With his heart shattered to pieces, Jeremy felt the shards cut deep within him, leaving bloody wounds in their wake. He took the pen and stared at Madeline’s alluring features while his breathing became hitched.“Do you hate me that much?” he asked weakly, a shred of hope in his heart. Yet Madeline’s response was decisive. “I do, I hate you. So much.” Jeremy’s lips curled faintly as he took in a deep breath. He took the papers and skimmed through them. She wanted nothing, none of his assets or money—just custody of the child. Jeremy placed the pen down. “Very well. I agree to the divorce, but I won’t let go of Jack.” Madeline’s calm expression cracked. “What right do you have to fight over Jack’s custody, Jeremy? What right do you have to be Jack’s father?” Jeremy merely smiled. He did not protest nor did he fight back. He knew that this was the only way he could make her stay in his life. Madeline grew furious at Jeremy’s silence. “Talk, Jeremy Whitman. What do yo

“Get out! Go! I don’t want to see you again!” Madeline pushed the man out while in a daze and closed the door behind him. Leaning against the door, she took a deep breath and looked downward, realizing that her shirt had been unbuttoned. Who knew what would have happened between them if she had not slapped him. Her rationality seemed to have been devoured by his kisses and quiet apologies. Madeline gripped her open collar in relief that she had not given in to the man again. … Madeline brought Jack to the outskirts to play over the weekend and found herself calmed by the fact that Jeremy had not appeared before her again. The day may have been chilly, but her heart was warm. Jackson’s innocent smile gave her comfort while it also made her heart clench. There was hardly anything happy in her memories. The only memory she had was of the day she married Jeremy. For a moment, she had been truly looking forward to the future and felt truly happy. “Look at my little

With Meredith and Diana yelling, most of the people in the auditorium turned to look at Madeline with interest. Infuriated, Eloise and Sean jumped up to defend Madeline. “Let them say what they want.” Madeline stopped Eloise and Sean. “There’s conclusive evidence, so Meredith can’t run from this. As for Diana, well, she’ll know soon enough how foolish she’s acting now.” Even though they were filled with fury, Eloise and Sean clenched their fists and sat back down. Frustrated and filled with distaste, they felt unworthy of Madeline. After all, the Montgomery family could be said to have played a part that resulted in the way Meredith and Diana acted today. Neither of them had a conscience. One of them switched their daughter for another, while the other stole their daughter’s identity. They had taken everything that was meant for Madeline. To think that the two would slander Madeline now. What heinous and abominable people! The judge hit his hammer heavily on the ma

Jeremy looked up at Madeline as surprise washed over her. Their gazes locked as Madeline felt her heart quicken, for his eyes were filled with gentleness, affection, as well as searing passion. Madeline averted her eyes as to not be influenced by Jeremy’s gaze. She watched the man walk toward the witness stand. Meredith stared at Jeremy with unease, while her eyes swirled with admiration and love for the man. Jeremy had not spared a glance before he handed over the new piece of evidence. Meredith’s expression fell as she saw it, staring fearfully at the phone in Jeremy’s hand. “This is the victim, Brittany Montgomery’s, cell phone.” Jeremy parted his lips calmly. “I found it in the defendant’s house.” “...” Meredith’s eyes turned to saucers and she was too shocked to speak. “Within it is a recorded video three years ago taken by the victim herself. The video will tell us her true murderer, and I’ve already gone to make a copy of the video.” He handed over a USB drive. T

Chupse…With Meredith’s unconstrained roar came her confession, pulling the entire courthouse into a silence. Meredith’s eyes were bloodshot as she panted. She realized that she had misspoken! She had just confessed to killing Brittany Montgomery! Meredith’s attorney stared at her in a daze, slowly growing cold. “So it was you, Meredith Crawford! You murderer! Murderer!” Diana broke down and screamed. Meredith balled her fists as her eyes flashed. Jeremy stared indifferently at Meredith’s ugly appearance, his tone unfazed. “You’re right, Meredith Crawford. You did delete the video, but I also had a skilled technician recover it for me.” “...” Meredith stared at Jeremy at a loss, her eyes filled with sorrow. “Why? Why must you do this to me, Jeremy? I’m the woman you love the most! You promised you’d protect me forever so why are you helping that b*tch Madeline and framing me instead? Why?!” Jeremy’s eyes sharpened at her ostentatious accusations. “Stop pretending. It

Rushed steps drew close from behind, followed by Eloise’s trembling voice. She could almost guess what for as the contents of the video must have been shocking to Eloise and Sean. Madeline turned around slowly, planning to deal with them coldly. However, she was hugged by Eloise before she could do anything. “My daughter!” Eloise sobbed. “I’m so sorry, Eveline… Mom is so sorry!” She apologized repeatedly while Sean’s eyes reddened as he watched from the side, having run over with his wife. The video showed a wretched-looking Meredith torturing a battered Madeline. They could not bring themselves to think of the scene. Yet the harder they tried to suppress it, the more that brutal scene emphasized the difficulty and hurt Madeline had suffered. Her parents had been defending that monster while she suffered. Sean sighed deeply as he took in Madeline’s cool expression and patted Eloise’s shoulder. “Let’s not make it more difficult for our daughter, Ellie. Give her some

“Why do I have to bet with you? I decide how I want my life to go. You don’t get to control it,” Madeline replied curtly, her eyes filled with confidence. “You don’t have to sign the papers since I can appeal for one on grounds that we’ve been separated for more than two years. As for Jack’s custody, I won’t give it up.” Madeline then turned and left. Waiting by the side, Eloise and Sean could do nothing as they watched Madeline leave Jeremy with distaste on her face. While Jeremy was their son-in-law, he had hurt Madeline deeply as well. They had no right to berate Jeremy, for their mistakes were worse as parents. … Meredith’s case climbed the trends rather quickly, angering countless netizens with her brutal personality. Hidden away in a motel, Rose and Jon shook with infuriation as they watched the news of Meredith’s court case. They dropped the remote on the floor. “Meredith’s penalty is in a month! What are we going to do? I can’t believe that Jeremy would have s

Just then, a message notification appeared on her phone. Tapping in, Madeline realized that Felipe had still taken Whitman Manor away in the end. She rushed to Whitman Manor only to find its gates bolted. She felt her body grow cold. Standing by the door, all Madeline had in mind was Old Master Whitman who supported and protected her silently. “Grandfather…” She thought to herself. After asking around about Old Master Whitman’s current settlement, Madeline immediately drove over. She arrived at a high-end district around the suburbs. Losing Whitman Corporation had not made Jeremy completely useless, for it seemed like he still had quite the savings. Madeline parked her car and got ready to make her way inside when she heard someone yell her name from behind. “Madeline Crawford!” It was a voice Madeline was familiar with. Turning around, she was met with Karen running furiously toward her with Yvonne in tow. “How dare you come here, Madeline? Do you think you hav

Jeremy noticed that something was wrong with Madeline's face. "What's wrong? Did something happen?"Madeline looked at him displeased. "You know clearly in your heart what you’ve done."Jeremy frowned lightly. He did not understand what Madeline meant."Where did you take Jack?"Madeline's subsequent questioning confused Jeremy even more. "Linnie, what are you talking about? When did I even take Jack away?""Jeremy, you just have to trouble me, don't you? Are you just so happy when you see me worried or sad?""I really don't know what happened." Jeremy looked at Madeline with confusion. "Linnie, first tell me what happened.""Jeremy, you’ve been with Meredith for a long time now and your acting skills have gotten quite good as well,” Madeline said sarcastically, then stepped on the accelerator before driving to the gate of the kindergarten where Jackson was studying.While on the way, Jeremy had repeatedly wanted to understand the reason behind Madeline's anger, but Madeline ju

"Rose? Meredith's old lady?" Ava suddenly became uneasy. "She must know that Meredith is about to face execution and has directed her resentment on you, Maddie. That’s why she’s starting with Jack!"Ava’s guess was not too far off.Madeline also had a very bad premonition in her heart.Meredith's family was really inhumane. They would do anything.Madeline decided to call the police after understanding the situation. However, as soon as she walked out of the kindergarten gate, she received a message. [Your son is now in our hands. If you don't want him to die, do as I say!]Seeing this text, Madeline's heart jumped quickly.She knew she had to calm down, but when she thought of the situation Jackson might be suffering in now, her thoughts were muddled.Jeremy then took her mobile phone and called the number directly.Unexpectedly, the call connected.Rose lowered her voice and made a request, "Madeline, prepare 50 million in exchange for your son. Otherwise, you’ll just ha