Maybe it was out of surprise, but Madeline’s heart skipped a beat.She wanted to ignore the man on the floor at first, but when she saw Jeremy’s brows knitted together and the way he looked like he was in pain, she subconsciously squatted down before taking his temperature.His cheek was cold, but his forehead was burning.When she got closer to him, aside from his scent, there was also a strong smell of alcohol.He had drunk a lot and even stayed out in the cold wind the entire night. It was likely he was suffering from a fever now.Madeline did not want anything to do with Jeremy, so she thought of calling 911 so that the ambulance could take him away instead. When she turned around to do so, however, Jeremy grabbed her hand.His hand was so cold, feeling as if it had been frozen into ice. The coldness from his hand penetrated her bones.“Don’t go…” he muttered like he was still in a dream, his eyelashes moving slightly. Then, he slowly opened his narrow eyes.“Don’t go, plea

The rumors about Jeremy’s debt and fall from grace started increasing as well.A lot of people were waiting for Jeremy’s response. However, after a long while, his Twitter was never updated.Felipe was also predicting what Jeremy would do. However, even after one day, Jeremy never appeared.It was as if he had gone missing. He even switched off his phone.On the other hand, Madeline knew Jeremy was in her apartment. However, it had been a day. Was he still unconscious?It would be impossible for him to not react after seeing today’s press conference. Did he get even sicker?Madeline was contemplating about this in silence. Then, she followed Felipe to the most luxurious restaurant in Glendale. To celebrate, Felipe opened a bottle of the most expensive wine.“Congratulations on finally achieving your goal. Now, Whitman Corporation is yours.” Madeline lifted her wine glass in celebration.Felipe was smiling from his eyes. “Before I met you, my biggest wish and goal was to avenge

This was the sixth year.Six years passed in a blink of an eye.Madeline placed her finger down on the ID fingerprint lock and opened the door of the apartment. At this moment, her thoughts had wandered. She recalled how she was wrongfully imprisoned and how she was tortured during all those years there.She could not forget how she was forcefully induced into labor by those female inmates on that stormy night. How could she forget that tomorrow was her child’s birthday?However, this year would be different because she would not cry at the empty grave.She knew that her child was not dead.“Mommy, tomorrow is my birthday,” Jackson said. His voice that was as clear as bells brought Madeline back to reality. She was slightly taken aback and could not suppress the pain in her heart.Jackson was Meredith and Jeremy’s child. The ironic thing was that her child was born on the same day as Jackson.“Mommy, you’ll celebrate my birthday with me tomorrow, right?” The little guy tugg

“Daddy,” Jackson called out to him at this moment.Jeremy looked over in surprise. The good-looking little guy walked over to him with a smile, his clear eyes looking more and more like Madeline’s.Actually, during the three years of Madeline’s ‘passing’, he rarely heard Jackson calling him ‘Daddy’. Even if he did, his voice would sound lifeless and perfunctory unlike now.“Daddy, you’re here as well? Do you want to celebrate my birthday with Mommy?”Birthday.Jeremy suddenly remembered that tomorrow was Jackson’s birthday.Jackson was five, but from what he recalled, it seemed that he had never celebrated his birthday with him before.“Jack, your father has to go now. Just tell him what you want to say to him next time,” Madeline walked over and said to Jackson with a smile. She was purposely saying that to Jeremy so that he would leave.She turned around to look at the man, her eyes turning a few degrees colder. “You can leave now.”Jeremy smiled bitterly. “I’m leaving, but

A lot of people started gathering around because of the accident.The moment the car sped over, Madeline thought she was unable to get away. However, in a quick flash, there was a strong force holding her. In that instant, she felt a sense of security that she had never felt before.While she was still in a panicked state, someone was holding onto her shoulders tightly.“Eveline, are you okay? Are you hurt?”When she heard the familiar voice of concern, Madeline finally realized that the person who had pulled her to safety was Eloise.Eloise’s graceful and elegant face was filled with worry. Her eyes that were filled with concern were scanning Madeline’s body up and down to see if there were any wounds.Madeline was stuck in a daze for a few seconds before she said, “I’m fine. Thanks, Mrs. Montgomery.”When Eloise heard how Madeline addressed her, her eyes became red. However, she had nothing to say.She knew she had already lost the right to get her daughter back.Madeline tu

She should have stopped caring about them a long time ago. However, she could feel tears rising in her eyes when she saw Eloise struggling to walk.After Jeremy left Madeline’s place, he locked himself in his room in Whitman Manor.During this time, Yvonne and Karen came and knocked on his door. However, he ignored them every time.He sat there from dawn till dusk, constantly watching the wedding video of him and Madeline.His grandfather was right. He had fallen in love with Madeline a very long time ago. The best evidence of him choosing her as his life partner was when he married Madeline using the old master’s name.However, Meredith had fooled him for six whole years because of that promise he made when he was a kid.In the end, Meredith was just a phony.The girl he loved was the girl he had made the promise to back then.Jeremy leaned against the chair quietly. Suddenly, he burst into laughter.‘The person I love, no matter back then or in the future, will always be you

After Jeremy said that, the air around them froze.The anger in Madeline’s eyes was shaken. “Jeremy, what did you say?”The man looked at her pressing gaze and felt a pang of pain in his heart.“Jeremy, repeat what you said just now! Have you already known that our child isn’t dead? Do you know where she is?” Madeline could not control her emotions any longer. She grabbed the man’s shoulders and asked, “Tell me! Tell me now! Where is the child?”Jeremy felt devastated, and he blamed himself when he saw the tears in Madeline’s reddening eyes. “Maddie, calm down...”“Calm down? Do you think I’m able to calm down now?” Madeline scoffed and asked. Her gaze was as sharp as an icepick. “Jeremy, you don’t care about the child but I do! Do you know how painful it is to have your child separated from you? You won’t because you’re heartless! You only have that witch Meredith in your cold-blooded and emotionless heart!”“Daddy, Mommy.”When Madeline was about to question Jeremy, Jackson ra

Eloise and Sean had been worried that Madeline would not show up. When they saw her entering the living room with Jackson, their eyes lit up with joy.“Eveline! Eveline, you’re really here!” Eloise walked over to Madeline in excitement.Madeline looked at the bandages on Eloise’s leg subconsciously. When she saw that Eloise was still limping, she said flatly, “Mrs. Montgomery, you should sit down and rest in case your wound breaks open. I don’t want to owe you anything.”When Eloise heard that, she looked at Madeline sadly. “All mothers would want their children to be safe and healthy. I’ll be happy as long as you’re fine. You don’t owe anything to any of us. We’re the ones who have wronged you.”Sean nodded on one side. He was looking at Madeline with the same love and pain in his eyes. “Eveline, we’ve wronged you so much. If you don’t want to acknowledge us, then we won’t force you. Your mother and I are happy as long as we get to see you.”After Madeline listened to that, she s

After Jeremy heard what Jackson said, he furrowed his brows together tightly.His eyes were filled with sadness for Jackson, but at the same time, there was more anger that stemmed from shock and horror.He had no idea that Meredith was treating Jackson like that when he was not around.No wonder Jackson would become so down and strange. It was all because of Meredith.He clenched his fists, the veins on the back of his hands protruding.“What? Meredith is so evil!” Eloise and Sean were seething. They were furious and heartbroken at the same time. “She’s not human!”Madeline felt sorry for Jackson in her heart. Her chest was also filled with anger.She clenched her fists and looked at the silent man with contempt in her eyes.“Mr. Whitman, the love of your life really is something else. However, do you think that’s the only thing she did to Jackson?”Her tone was sarcastic as she told them what happened back then.“Back then, she slashed Jack’s face with a fruit knife to fram

“Really.” Jeremy nodded. “Trust me.”His voice was deep but gentle. Madeline looked at him like she was at a loss. After a while, she came back to her senses and pushed Jeremy’s hands away in dissatisfaction.“Remember what you said. Don’t make me hate you more.” She turned around and walked away after saying that.Jeremy watched as Madeline walked away. All of a sudden, he felt an excruciating pain in his heart. His mind was occupied with Madeline’s love for him and the admiration she had for him in her eyes. However, all those were in the past. They had become faded memories now…That night, Madeline could not sleep.She could not wait to see her child who was induced and stolen from her.She imagined the child’s face. What would she look like?She had to be extremely adorable.Despite her hatred toward Jeremy, she could not deny that he had extremely good looks. She looked pretty decent as well. As such, their child would not look too bad with their genes combined.However,