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“Shirley, what’s wrong? Do you feel unwell?”“Heh, hehe…” Shirley chuckled bitterly. “Retribution.”She uttered the word with great effort.Carter frowned.“What nonsense are you talking about?”“The fourth stage of the poison is flaring up.” Shirley was breathing heavily; her speech was indistinct.Carter froze instantly. He took this moment to look closely at Shirley’s face, and he began to panic.“Where’s the anti-toxoid test reagent? I went to your lab and saw that you’ve finished it. Didn’t you inject yourself with it?”Carter asked incoherently.Shirley lifted her tired eyes and, through her blurred vision, saw Carter’s anxious face.“Yes, it’s finished. And yes, I’ve injected it, but it’s not inside me.”Shirley displayed a relieved smile as she spoke.“I’ve done so much harm to others without benefiting myself. This is the first time I’ve experienced being a good person, and it turns out that it feels pretty nice. No, this doesn’t really count. I’m just making up as
Chapter 1857
When Jeremy heard that, he was surprised yet again.Similarly, Carter was dumbfounded, and his grip on Shirley’s shoulders loosened. “Shirley, what do you mean by this? What do you mean?”Shirley lifted her wet, red eyes and chuckled bitterly.“I never wanted to give birth to that child in the first place.”“...”“I lied when I told you that the poison will affect the child’s growth. All I wanted was to get my hands on the ingredient for the anti-toxoid test reagent for AXP69.”“What did you say?” Carter looked at Shirley in disbelief as she said that.“Now that I’ve already achieved what I wanted, there’s nothing left that I can’t bear to part with anymore.”The light in Shirley’s eyes darkened slowly.“Something bad happened to Addy and Cathy because of me, and they’re no longer here now. There’s no longer anyone in this world who truly cares about me or cares for me. I don’t need the anti-toxoid test reagent anymore. I just want to finish the end of my journey in peace.”E
Chapter 1858
Elsewhere, Carter was driving speedily back to his villa.In hurried steps, Carter, drenched in the rain, rushed into the living room with the unconscious Shirley in his arms.Camille and Ada, who were in the living room, were shocked when they saw Carter returned while carrying an unconscious and soaking wet Shirley.“How did she turn out like this?” Camille, whose eyes were filled with concern, immediately instructed the maid, “Get Dr. Lane here immediately!”The maid then carried out the order hurriedly.While Ada stood at one side, watching the worried-looking Carter as he carried Shirley upstairs, Camille followed Carter. When Ada saw how worried they were for Shirley, anger rose in Ada’s chest, yet a smile appeared on her face.She could see with her eyes, of course, so she knew that Shirley had gone out in the rain.Judging from how wet Shirley was, she must have been in the rain for a very long time. Additionally, with Adam and Cathy’s deaths, Ada was certain that Shir
Chapter 1859
As soon as he heard that, Carter turned around hastily and strode toward Shirley's room. However, as Carter approached the room, his heartbeat became increasingly rapid with apprehension by the second. The production of AXP69 had originally been intended for Madeline.It contained a terrifying ingredient that would take effect and mutate upon entering the human body. In the end, it would shatter the person's soul by inducing hallucinations, forcing the person to relive their most painful and humiliating memories. Carter's footsteps grew heavier as these thoughts played on his mind. He felt nervous, along with an unprecedented sense of panic.He feared that, in a moment, he would see such a version of Shirley too. An undignified Shirley who was trapped in her painful memories. Carter's thoughts ceased abruptly when he arrived at the door of Shirley's bedroom.He felt a wave of inexplicable weight upon him and, for a moment, he felt weak.Amid Carter's hesitation, Shir
Chapter 1860
Although the situation puzzled him, it was better than what he had originally envisioned.Due to her exposure to the rain, Shirley had developed symptoms of a cold and a fever. Since she was pregnant, she could not simply take flu medications. He called for the doctor to return once again. It was not until late at night that Shirley was completely settled in.Throughout the night, Shirley softly called for Carter several times as she dreamed. He stayed by her bed, watching her closely, not leaving her side. To avoid disturbing Shirley's rest, Carter had only turned on a table lamp.The warm, soft light hung over Shirley's face as she slept. Carter unconsciously raised a hand and gently caressed her scarred cheek."If you hadn't left me without a word back then, none of these would have happened. "Why did you make me hate you?"Shirley, why have you put such strain on our relationship?"Carter spoke to himself, knowing that Shirley would not hear what he was saying now.
Chapter 1861
Jeremy, cognizant of Madeline’s worry and longing for Lilian in her heart, held her shoulders and gently reassured her. "Lily’s with Fabian for the moment. Don't worry, I believe that he won't hurt her." However, Madeline did not feel relieved. "That's not the point, Jeremy. Lily is sick. She needs timely treatment.""I know, Linnie. I know what you're worried about."Jeremy comforted her patiently. He quickly pulled out his phone and opened his gallery folder. "Look, Linnie. This is Lily's medical report from yesterday." Following Jeremy's words, Madeline hurriedly grabbed the phone over and gazed down at the screen.Lilian's medical report was the latest image in the gallery folder. Madeline read it in detail and saw that Lilian's health indicators showed great improvements compared to the time before Fabian took her away. Madeline, however, was still skeptical. "Jeremy, is this really the report for Lily's health indicators?" Jeremy nodded affirmatively. "Linnie, p
Chapter 1862
Presently, a piece of news came through the phone's pushed notification. A certain suburban villa was reported to have caught fire last night, resulting in the deaths of a man and a woman. Jeremy's heart began thumping erratically upon reading this news. While the news article did not specify the identities of the man and woman, Jeremy had a feeling that they were Adam and Cathy. Nevertheless, he still held onto a glimmer of hope. However, Madeline immediately recognized the villa in the picture. "Isn't that Carter's villa in Glendale?" Madeline pointed to the picture on the phone screen. "Is it true that Gray Villa caught fire last night? And a man and woman died as a result?"For some inexplicable reason, Madeline's heartbeat was similarly unsettled. She also noticed that Jeremy was driving in the direction of Gray Villa."Jeremy, are you going to look for Carter?" "I'm looking for Shirley. I want to know Cathy and Adam's whereabouts." Jeremy, looking ahead at the ro
Chapter 1863
Carter, who had suddenly appeared, immediately turned around after speaking. Madeline and Jeremy exchanged glances and, with tacit understanding, strode forward. Shortly after, Carter arrived in front of the house that had caught fire the previous night. Before the accident, he had indeed restricted Cathy and Adam’s movements, enforcing them to remain in this house.It had never occurred to him that something like this would happen last night, but he felt that it was a human act. Staring at the burnt ruins before her, Madeline could not help thinking about the fire that had taken place at Montgomery Manor.During that time, the most painful part of the situation had been her believing Jeremy to be the one who set the fire. Of course, it was equally painful when she had thought that her biological parents were killed in that fire. Fortunately, though, it was all just a scheme.Madeline felt a painful tug in her heart as she thought about Adam and Cathy dying here last night
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