“Pfft.” Madeline burst out laughing. “The woman you love the most is your ex-wife Meredith? Mr. Whitman, this joke isn’t funny at all.”Madeline was laughing, but there was a dull ache in her heart.That bloody wound was still causing her to be in pain without showing any signs of relenting. When she recalled those scenes from the past, there was only blood and tears.However, what had he said back then? Did he say that he loved her?If the opposite of love was hate, then he had indeed ‘loved’ her. He even ‘loved’ her to death!When he looked at the sarcastic smile on Madeline’s face, Jeremy smiled superficially. “You’re right. It’s just a joke.”He was laughing at himself, but deep within, his heart was as painful as if it had just been cut by a knife.It was exactly like a joke. It was so pathetic that he almost did not believe himself.However, this was already an undeniable truth.“Well, the joke's over. I should go now,” Madeline said in a cold tone. Then, she pulled her

However, since Jackson was around, Eloise had to control her anger.“Vera.” Jackson lifted his head to greet Vera. There was a rare smile on his clean and smooth face.Madeline smiled in return. “Jack, how are you?”When Eloise saw this, her face fell. “Jack, what did you call her? Do you know her? How would you know this evil woman?”“Vera isn’t a bad person.” Jackson knitted his eyebrows together. The smile on his face disappeared gradually as he became down and dispirited again.“She’s a bad person! She’s the one who caused your mother to be hospitalized!” Eloise’s tone became awful. She glared at Madeline while gritting her teeth. “Vera Quinn, stay away from my family. I’ll get back at you for what you’ve done to Mer!”“Pretty Grandma, why are you screaming at my mommy?” Lillian said in a voice as soft as cotton.Eloise finally spotted the little girl who looked about two to three years old next to Madeline.She wanted to teach Madeline a lesson, but when she saw Lillian’s

Daniel had found out where Madeline was staying. When he got there to see how she was doing, he did not expect to see this scene in front of him.“Maddie!”His heart started racing. He ignored everything and slammed on the accelerator to follow the car that had brought Madeline away.However, the car was driving too fast and was even running red lights without a care. Daniel did not want to lose the car, so he ignored the red lights as well. However, at this moment, there were two students in uniform crossing the road. Daniel slammed the brakes immediately.He managed to prevent an accident from happening, but he also lost the car.He thought about what Madeline would have to face later and immediately called the police. Then, he pulled some strings and got the camera footage.He had lost her once before three years ago. This time, he would not allow anything to happen to her again.‘Maddie, you’ll be okay.‘I’ll definitely get you back safely this time.’…Hospital.There w

“Leave us alone.” Jeremy interrupted Rose coldly. Staring at the silent Meredith, Rose wiped a fake tear off the corner of her eye. “Then I’ll trust you to take good care of Meredith. She can’t take any more shocks.” Then, she turned around and left, closing the door behind her. Jeremy walked toward Meredith who lay quietly on the bed. Putting on a pitiful act, Meredith shut her eyes and tilted her face to the side, away from Jeremy. “I've already gotten the best doctor there is to treat you. Your legs will heal soon,” he spoke calmly, “If you don’t want to see me, then I shall take my leave.” Hearing that, Meredith quickly turned her head back around and reached out to grab Jeremy’s hand. “Don’t go, Jeremy!” She stared lovingly at the man as large droplets of tears she had forced out began to trickle out sadly. “You must hate me a lot, don’t you, Jeremy? You don’t even want to see me anymore, right?” Her tone was weak and her complexion was pale, exaggerating her si

Jeremy furrowed his sharp brows. “What did you say?” “When will you stop, Jeremy? Until Madeline dies? Is loving you so much of a sin? Tell me, where did you bring her?” Firing the questions at rapid speed, Daniel’s worry and anxiousness became apparent and real. Still, Madeline was already dead. It was the truth no matter how much he refused to face it. Soon enough, he thought of Vera Quinn.Vera was the only possible reason why Daniel would believe that Madeline was still alive. Did something happen to Vera? His heart sunk as a feeling of unease began to bubble within him. Without another thought, Jeremy broke out of Meredith’s grip and turned around. Meredith was stunned for two whole seconds and by the time she looked up, Jeremy had already walked out of the hospital ward. “Jeremy! Jeremy, where are you going?” She asked frantically, but Jeremy did not even spare her a glance from the corner of his eye, let alone turn around. Rose, who had been waiting outside th

“What about you, then? Did you forget the tacos you and my wife were so lovingly enjoying by the roadside, Daniel? You even sent her home afterward. How kind of you. Did you perhaps forget about the kiss in broad daylight?” Jeremy interrogated chillingly, the smile on his face long gone by now and was instead replaced with the frost that forced one to divert their gaze. “I’m telling you, Daniel. Madeline will always be my woman. Even in death, her ashes belong to me! Who do you think you are? You’ve been nothing more than a delusional homewrecker who tried to steal a woman from her husband.” At that, Daniel chuckled. “A homewrecker? So you do know that word. Perhaps Madeline would not have been framed time and time again by that homewrecker Meredith had you not turned a blind eye every time! You were an accomplice!” An emotion rippled through Jeremy’s calm features. He could not deny that he had indeed played the role of the executioner when it came to the harm Madeline had b

Madeline’s heart raced and she was nervous. From the sound, the men had already reached the door. Madeline had no other options. She needed to act now. Bracing through the pain of her bleeding hands, Madeline moved an abandoned chair. The men outside were already tinkling with the lock. After taking a rock from the ground, Madeline stepped on the chair. “F*ck! Didn’t you open the door just now? How did you lose the key? Look for it, now!” An angry voice rang out from outside the door. Hearing them, Madeline realized that this was a great opportunity for her. Staring at the broken window in front of her, she raised the rock to hit it. Crash!The glass shattered instantly with a crisp crack. The people by the door immediately fell silent for a few seconds before someone roared. “F*ck! The chick couldn’t have run off, could she?” “What? She ran off?” A woman’s infuriated voice drifted over, followed by an order. “Kick the door down! The two of you, look for her outside.

Right at that moment, an anonymous text appeared on his phone. ‘West Waste Paper Factory. She’s there. Save her.’Jeremy’s eyes shone. He immediately tried to call the number, but it could not connect. With no time to worry or suspect, Jeremy turned the car around and sped toward the location on the text. Night fell and Madeline was forced to stay in the same place. The dark room’s lights brightened and she could see Meredith still waiting in the same spot. Soon after, the men returned empty-handed. Of course, they had never stopped to think that Madeline was still inside the room and that the cloth was merely a ploy to divert their attention. The play was a success. “Useless! All of you!” Meredith was infuriated, pointing at the men as she scolded. Then, she left, only to be stopped by the leader who had a scar on his face. “Sure, she ran off, but we also did work for you today. Pay up.” Meredith scoffed and crossed her arms in all her spoiled rich girl fashion. “Yo

The two thugs immediately ran to the darkened room, groping around for there was no source of light to guide their way. Right as they were about to reach for their phones, they saw a black shadow dash past them from the wall behind. The two quickly turned their heads back. Using the lapse in time, Madeline threw the chair in her hand at them before turning around and running outside. The thugs reflexively held their arms out to brace themselves. “F*ck! The chick really is here!” “Catch her!” Knowing that it was now pointless to keep on hiding, Madeline decided that she would not sit and wait for them to find her. Using their blindspots against them, Madeline ran out just as they entered the room. However, there was no foolproof way to prevent her from being seen. After exiting the darkened room, Madeline was met with a flushed and unclothed Meredith as well as two other thugs with unkempt clothes. Madeline felt a wave of disgust hit her at the sight. “Vera Quinn?!” Meredi

“Have fun, Vera Quinn! They’re not bad!” “Have you no shame, Meredith Crawford?” “Hahaha… Maybe if you begged, I might have thought about letting you go. Too bad though, if you’re going to be so stubborn, then you can just die!” Meredith’s eyes hardened as an evil smile appeared on her bandaged face. Madeline refused to allow Meredith to hurt her anymore, especially not before she took revenge for all Meredith did to her back then.Watching the four men approaching her, Madeline slowly raised her fists. She would fight to the death before she let herself fall into the hands of these men. When her eyes fell on a wooden stick by the wall, she dashed to pick it up before anyone could stop her. “Oh? What a feisty one. I like it.” The scarred man smiled wretchedly with a hand rubbing his chin as he stared disapprovingly at the wooden stick in Madeline’s hand. “I’d stop fighting back if I were you, beautiful, lest you suffer unnecessary beatings for your misbehavior!” Madeline