s and they managed to find traces of Brittany’s skin on the back of her hand, which proved that Brittany did have a struggle against her before she died.Madeline did not know how she had any bodily contact w

Her Brit, her daughter, her precious daughter. In Eloise’s eyes, Madeline was just a cruel b*tch. To Madeline, hearing those words was like a sharp knife, cruelly stabbing into her heart.No one could see the wounds, but her heart had long since been riddled with wounds, blood pouring out everywhere. Madeline withstood the intense pain as her hands trembled, forcing herself to calmly say, “Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery, I’ve never hurt Brittany, nor would I have killed her. You have to believe me and investigate this, don’t let the real killer free.”“Don’t you dare try to weasel your way out of this!” Sean slammed his fist into the table. “The evidence is clear, how could you still say it’s not your fault! What grudge do you have against our family? You keep targeting our daughter Meredith, and now you killed Brit. Madeline, listen clearly, I will make sure you pay the price!”Sean shouted full of hatred, causing Madeline’s heart to momentarily slip into an endless abyss. She final

When Madeline saw Eloise and Sean hold Meredith’s hand with tender love, all she could think of was that the love should have belonged to her. All that love and care had been given to Meredith. Madeline’s heart froze and she bit onto her lips, swallowing down those words that were on the tip of her tongue, suppressing the longing back down into her heart.She felt a weird sensation in her chest, but she did not even have time to think about it when the familiar taste of blood was once again present in her throat.“Madeline, you really crossed the line this time!” Meredith sobbed as she ran in front of Madeline. “I told you before, if you have any problems you should just bring them to me, don’t hurt anyone around me. How could you be so cruel! You actually killed Brit this time! Will you not rest until you’ve tormented everyone around me?”With Meredith’s face right in front of her, Madeline jeered as she gagged, fresh blood once again flowing out of her mouth, staining her white

Madeline tearfully looked at Eloise as she uttered those words. In that moment, her heart shattered into a million pieces, losing all hope. The familial love that she had craved for so long had turned into a weapon that would destroy her life.If there was a next life, she wanted to be a fish that only had seven seconds of memory. That way, she could forget all the pain. Not long after, Madeline was tried in court for murder. People usually begged to live but Madeline's heart was so broken she had lost all will to live. In the court, Madeline wore a prison uniform. Her face was pale and her hair disheveled, looking just like a wild ghost.She saw Meredith dressed up beautifully, accompanying Eloise and Sean. Even Jeremy had come, probably to see what her sentence was. He probably wanted to see her get sentenced to jail, never to have a chance to redeem herself again.Madeline could not help but laugh bitterly. She felt like she was certain to be deemed guilty, and either sentenc

Madeline was stunned and did not even have the chance to deny it when Jeremy gently lifted her chin, his warm breath closing in on her, causing her heart to beat wildly. She heard a sinister laugh from him. “I’ve said it before, even if you die, you need to die by my hands.”His magnetic voice reverberated in Madeline’s ears like a nightmare.Madeline could only state in horror at the man’s evil smile as her heart thumped against her chest. He was not saving her, he just wanted to kill her himself!“Hand me the earring,” Jeremy demanded.Remembering the fact that he had already destroyed evidence for Meredith that could have proven Madeline’s innocence, Madeline knew she absolutely could not hand the earring over to Jeremy.She hurriedly turned around but was held in place by Jeremy.“Madeline, don’t make me repeat myself, give it to me.” Jeremy’s tone got a lot colder.Madeline frantically shook her head, clenching her fist tightly. “I won’t give it to you! I want to hand this

“Don’t do it! Jeremy!” Madeline shouted, but Jeremy ignored her.She stared as he raised his hand, tossing that important earring right into the lake. Madeline’s heart froze, she had no more cards to play.However, the heavens really might be helping her. There was a thin layer of ice on the lake, and the earring did not fall in, instead landing on the ice!Jeremy was obviously very unhappy. He furrowed his eyebrows, trying to think of what to do when Madeline ran across like the wind.He stared in disbelief as Madeline suddenly ran like crazy toward the lake, just to retrieve that earring. The thin ice was quite a distance from the shores, and Madeline could not reach it. She tried to find a tree branch to hook the earring over, but she was afraid she would accidentally push the earring into the lake. Seeing that, Jeremy walked to her side, pulling Madeline up. “Madeline, what are you doing?”“Mr. Whitman, can’t you see? I’m trying to retrieve some evidence, evidence that M

Jeremy unhappily knocked at the door. “Madeline, open the door.”“Jeremy, just leave, I don’t want to see you.” Madeline coldly rejected him, turning around to leave.She hid the earring before taking a bath. Changing into some dry and comfortable clothes before turning the heater on, finally warming herself up. Madeline looked at the time, and more than half an hour had passed. Jeremy should have already left. She walked to the door and listened, making sure she could hear nothing outside before opening the door. The moment she opened the door, Jeremy’s long and handsome figure was right in front of her! His entire body was still wet, even his hair was dripping, and his expression did not look too good. His deep eyes stared at Madeline, causing her heart to skip a beat. She did not expect him to stay in front of the door despite it being a windy winter day.Madeline was shocked, and her first response was to close the door, but it was blocked by Jeremy’s hand. He used a littl

Madeline froze in her steps, she did not believe what she just heard, but she felt Jeremy’s grip on her tighten. “Linnie…”He was calling her Linnie.What a familiar yet foreign name. Madeline’s eyes suddenly reddened, staring at Jeremy’s sleeping face, her vision slowly blurred. Remembering the chance encounter all those years ago, Madeline’s heart felt a sense of longing.“Mer, don’t worry, what I’ve promised you, I’ll definitely make it happen…”Madeline’s heart that had just begun to warm suddenly froze yet again. She bit her lips as she pulled her hand away. The Linnie Jeremy was crying out for was not her, it was Meredith. That was true, Meredith currently called herself Eveline Montgomery.Madeline felt incredibly humiliated, laughing at herself as she left. She really deserved the pain she felt right now, how could she feel anything for that man even after all that has happened?Madeline bought the fever medication, and just as she was about to wake Jeremy up, his

Madeline had a calm expression. “Mr. Whitman, please leave after you finish eating, it would be best if you stop coming back from now on.”Jeremy smiled as he said, “Madeline, why do you need to pretend you want me away from you? You were so into it when I kissed you during the day!”“Don’t mention that anymore!” Madeline said, losing control of herself for a moment. “Jeremy Whitman, you’ve disappointed me too much.”“So what? It won’t change the fact that you love me.”Madeline was so angry she felt like exploding. Her heart hurt, and so did her stomach.“I loved you once, but now, even being touched by you disgusts me!”Hearing those words, the food in Jeremy’s mouth stopped tasting good. He put down his utensils, getting up, and walking toward Madeline.Madeline felt something was wrong, so she turned around to leave. However, Jeremy was much faster, with both his hands, he pinned her against the wall. Madeline did not dare look at Jeremy, but he bent his head, deliberately

Madeline struggled to breathe, her face red as she forced a smile. “Slander? Jeremy, do you know what slander truly is?”“Jeremy, when you were dreaming in the afternoon, did you not dream of our dead child? Has your consciousness never hurt for it?” Madeline looked at the man that had a conflicted expression.“That child was not mine.” He said through clenched teeth, his eyes coldly gazing at Madeline, but there was a sliver of doubt in them.Madeline laughed, her tears dropping on Jeremy’s hands. Jeremy suddenly felt it was abnormally hot, burning him until he let go of Madeline’s throat. He uncomfortably avoided Madeline's case, starting the car.“If you don’t want to die, then stop provoking me.”Madeline inhaled deeply, not speaking again.At least for the moment, she really did not want to die. She wanted to live until Meredith’s true face was revealed. Madeline was forcefully brought to the hospital by Jeremy. Meredith was in the VIP ward, and Madeline could vaguely he