“Mommy, what’s wrong?”

“Mommy, you’re crying.”

Madeline heard Karen’s concerned voice as well as the two children’s confused voices.

Yet, Madeline continued to stare ahead blankly. Then, she parted her pale lips. “Why do I have to pay such a heavy price just to love him? Why…”

Karen immediately knew that Madeline was talking about Jeremy.

She started panicking. “Eveline, are you talking about Jeremy? What did Jeremy do?”

Madeline bit her lip and said with tears streaming down her face, “He set fire to my house.”

“What?” Karen was utterly shocked. “No way, Jeremy wouldn’t have done such a thing. Impossible…”

Madeline closed her eyes. She also did not want to believe that Jeremy would do that.

However, the strength he exerted when he grabbed her neck was still crystal clear.

Madeline sobbed soundlessly. She was so heartbroken that it hurt to even breathe.

She lifted off her blanket and got out of the bed before running out.

She called a cab to go to Montgomery Manor. There, s