She smiled coldly. “If that’s the case, then why did you befriend a woman who looks exactly like her? Wouldn’t you be disgusted looking at my face?”Jeremy turned around, looking at Madeline with an alluring gaze. “Miss Vera, your face is beautiful.” Yes, that face was beautiful.Just as beautiful as she was.No, she was just a little bit more beautiful.Her face had a simple and genuine quality, perfect in its serenity.Jeremy looked at the face in front of him as if he was only able to fill his empty heart that way.Suddenly, the phone rang, stopping his admiration. He looked at the screen and wanted to reject it, but he still answered in the end. “What is it?”The breeze was too strong, so Madeline could not hear what was being said on the other end, but she heard Jeremy’s unwilling reply. “I’ll return right now.”Madeline had thought that Jeremy would drop her off on the way, but he did not stop until he reached a familiar street. In the end, the car stopped in front of t

Jeremy whispered a few words to Madeline before bringing her to Old Master Whitman.Old Master Whitman was already quite old, so his eyesight was not too good. All he could see was Jeremy pulling a long-haired woman over. However, the moment Madeline was in front of him, his eyes widened in disbelief as he gripped his cane and stood up from the sofa.“You… You are… Maddie?” the old man asked in disbelief as his trembling right hand reached out to her, seemingly trying to test if it was an actual ‘human’ in front of him.Madeline looked at his hopeful gaze and could not help but feel sad. However, there was a hint of sweetness within that sadness.There was still someone who cared about her here!She smiled as she reached out to hold the old man’s hands. “Grandpa.”“Are you really Maddie?” the old man asked excitedly.Mrs. Whitman watched by the side with a suspicious gaze.“Grandpa, of course she is,” Jeremy said, helping Madeline answer.Seeing that, Mrs. Whitman’s expression

Old Master Whitman nodded, casting a meaningful look at Madeline as if he had seen through something.In the car, Jeremy spoke first, “Miss Vera, thank you for fulfilling my unreasonable request.”“Since it’s an unreasonable request, I hope there won’t be a second time,” Madeline said calmly, “Mr. Whitman, you’ve taken up a lot of my time. Could you please send me back immediately? You should also go back and console your fiancé.”Jeremy looked at Madeline and saw that her expression was cold and impatient. He said, “I’m really sorry for taking up your time with your boyfriend. I’ll treat the two of you to a meal next time.” “That’s not necessary. I’m afraid my boyfriend will get jealous.” Madeline rejected.Jeremy did not say anything else and headed back right after sending Madeline to the designated location.Madeline stood next to the busy streets, looking down at her palms.It felt like there was still some warmth in her hands.Grandpa.He actually still remembered her.

Although Lily was not even three years old, she was very nimble.Seeing that Meredith was about to hit her so maliciously, she immediately avoided her.Meredith stretched her hand out, hitting the air. She became even more annoyed and stretched out her fingers to pinch Lily's face.Lily opened her cute little mouth and unceremoniously bit the back of Meredith's hand."Ah!" Meredith screamed.Lily loosened her mouth and blinked her big, beautiful eyes. "Aunty, my mommy said that those who like hitting children are bad people. Since you’re a bad person, I can shout and hit you."What? What did you say?" Meredith had never expected that there would be such a day when she was actually lectured by a little girl who was not even three!She was furious. Seeing Lily having turned and was walking toward the shop, Meredith hurriedly chased after her, forgetting at that moment that she was still stepping on the glazed bead under her feet. The glazed bead immediately rolled. Unable to hold

"Thank you, Big Brother. You’ve saved Lily again." Lily blinked at Jeremy with her pure-looking glass-like eyes. "My mommy is here, so you can put me down, Big Brother."Jeremy looked at the little girl in his arms as a gentle smile appeared on his cold face. "Your name is Lily?""Yeah..." Lily nodded obediently but soon furrowed her cute, little eyebrows before shaking her head. "Only Mommy calls me Lily, ​​but Dad doesn't call me that."Dad.Jeremy never felt these two words to be so harsh before.Harsh and unfamiliar.He thought of Jackson. In the past three years, he had hardly heard Jackson call him ‘Dad’.His heart was beating uneasily all of a sudden for some reason.He put Lily down and she ran straight to Madeline's side. "Mommy, this aunty wanted to hit me just now, but she fell down. Luckily, this big brother saved me."Lily raised her eyes in a serious manner before explaining the situation earlier to Madeline.Madeline smiled gently and hugged Lily. "Mr. Whitman,

Madeline could not help but halt her steps. She looked at Meredith who said these words as a layer of doubt gradually appeared in her heart.Why was Meredith and Jeremy’s past so similar to her own experience with Jeremy back then?Moreover, was April Hill the place where they first met as well?"Jeremy, I don't need anything, but I really can't lose you. Please don't leave me, okay?" Meredith's soft voice pulled Madeline's thoughts back.She saw Meredith's eyes that were filled with tears while she looked at Jeremy with an expectant gaze.Although Jeremy had not responded, he took out a handkerchief to bandage Meredith's wound. He still cared for Meredith so much."Jeremy...""Stop talking. I'll take you to the hospital."Meredith looked at Jeremy affectionately "Jeremy, with you accompanying me, I won't be in as much pain. I know that you’ll protect me forever."Madeline could hear these words from where she was standing.While watching Jeremy help Meredith up, Meredith h

Never.Seeing that Madeline was turning around to leave, Jeremy pulled the corners of his lips into a smile. "Miss Vera, you seem to want to draw a clear line with me?"Madeline turned her head and chuckled. "Mr. Whitman, you and I have always been just passersby. There’s no need to draw a clear line."She quickly brought Lily into the car and returned to the apartment.Right after taking a shower, she prepared to put Lily to sleep when the phone rang again.After looking at it, it turned out to be Meredith.Madeline walked to the balcony to answer the phone, and Meredith's questioning voice came from the other end, "Vera Quinn, where is Jeremy now? Are you with him?"Madeline laughed in a low voice. "Miss Crawford, why would you come to me to ask if your fiancé is missing? You’re really interesting.""Vera Quinn, you don't have to pretend! Isn't your plastic surgery meant to look like Jeremy's ex-wife just so you can attract his attention?" Meredith's tone was full of resentme

The voice was familiar and her nerves were telling her that the owner of this voice extremely repulsed her.She tilted her eyes up and looked over. The lights in the corridor were very bright and Madeline could clearly see Tanner's ugly, wretched face appearing in her sight.When Tanner was drunk, he thought that this woman only looked a little familiar after looking at her side profile. However, now that he could see Madeline’s face clearly, he was instantly shocked! He backed up again and again, and as a result, both his feet tripped. He fell on all fours.Madeline stood calmly at the door of the room, watching Tanner turning pale with fright. He looked like he was crawling backward in a panic, and she smiled brightly with the corners of her beautiful lips."Sir… Is something the matter?" she asked with a puzzled smile on her beautiful face. "Are you okay? Do you want me to help you up?"Tanner looked at her, his eyes widening in horror. "Ma-Madeline! Don't come over!"‘Don’t c

She tried to pull her hand back, but Jeremy did not seem to show any signs of letting go. “Please let go of me, Mr. Whitman.” “I’ll never let you go again.” What? Madeline was shocked at Jeremy’s unexpected confession. She turned to stare at him in confusion, not expecting Jeremy to suddenly pull her into his arms. As she was in her heels, Madeline lost her footing at the sudden tug and fell onto Jeremy. For a split second, she felt the familiar warmth despite their distance. He may have never loved her, but that did not mean nothing had happened between them. Quickly recollecting her emotions, she tried to push herself up only for Jeremy to wrap an arm around her waist. “What are you doing, Mr. Whitman?” As she was feeling uncomfortable, Madeline tried to struggle out of his grasp. Her efforts were futile due to the difference between their strengths. Right then, the hand around her waist suddenly moved upward, pressing Madeline against Jeremy before she realiz

Meredith ran toward them like a madwoman, completely forgetting about her gentle and kind persona in front of Jeremy. She raised the bottle and aimed it at Madeline’s face. In the nick of time, Jeremy raised a hand to stop Meredith. He pulled Madeline behind him. Intoxicated as he may have seemed a moment ago, Jeremy now glared at Meredith with displeasure, completely sober.“What are you doing?” Seeing Jeremy protect Madeline had Meredith struggling to keep her anger in check. However, she also knew that tears and acting weak were the only things she could do in this situation. “I didn’t actually want to hit her, Jeremy. I just don’t want to see this woman always with you.” She complained hurtfully, placing the bottle back down. “Can’t you tell, Jeremy? She even did plastic surgery to look like Madeline so that she can attract your attention. Jeremy, don’t be fooled by this woman.” Jeremy turned to look at Madeline’s flawless skin at the words ‘plastic surgery’. Madel