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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
Chapter 1710
She looked at Carter in disbelief. She saw him holding a gun with a cold expression. His face looked frigid, like he had on an emotionless poker face.His elegant and noble image in front of others was completely reversed at this moment.Right now, he looked like a cold-blooded and cruel duke of the night. He had a dark aura emitting from his body.He clearly wanted to prevent Jeremy from taking Shirley away just now, so that was why he had fired the gun.‘Did he do that for me?’Shirley’s heart started racing.Carter held the gun and walked toward Jeremy.“No one can take anything away from my manor in front of me. It doesn’t matter if this is Glendale.”‘Anything.’This description caused Shirley’s initially gleeful heart to plunge into the abyss.Right.How would he care about her?He had been using her this entire time. Their relationship was like that of a master and a servant.“Jeremy, let her go,” Carter requested, his eyes looking icy.However, Jeremy’s eyes looke
Chapter 1711
The final stage.Jeremy’s heart suddenly sank. He could see Shirley’s face betraying a sly expression as she spoke.Shirley’s smile widened further upon seeing the worry in Jeremy’s eyes.“Forget it, I won’t reveal it to you now so that you won’t get worried.”“Shirley!” Jeremy’s patience was depleted. His deep, narrow eyes glared with a cold edge. “I’m not in the mood to waste time with you. I want the anti-toxoid test reagent. Do you understand?”“Hiss.” Shirley could not suppress her pain. Her wrist felt like it could break anytime at Jeremy’s mercy.Her beautiful brows snapped together. She then chuckled softly through gritted teeth, a helpless expression on her face.“I understand, but you should also understand that I don’t have any extra anti-toxoid test reagent.”When Jeremy heard this, his eyes emitted a ghastly murderous intent, and his thin lips pressed together. Without another word, he abruptly grabbed Shirley by her neck ruthlessly and dragged her outside.“Ugh…
Chapter 1712
“Did you do that on purpose? You want to free your brother, don’t you?” Carter asked coldly, the sternness expressed with the corners of his eyes and his eyebrows frightened Shirley.“I… Cough cough… Why would I let him go?” Shirley answered Carter as she coughed. “He was the reason my parents had neglected me back then, the reason they’d sent me to study abroad. It wasn’t for my future. The fact was that they’d just wanted a better opportunity to nurture their precious son. Hmph!”Shirley looked toward the direction where Adam had left and chuckled coldly.“I only want to see just how great their precious, cherished son truly is.”Shirley said this through gritted teeth.Nonetheless, tears silently fell from the corners of her eyes. Her fists clenched as the thought of the notebook, containing her father’s handwritten, surfaced in her mind.Upon hearing Shirley’s words and seeing the tears trickling out of the corners of her eyes, Carter’s eyes darkened.He suddenly bent down a
Chapter 1713
Adam frowned when he heard Jeremy’s question.He only spoke after a few moments.“I can’t be certain what symptoms would appear during the final stage, but I realize that Eveline’s flare-ups have been too frequent, and the intervals in between them were very short. This is unlike what you’d experienced back then.”Jeremy too frowned in turn. “What does this mean?”“This means that they want to achieve something in a very short period. Once the poison in Eveline’s body reaches its final stage, they’ll use this to coerce you into trading away something beneficial.”Jeremy had already understood this.The thing he wanted to know the most right now was the symptoms Madeline would exhibit.Overwhelmed with worry, he lifted his hand to massage his forehead, exhaustion creeping out from his heart.“I’m very sorry,” Adam suddenly apologized.Confused, Jeremy lifted his gaze. “Why are you apologizing to me?”“At the end of the day, she’s still my sister,” Adam simply answered.While
Chapter 1714
“You’re moving in with me?” Cathy felt surprised, but she also quickly figured out the reason.“Is it because you don’t want anything else unexpected to happen to me, getting kidnapped to be used for blackmail again, so you want to protect me?”Adam looked at Cathy without denying it.“I don’t want you to go through any further shock. Even if they want to do anything to you again, at least I’ll be by your side to protect you.”Cathy felt touched by Adam’s words, but they both knew that was not the same as love.…After Adam and Cathy had left, Jeremy stayed in the hospital room, watching over the two girls he cared for the most in this life.One was his beloved wife, and the other was his precious little princess who he longed to protect. These two were so important to him, yet he could not protect them.He lifted his hand and stroked Madeline’s cheek softly. Even the sight of her sleeping face could not dispel his anxiety.Whenever he thought about that unknown final stage of
Chapter 1715
Madeline stood, on her guard, and turned toward her precious daughter who remained ignorant.She did not want to deal with this uninvited guest in front of the young child, but she was extremely uncomfortable with stepping out of the room, leaving this child alone in the room.“What’s wrong? Are you scared to see me, Mrs. Whitman?” Mockery could be heard in the woman’s voice. “Don’t worry. I’ve heard that your daughter has an incurable disease, so I specially came here to express my sympathy,” Shirley said as she strode in, handing a bouquet of powder blue baby breaths to Lillian.Madeline had wanted to stop her, but she did not want to frighten the child with her aggressive actions. She could only watch as Shirley tried to worm her way into being friends with Lillian.“Lillian, these flowers are for you. Do you like them? I’ve heard that powder blue baby’s breaths are your favorite flowers. You ought to admire them properly. You might not necessarily have the chance to receive suc
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