Madeline and Felipe both looked at Cathy at the same time. Madeline already had some speculations in her heart.However, she saw Cathy shaking her hand in embarrassment and pretended that it was nothing. “I ate too much just now and had too many oily snacks, so that’s why my stomach isn’t feeling so good.”She rubbed her stomach and burped. “Felipe, I’ll go back to my room now.”Felipe looked at her ominously and nodded lightly.Cathy turned around and ran away quickly because she was scared that Felipe would sense something. When she went back to her room, her heart was beating so fast that she felt as if her heart was going into overdrive.She touched her stomach and gasped in lingering fear.‘I can’t let Felipe know that I’m pregnant.‘I can’t!‘If not, I won’t be able to keep this child.’In the living room.Felipe looked at Madeline’s painting and understood how Madeline was feeling at this moment.“Eveline, I wanted to bring you on a vacation so that you can clear

She had even promised the little girl that she would bring her here when she grew up.However, she did not think that they would never get to the day when she grew up.Madeline took out the little pendant she carried around her neck. Before this, Lillian would always carry it with her.She opened her eyes that had gotten red in the wind and caressed the pendant. “Lily, I’m taking you to Pirate Land now. Can you see?”She forced a smile. The pain in her heart was extremely evident and bone-crushing.Madeline could not control her emotions. She held the pendant and started crying.“Lillian…”However, she quickly thought about Jackson. She did not want to show any negative emotions in front of another child.Madeline wiped her eyes quickly and looked to her side.However, when she looked over, there was no one next to her. Aside from the people behind her in line, she did not see Jackson anywhere.Madeline felt as if her heart had plunged into a deep abyss. This loss of balance

Madeline held the phone tightly in her hand. Then, she zoomed in on the woman’s reflection again.Despite the woman intentionally wearing the same style of clothes as her, Madeline still noticed her shoes.She recalled the hotel that Jeremy and Felicity had gone to that day.When she entered the room, she saw this exact pair of shoes on the shoe rack by the door.Even though she had just glanced at it, she was sure that she was not mistaken.It was Felicity.She was the one who impersonated her and kidnapped the innocent Lillian.Since Felicity looked like her, Lillian must have thought Felicity was her dear mother. That was why she had run out without hesitation.Plus, Felicity had interacted with Jeremy before.When Madeline thought about this, she was conflicted.Jeremy noticed the changes in Madeline’s expression and got closer to her. He asked in concern, “Linnie, did you notice anything?”Madeline did not say anything after she came back to her senses. She only focused

“Is something wrong with that guy? Why won’t Felipe allow you two to be together?”Cathy avoided Madeline’s concerned gaze. “The person I like already has someone he loves. Felipe’s worried that I’ll fall deeper and deeper into the mud, so he asked me to stop liking him.”Madeline looked at Cathy as if she was in deep thought. “But it seems that you’re currently carrying his child?”“...” Cathy’s expression changed as she looked around nervously. When she saw that the bodyguards and maids were not around, she grabbed Madeline’s hand and walked to one side. She begged, “Evie, please don’t tell Felipe. He’ll kill me. Please, you can’t let him know about this, Evie. I’m begging you!”Madeline did not expect Cathy to react like this.She also did not expect Cathy to be so scared to the point of thinking that Felipe might even kill her.Felipe was always a graceful and composed gentleman to her. From the looks of it now, it seemed that he had a lot of sides that she had not seen befor

Cathy’s entire body went cold when she heard that.However, the man walked past her without even turning back. His broad shoulders bumped into her frail ones and the impact caused Cathy to shudder.However, she did not fall because the bodyguard by the door had come in to bring her away.In the humid and dark basement, Cathy’s right wrist was tied to a heavy chain. There were wounds of different sizes on her body under her thin shirt.Her face was pale as she leaned against the icy wall while breathing lightly. She touched her flat stomach with her trembling and bloody fingers. When she felt the faint warmth there, a small smile appeared on Cathy’s face.Clank. The metal door of the basement was opened.A ray of light came into the room, and Cathy looked up to see a man in a white shirt walking over. He had his back against the light, looking so gentle. Plus, he even had a hint of boyishness to him. All of these combined made her recall the memory by the beach.“Feli…” When sh

Felipe was walking in. When he saw Madeline, he walked over to her with a soft smile. “Eveline.”“Why are you back so soon?” Madeline asked with a grin. However, she was looking at Felipe differently now.“I’m worried about you.” Felipe’s eyes were filled with love. “Lillian just left and you must be feeling sad, so I want to accompany you.”“Sad? Yeah, I’m devastated.” Madeline smiled superficially. Then, she looked straight at Felipe. “Can you take a walk with me nearby?”“Of course.” Felipe smiled and nodded. Then, he followed Madeline to the street that was filled with fallen ginkgo leaves.There was a sudden gust of autumn wind and the yellow ginkgo leaves fluttered down like butterflies before falling to the ground soundlessly.Felipe noticed that Madeline was not in a good mood, but he understood why.Lillian was her child who she carried for ten months, and now, she was gone. Perhaps she would need a long time before this pain could heal.However, since the wound was de

Felipe was unhappy with Jeremy’s sudden appearance.However, he also did not expect him to appear with evidence.Jeremy just got the report and was on his way to look for Madeline. However, before he could get to Montgomery Manor, he saw Madeline and Felipe walking together.He handed the report over. “Linnie, this is Felipe’s result from the last time he had a check-up. It’s stated clearly that his blood type is O while yours is AB. If either one of the parents has O as their blood type, then they would not have a child with an AB blood type. However, Lily’s blood type is AB.”Jeremy came up with a scientific explanation, so Felipe had nothing to say to that.“Linnie, it’s obvious who Lily’s real father is. Felipe is the one exploiting your memory loss and lying to you.”“Jeremy, it’s so funny when you’re the one who’s saying the word ‘exploit’.” Felipe mocked. His gentle gaze landed on Madeline’s face. “Eveline, the reason I did that is to stop you from having any contact with

“Felipe, what are you trying to say? Are you showing off to me?”“Hmph.” Felipe snorted. “I just want to tell you now that things have come to this, we need to have a solution. I’ll wait for you where Lillian was killed half an hour later. If you show up, I’ll give you all records of Lillian from the moment she was born. If you don’t, then just pretend I never made this call.”Felipe hung up before Jeremy could reply.Cathy stood by the wall of the study while her body was covered in bruises and wounds.She contemplated before going back to her room quietly.After pondering, she picked up her phone and typed out a string of words…Madeline did not go back to Montgomery Manor after she left.She walked aimlessly along the streets. Despite the hustle and bustle around her, she still felt a bone-piercing chill in her heart.Never in her wildest dreams would she think Felipe was capable of doing such heinous things.Madeline felt that this was ridiculous. The man who told her he l

After the gun was fired, Madeline felt something tugging on her thoughts. At the same time, a muffled crashing sound appeared in her mind as well, and it was… a car crash.In the next second, a lot of memories started flooding back in front of Madeline’s eyes, including how she used to so stubbornly love someone named Jeremy Whitman. Even if he was cold and heartless to her, she would still love him deeply. Then, the image of her doing everything for him without complaints appeared in her brain.She remembered.She remembered everything.She also remembered how she stopped hating Jeremy before the car crash.That day, in front of the house, she heard Jeremy sincerely telling Jackson about how remorseful he felt. Moreover, the sincerity on his face made her let go of her hatred toward him.‘I’ve already stopped hating him.’Madeline finally understood.Her hatred toward Jeremy after that was all influenced by Felipe.Felipe…Madeline could not imagine how such a gentle and kin

“Felipe, thank you for saving my life, but now, I’m returning the favor.”When Felipe heard this, he was completely stunned.Jeremy held Madeline who was bleeding out and ran to the car that was stopped at the side of the road without hesitating.“Linnie, you have to hold on!” His eyes were filled with tears as he ran forward.Madeline opened her blurry eyes, seeing the worry and fear in Jeremy’s eyes.It was the same look as when she had vomited blood during Meredith’s engagement party. Madeline slowly started to understand. Jeremy was scared, but what was he scared of? Was he scared that she would die?Hospital.Jeremy sat outside the emergency room while feeling flustered.Even though the bullet had only hit Madeline’s shoulder, it was still a gunshot wound and not a normal wound.After a long while, the surgery was done.The doctor told him that Madeline’s life was not in danger and they also took the bullet out. However, the wound on her shoulder was pretty deep, so sh