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Chapter 1654
The hotel restaurant.Carter was holding the wine glass, staring at the night view outside the window with a cool expression.A while later, the sound of high heels could be heard drawing close nearby. Betraying no emotions, he took a sip of the red wine and flippantly took out the mini crystal ball he carried with him. He held it in his palm and casually played with it.“Carter.” Then came the woman's charming and soft voice.Not even bothering to turn his head, he coldly uttered a single word, “Sit.”The woman curled her red lips into a slight smile and sat across Carter, wearing a flattering smile. “Carter, I’ve already completed the task. Are you satisfied?”Her voice was followed by a moment of silence. Then, Carter spoke coldly.“Do you have feelings for Jeremy?” His tone was frigid. “Shirley, it was I who gave you this codename. You best not forget what you should and shouldn't be doing.”Hearing Carter’s words, Shirley's expression changed suddenly. She looked at Car
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Shirley paused abruptly in the middle of drinking her wine.Ryan…She could still remember it clearly.Carter mentioning this inevitably brought about feelings of apprehension in her.“Carter, why did you mention Ryan suddenly? Unless… Unless Eveline noticed something?” Shirley asked very cautiously, lacking confidence in fear of provoking Carter.A sneer appeared on Carter's icy face. “She wouldn't have thanked me just now for saving her life if she knew.”Shirley quietly breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this.“He was digging his own grave.” Carter's eyes were full of contempt. “He’d debase himself in such a manner for a woman.”“Carter, w-would you?” Shirley probed, her eyes were filled with both anticipation and apprehension.Carter looked at her coldly. “Would I what? Would I forget what I should be doing because of you or any other women?”“...” Shirley’s heart turned cold seeing Carte’s cold gaze, but this answer was to be expected.She had known Carter for yea
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“Help me?”“No, not help,” Shirley quickly corrected herself, “I’ll do my part. Don’t worry.”Carter then nodded his head slightly, satisfied, and observed the flux of emotions on Shirley’s face before slowly getting up. His tall and lean figure walked past Shirley with an air of elegance and nobility. Then, he stopped.Shirley stood up quickly, only seeing Carter’s back.“After this task is done, I might consider letting you formally become my wife,” Carter murmured coldly.After saying that, he sauntered toward the door.Shirley’s red lips parted slightly from shock, unable to return to her senses for a moment.Dazed, she stared at Carter’s back as he walked further away. The contour of his body left a clear and memorable mark in her eyes.Even if it was just a formality, and even if he was just tossing her a fake but beautiful lie, she would still gladly endure the hardship.“I will definitely get this done!”Shirley solemnly promised at Carter’s back.Carter did not stop
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Jeremy’s heart felt like it tightened similarly after hearing Madeline’s answer.Without any hesitation, he held Madeline in a bridal carry. He hailed a cab by the roadside and went to the nearest hospital.Jeremy ran until he reached the emergency room door. Once the red light had lit up, he could not do anything but linger in the empty corridor, feeling restless.He knew that Madeline did not have any heart issues, so how did it get so painful so suddenly?‘Was it because we were running?’‘I shouldn't have dragged Linnie into running around like that.’‘I shouldn’t.’Jeremy started beating himself up harshly. The door of the emergency room opened suddenly, and a young nurse walked out hurriedly.Jeremy wanted to halt the nurse to ask about Madeline’s condition, but he was worried about interfering with her work.Barely a moment after the nurse had walked away, two professional-looking middle-aged doctors, wearing serious expressions, came over and entered the emergency ro
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The doctor nodded and handed the reports to Madeline. “Miss Montgomery, the circumstances of your heart attack last night were very strange. We ran some tests for you, and we did not find any heart-related diseases. Therefore, the pain you felt was not attributed to heart diseases.”Madeline was not sure if she understood. “Um, doctor, why was my heart hurting then? Plus, I felt that I could barely breathe toward the end.”The doctor frowned in puzzlement as he explained, “To be honest, Miss Montgomery, we don’t know what’s wrong either. Based on the report, there’s nothing wrong with your body. The only strange thing was your blood test.”“Blood test?”“That’s right. There’s an unknown component in your blood, and the hospital equipment couldn’t analyze it. I’d surmise that this unknown component to be the cause of your heartache and breathing difficulties last night.”The doctor’s explanation sounded clear, but Madeline felt as if she had fallen into an unknown terror.For so
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Jeremy picked up all the torn papers, but he noticed that the damage was extensive, requiring more time to piece the fragments together.He could only resort to wrapping the pieces in a handkerchief. Then, he returned to Madeline’s side, pretending nothing had happened after he went to the restroom.“Jeremy, are you okay? Did you catch a cold?” Madeline asked, uneasy, as she grabbed Jeremy’s hand.Jeremy held Madeline’s hand and intertwined his fingers with hers.“I still intend to take good care of you for the rest of your life, so how can I let anything happen?” He smiled softly, but he somehow began feeling that the torn papers in his pocket weighed heavily on his mind. After returning to the hotel, while Madeline bathed, Jeremy sat on the sofa and took the opportunity to quickly sort the pieces of paper.Fortunately, the paper fragments were not too small, so Jeremy still managed to sort it out, messiness aside.With his quick reading speed, he finished the entire checkup r
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He took the hairdryer and helped Madeline dry her hair.While she enjoyed being taken care of by Jeremy, Madeline started to reflect on the recent events, finding them a little bizarre.She had been eating and drinking the same things as the Grays. If someone had deliberately laced her food with a slow-acting poison, then who could it be? Further, how did this person come about the slow-acting poison?Madeline pondered but quickly dismissed this thought.At this point, she still could not be completely sure what is happening to her, so she should not freak herself out.After her hair was dried, Madelina and Jeremy decided to have a meal before they went to the airport.The winter in St. Piaf was extremely cold. Even with their coats on, they still could not withstand the bone-chilling winds of winter. Jeremy was tightly holding onto Madeline’s hand, so he could plainly feel her shivering hands.“Linnie, you should wait at the convenience store in front. I’ll tell you when I’ve
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When Madeline saw Shirley in front of her, she realized that it was not a coincidence she had run into her. It was all done intentionally.A cold gust of wind blew over without a warning and Madeline immediately felt her body freezing over. Not only that, but her heart also started to ache vaguely.When Shirley saw Madeline frowning, she curled the corner of her red lips slightly.“I’m naming it AXT69. This is my latest mysterious anti-toxoid test reagent. I added some ingredients that can make people suffer even more on top of the original ingredients.”While she said that, she walked closer in front of Madeline.“Just like right now, you’re feeling excruciating pain in your heart. Apart from having breathing difficulties, you’ll also feel as though your entire body is being submerged in ice water. Every inch of your skin is enduring a coldness that feels as if you’re being sliced open by knives.”After hearing what Shirley said, Madeline understood completely.She did not need
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