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Chapter 1702
‘What?’Fabian’s answer, like a thunder in clear weather, shocked Madeline and Jeremy. The weight of the news felt like a sudden, heavy downpour, drenching them head to toe.Madeline’s vision went blank, as though all the oxygen in her body had been sucked out.“Linnie!” Jeremy supported Madeline, who seemed to be on the verge of fainting. Madeline, suddenly roused from her state, shot a glance at Fabian, then turned around and ran toward the doctor’s office nearby.Jeremy too glanced at Fabian, then quickly chased after Madeline. “Linnie, slow down.”He was worried about her, but at the same time, he was also worried about Lillian.‘No, there must be a mistake.‘Lily has been fine all this while. How would she have leukemia?’Jeremy kept denying this in his heart, as did Madeline.When they reached the doctor’s office, Madeline pushed the door open. As the doctor was about to speak upon seeing Madeline and Jeremy, they heard Lillian calling out to Madeline lovably, “Mom.”
Chapter 1703
Madeline and Jeremy turned toward the voice and saw Fabian slowly walking into the office.He gazed at the little one, who was standing at a side, blinking her clear, large eyes at him. He could not help but frown slightly.“We basically could confirm that Lily has this disease,” Fabian answered with certainty. “I’ve already reminded you to be mentally prepared.”“Fabian, how would you know that my daughter has this disease? Why did you find my daughter immediately after getting off the plane?” Jeremy questioned, feeling doubtful. “Can’t I come back to see an old friend?” Fabian seemed to be downplaying his answer. He was even teasing the five-year-old Lillian as an old friend.Madeline resisted waves of pain crashing against her as she turned back toward Lillian.She had been so distressed earlier that she only just noticed the thick layer of gauze covering Lillian’s knee. “Lily, what happened here?”Lillian lowered her head and, for a few seconds, stared intensely at her k
Chapter 1704
“No reason. I want to see her, so I did.”Fabian answered matter-of-factly. “That’s why you want to cut ties with us? It’s because you want to?”“Uh-huh,” Fabian replied with a half-smile as he lit the cigarette. “If there’s anything else you want to ask, I can answer you now so that you two won’t keep contacting me through all sorts of channels.”Fabian’s answer clearly showed that he had no intention whatsoever of maintaining contact with them after this.Jeremy’s long eyebrows knitted together as he was about to speak, but then he heard hurried yet familiar footsteps behind him. He looked back and saw Madeline running toward him with a worried expression.Jeremy, not in the mood to deal with Fabian, quickly turned and ran to Madeline.“Linnie, did something happen to Lily?” he asked with concern, fearing that the situation would go from bad to worse.The look on Madeline’s face looked especially frightful, worrying him further. Madeline glanced at Fabian, who was enjoyi
Chapter 1705
‘Reason?’The puzzlement in Madeline’s eyes intensified. “What reason?”Jeremy seemed to hesitate for a few seconds, but he suddenly shook his head gently. “Nothing. Maybe I’m just overthinking. Linnie, let’s briefly discuss Lily’s treatment.”He changed the subject, but he was starting to find Fabian’s change suspicious.Since Madeline was now more concerned about Lillian’s disease, she did not question.In the following days, Madeline and Jeremy had rushed between a few hospitals, and eventually found a place for Lillian in the hospital that was well-known and most authoritative in treating leukemia.Madeline could not stand seeing such a young child going through so much pain. She had initially expected the child to swiftly recover and be able to speak, but they were merely jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire.Moreover, Eloise’s mind had yet to recover even now, so Madeline truly felt mentally exhausted. The night came as usual.Madeline was at the side of Lill
Chapter 1706
“Didn’t you want to cut ties with us? Why are you still visiting my daughter then?” Madeline asked. “Fabian, can you tell me what kind of mentality you’re having right now?”“What kind of mentality…” Fabian murmured in repetition. He tapped his cigarette with his finger lightly. The tip of the flickering cigarette turned into ashes that fell by the side of his feet silently.“Heh.” Suddenly, he laughed.Madeline suddenly felt that the look in Fabian’s eyes had changed. His gaze now was filled with a kind of hostility.“If I tell you I have a mentality for revenge, what would you say to that?”Revenge.That word was very serious.Madeline frowned. “Are you going to take revenge on Jeremy and me? Do you think we’re the ones responsible for Yorick’s and Lana’s deaths?”Fabian narrowed his eyes, and there was a hint of disappointment in them.“I thought we were friends this whole time, but eventually, I realized that I was just being used by you guys. Eveline Montgomery, we’re not
Chapter 1707
When Madeline heard the nurse asking her this, she abruptly came back to her senses.She strode over to the nurse and grabbed the nurse’s hand. “Nurse, where is my daughter? Why is my daughter missing?”“Missing?” The nurse blinked in confusion. “Lillian is sleeping in the next ward. How is she missing?”“Next ward?”Madeline immediately understood and noticed that this was not Lillian’s ward after all.She ran out of the ward and into the next ward.When she saw Lillian sleeping soundly in bed, Madeline’s racing heart started to calm down.“Linnie.” Jeremy got behind Madeline and lifted his hand to caress her short hair.Linnie turned around abruptly and hugged Jeremy. She could not hold in the tears that were welled up in her eyes.Jeremy held Madeline while feeling sorry for her. He comforted her, saying, “I’ll always stay with you. Just cry if you want to. Don’t force yourself.”Madeline bit her lip and nestled tightly against Jeremy’s chest as she let all her tears out.
Chapter 1708
“Okay…”Madeline replied weakly. At that moment, she felt as though cold waves were furiously crashing against her. It was as if she had fallen into an icy lake where she was slowly sinking. That bone-piercing feeling was about to drown out all of her senses.“I’m so cold…”Madeline murmured.Jeremy quickly wrapped Madeline tightly with the blanket, and at the same time, he increased the temperature of the air conditioner. However, Madeline was still shaking uncontrollably.Aside from feeling sorry for her, Jeremy could not do anything. This feeling of not being as capable as he wished to be caused him to feel distraught and anxious.Jeremy calmed himself down and reached out to stroke Madeline’s cheek. He comforted her in a soft voice.“Linnie, hold on. I’ll call Adam now. You’ll get through this.”“Okay…” Madeline blinked.She knew she would be able to make it through.Shirley had told her she would not die as well. She would only have to suffer this kind of unknown torment
Chapter 1709
Adam tried to make some noises to get Jeremy’s attention while he was downstairs.Cathy also tried to slam on the door while screaming. However, there seemed to be no sounds of activities around them even after a long while. It appeared that no one had heard them.Jeremy heard some noises, but he did not know where the noises came from. He only knew that someone was repeatedly knocking.He felt that something was amiss. When he was about to go upstairs, he saw Carter at the staircase.“Don’t you think it’s inappropriate for you to come to my house so late at night, Mr. Whitman?” Carter’s face was as cold as an iceberg as he came downstairs emotionlessly.“Whose name were you calling out just now? Shirley?”When Jeremy saw Carter pretending to look confused, he looked at him coldly.“Carter, stop pretending. Shirley is part of this whole plan with you. I already know it.”“Oh? Really?” Carter asked coldly with a calm and indifferent expression. “If that’s the case, why are you s
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