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“Shirley, if you’re able to, you could keep on enduring it and suffer. If you can’t stand it anymore, get me the anti-toxoid test reagent. Otherwise, don’t even think about seeing the sun again in this lifetime.”As he was about to leave after speaking, he happened to hear a customized ringtone.He looked askance at Shirley, who could not speak at all, then walked to a side, answering the phone.“Linnie.”He spoke first, gently calling out to Madeline.Madeline’s gentle and pleasant voice responded from the other end. “Jeremy, won’t you be coming to the hospital tonight? Is there still work at the company?”Jeremy turned to glance at Shirley, then walked toward the basement door. “I’ll be done soon. I’ll head over in a moment. You should lie down and rest if you’re tired. Where’s Lily?”“I’m not tired yet. Lily’s already asleep.”“I’ll head over now.”“Take your time. Drive carefully,” Madeline reminded him.Jeremy felt a warmth in his heart, but he started to feel uneasy aga
Chapter 1721
“Jeremy, why do you have this in your pocket?”Madeline brought the earring in front of Jeremy. Of course, she was not suspicious nor was she questioning him. She just felt that this was a little strange.When Jeremy saw the earring, his mind went straight to Shirley.He figured that it had fallen into his pocket when he brought Shirley into the car.Jeremy did not know how he should dodge the question. He figured Madeline would not believe any excuses as to why he had a piece of woman’s jewelry in his pocket.Upon seeing Jeremy hesitating as though he did not know how to answer her, Madeline felt a little worried. “Jeremy, what's the matter with you? Who does this earring belong to?”Jeremy knew he could not hide this anymore, and he really did not want to lie to Madeline either.“It probably belongs to Shirley.” Jeremy did not hide it anymore.“Why is Shirley's earring in your pocket? Did you go to find her?” Madeline's expression became anxious as her heart started beating f
Chapter 1722
However, this time, Jeremy remained very calm. He chuckled softly and carefreely, saying, “Shirley has already told me that the anti-toxoid test reagent hasn’t been made. So even if she’s standing here, it won’t be of use.”“So you won’t let her go, huh?” Carter was slowly losing his patience.“You can go now. Don’t disturb my daughter’s rest.” Jeremy chased Carter away coldly.Carter pressed his lips together tightly. He looked at Lillian who was blinking her clear wide eyes and then looked at Madeline while saying, “Jeremy, don’t regret this.”“The thing I regret the most is that I only waited till now to teach that vile woman a lesson.”‘Vile woman.’Those two words pierced Carter’s eardrums. He felt that they sounded abnormally ear-piercing.Carter did not continue questioning Jeremy and turned around to leave with a cold expression on his face.After Carter left, Madeline immediately comforted the little princess and put her back to sleep. After Lillian was asleep, she loo
Chapter 1723
Madeline got out of the car. She had never thought that she would come back to this villa again.After all, this place was filled with a lot of unhappy memories.Jeremy carefully observed Madeline’s expression. He knew this place had given her too much pain. To be honest, he was genuinely reluctant to bring her back here.“She’s in the basement.” Jeremy broke the silence and went over to open the iron gates.Madeline followed after him. When she stepped into the premises, she felt a strong uneasiness rising in her chest.Perhaps it was because the weather was cold today, so whenever the wind blew, the coldness would penetrate her skin like thorns.Madeline could not endure this discomfort so she followed Jeremy to the basement.When the door of the basement was opened and the light streamed inside, Madeline could see a person lying on the cold and damp floor.Madeline quickly walked to Shirley and grabbed her arm.She could feel that Shirley’s entire body was hot, even her bre
Chapter 1724
Perhaps Shirley had never imagined that this would happen to her one day.When Madeline saw Shirley in this state, she fell silent.“Jeremy, are you really not going to let her go?”“Letting her stay here is already my absolute limit.” As Jeremy said that, he grabbed Madeline’s hand to walk out of the door. At the same time, he locked the door of the guest room.He turned around and held Madeline’s shoulders. Then, he said earnestly, “Linnie, don’t worry about me and don’t feel sorry for this woman. She’s the one who poisoned you and it’s because of her that we have to suffer the pain of getting tormented by the poison again. If we can’t get better, then she also should not think about getting better.”After hearing what Jeremy said, Madeline suddenly felt relieved.She smiled gently. Her warm palm was caressing the side of Jeremy’s cheek softly. “Jeremy, I completely understand what you mean. We’ll go according to your plan and keep Shirley here for the time being. If she can co
Chapter 1725
Madeline did not answer Shirley. She walked to the closet and took out a clean set of clothes from inside.“I think it must be hard for you to stand the state you’re in right now. You can go and take a shower.”Madeline placed the clothes at the end of the bed gently.“You have a slight fever. Here’s a first aid kit. I think you should know better than anyone what you should take to make your fever go down.”Shirley was puzzled after she heard what Madeline said. She looked at Madeline with suspicion.“Eveline, what are you trying to do? Are you requiting evil with good?”Madeline smiled indifferently. “I’m not that great nor am I sanctimonious. However, we’re on the same boat now. After all, I still have to depend on you to recover, right?”After Madeline said that, Shirley looked at the woman who was smiling slightly and fell into silence.She was locked up here now, so she could not develop the anti-toxoid reagent. Hence, Madeline would never be able to get treated and it wo
Chapter 1726
While this further increased Shirley’s suspicion, she certainly was hungry.She did not think that Madeline would do anything to the food, so she started eating without worries.When she finished, Madeline had already changed the bedsheets.“You ought to stay here for the time being.” Madeline walked up to Shirley. “I know you like Carter, but that doesn’t mean that you should follow that person blindly.”“Heh. Eveline, are you teaching me how to conduct myself?” Shirley chuckled and asked. “Don’t you recall that you too had done a lot of stupid things for Jeremy back then?”Madeline calmly smiled at that. “Back then, I loved him so much that I had lost myself, but I never did anything that goes against my conscience or harms others, not even for him.”“...”Shirley, silent upon hearing that, momentarily did not know how to refute Madeline.Unconvinced, she bit her lip, and her eyes were hostile and doubtful. “Eveline, what on earth do you and your husband intend to do?”Madel
Chapter 1727
Shirley had said, “Eveline, let me ask you a question. What’s the most terrifying and mortifying experience that you’re most reluctant to relive in your life?”Madeline knew better than anyone the experience she was most reluctant to recall. It was the time when she had been in so much pain that she had wanted to die. To her, it had been a time of misery. A living hell.Madeline then suddenly realized what might happen when the poison reached the final stage that Shirley mentioned. ‘No.‘Don’t jump to conclusions.’Madeline’s mind wondered, then she gently shook her head, collecting her thoughts.Her heart was racing. Once her breathing difficulties had alleviated, she hailed a car by the roadside, considering returning to the hospital.After getting into the car, however, Madeline’s imagination ran wild against her volition again. Initially, she had been unafraid of the physical pain and torment. She had thought she could endure them because the pain she had experienced prev
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