Staring at her frowning face, Jeremy curled his lips. "How could I be so daring to make fun of my aunt?"He walked to her front. "I was done with my meeting a long time ago. It's just that I saw you sleeping, so it would’ve been rather inconvenient to wake you up.""..." After hearing what he had to say, Madeline felt that she was the one at fault.Seeing Madeline daydreaming, Jeremy stared at the blanket which Madeline was holding onto."Aunty, please don't go making wild guesses that I'm the one who covered you with this blanket. It's the lady from the front desk who did it. It's none of my business."He denied that the incident had anything to do with him. His eyes did not show any sign of concern toward her nor could traces of missing her be found.Madeline grasped the blanket tightly and smiled. "It looks like I've really misunderstood. If that's the case, then can you please book an appointment, Mr. Whitman? I don't want to waste too much time on just your case alone.""Ar

"Were you expecting my kiss, Mrs. Whitman?""...""How very unfortunate. Now, I only kiss the woman I love."A sense of tease could be seen in his smile while his eyes glittered scornfully.Madeline felt heartbroken, but she replied in a composed manner, "Did you really think that I was anticipating your kiss? I was just going along with your act. Jeremy, all you want is to hear me saying that I love you and am missing you, right? Unfortunately, how much I used to love you has now become how much I hate you. Got it?"She put on a smile, avoided his gaze, and left the scene.Stunned, Jeremy left his hand hovering in mid-air. The sparkle in his smile and eyes gradually faded away.…Time had passed, and it was already Saturday.Madeline put on a neat gown. Holding onto Felipe's arm, they both arrived at Jeremy and Yvette’s engagement ceremony.She thought there would be a huge crowd at Jeremy's engagement ceremony, yet only a few showed up.Aside from her and Felipe, there wer

"Does sleeping together count as being very close to each other?" Felipe counter-questioned.Yvette shook her head with a smile. "You can't prove how close two people are just because they’ve slept with each other before. After all, there are way too many people having one-night stands these days.""We weren't just having a one-night stand. I've spent many nights with her." Felipe lowered his voice as he inched closer to Yvette. His eyes were sparkling with suspicion. Just when he attempted to examine her face meticulously, his phone rang.He glanced at the incoming call and immediately wore a soothing smile. "Miss Charis, I have a call to answer. We'll talk about it when we get the chance.""Sure, Mr. Whitman." Yvette stared at Felipe as he spun around. Her smile gradually faded.At the garden of the hall.Madeline supported herself against the wall, unable to control herself from retching.She could no longer differentiate whether it was because of her body feeling unwell, or

“He has gained some power and wealth all those years he was in F Country. I’m afraid there’s some sort of illegal trade behind this.”Yvette’s expression changed. “How is that possible? He wouldn’t do anything illegal.”“You still have this much faith in him even when it comes to this? He has done so many illegal trades already.” Jeremy’s question stumped Yvette.She stood there in a daze as tears started welling in her eyes.“You should leave your brightest smile to the person who hurt you the most,” Jeremy said before frowning. Then, he continued, “Just like Eveline Montgomery’s relentless revenge on me.”…After Felipe received the phone call from F Country, he had already booked a flight ticket back.Of course, he would not let Madeline stay in Glendale, so he decided to take her back to F Country with him that night.He arranged for someone to take Madeline to see Lillian while he left hurriedly.Madeline saw the scar on the little girl’s head and felt her heart break.“

Madeline carried Lillian into the house, but since she had another child in her stomach, she did not carry her for too long. Then, she kissed her on the cheek. “Lily, I’ll make some muffins for you now. Can you come and help me?”“Okay!”The little girl blinked her crystal-like eyes and followed Madeline into the kitchen.Jeremy watched from inside his car that was a distance away, looking at Madeline holding a child before walking into the house.He also saw the sincere smile on Madeline’s face.When had she ever smiled at him like that?Jeremy clenched his fingers around the steering wheel as the fire in his eyes burned brightly.“I guess I was just overthinking. I had believed myself as infallible when reality has proven to me otherwise. The man you love right now is really him.”Buzz, buzz.When Jeremy’s phone rang, he answered it without hesitating.His assistant, Ken, could be heard talking from the other end. “Mr. Whitman, I just got the news that Felipe’s at the wareh

He looked at his phone and saw that Madeline had called him.After knowing that Madeline wanted to stay in the outer courtyard with Lillian, he agreed.On the way back, he received information about Yvette.Everything checked out.However, there were still doubts in Felipe’s dark eyes.Back then, he was able to get a brand new identity for Madeline, so it would not be strange if Jeremy had gotten one for Cathy.However, the only thing he could not understand was the relationship between Jeremy and Cathy.Also, why would Jeremy help Cathy?However, if this was indeed true, he would be happy.It meant that she was still alive.Felipe pulled the hairband on his wrist and put it on his finger. There was a deep smile on his face.‘Cathy, we’ll see each other soon.’Outer courtyard.Madeline was just done baking muffins. When Lillian came over to taste them happily, Felipe came home.Lillian called out sweetly when she saw him, “Daddy!”Felipe smiled softly and walked over to

Felipe watched as this happened from a distance. Then, he curled his lips into a smirk. “You came.”He looked confident as he ordered the driver, “Follow them.”After Madeline was tossed into the backseat, the car started quickly.The man driving was wearing a face mask. However, how could Madeline not recognize the man’s eyes?“Jeremy, when did you come to F Country? Why are you kidnapping me? What do you want?”Jeremy looked at the rear-view mirror and saw Madeline’s unhappy face. He did not say anything.After driving for about 20 minutes, Jeremy finally stopped the car.There were a lot of villas on the outskirts of F Country. Then, Jeremy drove the car into one of the villas.He removed the mask and opened the door for Madeline.“Get out.”Madeline got out of the car with an icy look. When she saw the man walking into the building without even turning back, she was even more puzzled.“Jeremy, what are you playing at?”The man stopped and spoke with a cold voice, “Come

This was why Felipe had such a huge influence and amassed such wealth in F Country. He had been doing illegal trades all this while.He had crossed the line. If someone reported him with enough evidence, the foundation he built would crumble and be destroyed.He would also face jail time while his reputation would be ruined.Jeremy looked at the changes in Madeline’s expression and started to feel worried for her. “Do you still think you’ll have a future with him after you see this video?”Madeline put the phone down and said in dissatisfaction, “Why did you show me this? Do you think I’ll leave him because of this?”Jeremy clearly did not expect Madeline to react like that. He strode toward her and held her wrist. “Eveline Montgomery, do you know what you’re talking about?”“Of course, I do. The person who doesn’t know anything is you.”“What are you saying?”Madeline pushed his hand away. “I’ll support Felipe no matter what he does. Don’t even think for a second that I’ll lea

Felipe pulled the trigger without hesitation.He had already made up his mind to stop Jeremy from destroying the foundation he built and his enormous power.Since he had been exposed and even had a video taken of him, he should take care of this quickly and straightforwardly.Plus, he had been annoyed at Jeremy for a very long time.This annoyance lasted for more than ten years.Perhaps it started when Old Master Whitman began to pamper Jeremy and abandoned him in F Country to fend for himself.Jeremy walked downstairs and saw a red dot on Ken’s temple.He yelled out, “Get down!”Ken lowered his head reflexively after he heard that. Then, he heard the sound of the window smashing and a bullet flying above his head.When Felipe saw this from the magnifier, he furrowed his brows together.He eventually noticed that the man on the sofa was not Jeremy. Since Ken had his back to him, Felipe only saw his hair and side profile. That was why he mistook him for Jeremy.After Felipe s

‘The product of love.’Jeremy lifted his brow, his suppressed anger overpowering his rationality and calmness like a strong tide.He rushed forward to Madeline and trapped her in front of him without caring about anything. “He’s not the man you love. I am! Eveline Montgomery, the man you love is me! Did you forget how you used to think about me and wait for me day and night back then? I won’t allow you to fall in love with another man!”He emphasized sternly. He had completely lost his cool.His charming eyes were overwhelmed by jealousy, making him lose all reason and composure as he commanded for her to only love him.Jeremy lifted her beautiful face when he saw her not saying anything. He stared straight at her with red eyes and repeated.“Do you hear me? Eveline Montgomery, you can only love me. I won’t allow you to have another man in your heart. You can only have me in here!”He was pointing at her heart when suddenly, he pulled her coat and kissed her on the lips forceful