Ch. 1901..1910
Chapter 1901
Shirley was stumped by what Camille said.
She could feel that Camille was not blaming her and that she was feeling sad for that child who had no chance to come to the world. NôvelDrama.Org owns this text.
However, that child was destined to not have a chance to be born.
Shirley’s eyes turned red. She smiled bitterly, then closed her eyes and allowed her tears to fall.
She had so many grievances in her heart that she could not speak of, yet she felt that she brought this upon herself. Those were not grievances. Those were the consequences of her actions.
She was not worthy to be a mother.
When Camille saw Shirley in such pain, she did not continue her questioning.
After all, they had known each other for so many years, and she had always treated Shirley as her child. If Shirley had not let her down and left without a word back then, Camille would not have stayed mad for so long.
“Go wash your face. Get up and eat something. I made this porridge myself. Try it and tell me if it tastes like how it tasted back then.”
Camille was still speaking softly, treating Shirley with warmth.
Shirley sobbed and opened her eyes. When she felt Camille’s kindness, she could not bear to refuse her anymore.
Camille, feeling very relieved when she saw that Shirley coming to her senses, was about to ask the maids to come in to help.
However, just as Camille stood up, the door was pushed open.
Carter came through the entrance with a cold and spiteful aura. When he saw Camille in the room, he was surprised, and the coldness on his face subsided slightly.
“Carter, where have you been? How can you leave the moment you brought Shirley back? ” Camille asked.
Upon hearing how Camille addressed Shirley, Carter simultaneously felt surprised and stunned.
“I needed to take care of something, ” Carter said immediately after returning to his senses and muddled through her questions. He then continued,
“I need to talk to her.”
Camille understood, nodding. “Let her eat something first. You can talk after.”
“I got it.”
Carter smiled and agreed.
Camille did not stay for long. Soon after, she left.
When the door was closed, the smile on Carter’s face disappeared.
He walked to the side of the bed and saw Shirley looking at him coldly. He frowned and the smoldering rage in his heart was ignited once again.
“Do you know where I went?” Carter asked. “I went to Whitman Manor to look for Jeremy and Eveline. ”
When Shirley heard this, her expression changed. However, she merely stared at Carter without saying a word.
“Shirley, do you think Jeremy and Eveline will thank you once you gave them the only anti-toxoid test reagent? They won’t. Yet, you ignored your own child because you wanted their forgiveness.
You’re the most stupid person I’ve ever met! ”
After Carter’s voice fell away, Shirley suddenly burst out laughing.
“I didn’t do that to seek anyone’s forgiveness. I just want to make up for all the bad things I’ve done before I die.”
“We haven’t done anything wrong! We don’t need to take responsibility for anyone!”
Carter was still stubborn.
“We’ve just been doing what we want and what we should.”
“Should?” Shirley asked with a smirk. “Hurting the innocent just for the right to rule in St. Piaf? I finally know that the most stupid things I’ve ever done were the things I’ve done.”
“Shirley, you…”
Chapter 1902
“The child shouldn’t even have come into my womb. It’s better for the child to have left parents like us.”
Carter had been suppressing the anger in his heart, but when he heard Shirley saying that, his fist clenched tightly.
Although he was livid, he still unclenched his fist eventually, forcefully suppressing the blazing anger in his heart. NôvelDrama.Org owns this text.
“Listen to me, Shirley. I’ll make you realize how stupid you’ve been.”
“Carter, don’t make me hate you even more.”
Shirley was calm. Her blank yet icy gaze was fixed on the furious Carter.
“Even if you used some illegitimate means to get the right to rule St. Piaf, it won’t be honorable.”
“Heh.” Carter laughed mockingly when he heard what Shirley said. “You’ve certainly been ‘reborn’, Shirley.”
Shirley turned her gaze away from him upon hearing that. “I’ve already seen through everything. I hope you’ll come to your senses soon.”
“Listen, Shirley. I won’t. You sacrificed my child for Jeremy and Eveline. You don’t even care that you’re the mother, but I do. Just you wait.”
Carter spat out the last sentence through his gritted teeth and turned around suddenly.
Shirley felt that something was wrong with that statement, but she no longer knew what she could say to stop him.
Soon after Carter walked out of the room, two maids came in to wash her up and feed her the porridge.
Shirley had resisted, but when she thought about what Carter might do to Jeremy and Madeline, she suddenly felt that she could not die now.
Not only did she want to prevent any mishaps from happening, but she also wanted to stop Carter from making more mistakes.
She still remembered the boy who had saved her from the streets back then. He had been so warm, not as icy as he was now. Not devoid of warmth or humanity.
Even though Madeline did not take Carter’s warning and threats to her seriously, when she thought about it, she felt that she needed to take precautions.
Of course, Jeremy was prepared as well.
Carter had already been targeting Jeremy. Now that Carter’s child was miscarried, he despised Jeremy and Madeline.
While Carter was a noble and prestigious viscount on the surface, his shrewdness did not match his gentle and elegant exterior.
Madeline started to take Jackson to school every day. When they got home, she would stay with her children most of the time and take care of Cathy’s children. She was almost inseparable from the children.
As for Lillian, Fabian would send them videos every day. Sometimes, when he was in a good mood, he would agree to a video call so that Jeremy and Madeline could see Lillian’s condition in real-time.
However, Fabian still did not agree to let Jeremy and Madeline take Lillian back.
Jeremy and Madeline could only let it be, though that was because they could see Lillian’s condition improving.
Perhaps the reason Fabian was so firm with his decision was that he hoped Lilian could get the best treatment with him.
Jeremy had not managed the affairs of his company for a very long time. Presently, Madeline’s body had slowly gone back to normal.
Furthermore, the poison remaining in his body was slowly disappearing. Now that everything had returned to normal, he could also focus on his work again.
On Monday morning, Jeremy hosted a meeting as usual. When it ended, he still texted Madeline at the first chance he had.
After he sent the message, Madeline did not reply immediately, and this disappointed him.
However, when he thought about it, he felt that he was a little childish.
Nevertheless, he still could not stop himself from missing her. He then decided to call Madeline.
When he dialed her number, his assistant, Ken, approached him hastily.
Chapter 1903
“Did something happen?” Jeremy asked directly. Ken nodded and pointed at the office.
“That guy named Carter Gray is here.”
Jeremy lifted his alluring eyes slightly. “He barged into the office?”
“The receptionist had just gone to the toilet, so she didn’t notice him, and he just came in, ” Ken explained.
Jeremy nodded to show that he understood, then strode into the office.
Carter was here for Jeremy, so when he heard the footsteps outside the door, he turned his chair and looked in the direction of the door.
When he saw Jeremy, Carter said in a mocking tone, “Are you done with your meeting, Mr. Whitman? I’ve been waiting for you for some time.”
Jeremy peered at Carter coldly before walking carefreely to the desk.
“Let’s not beat around the bush. Just spit it out.”
Jeremy was straightforward.
Carter’s lips pressed together into a smirk. It seemed that he was impressed with Jeremy’s carefree attitude.
Carter, too, straightforwardly stated his purpose. “I know Whitman Corporation is trying to get a collaboration project with ZF. You know better than anyone the benefits you’ll get once it’s successful. Of course, I want to tell you that I won’t let you succeed.”
Carter smirked confidently. “Jeremy, from now on, you’d better be alert all the time. I won’t let my child die in vain.”
After saying that, Carter got up to leave carefreely.
Ken, who had been standing at one side for a while, had a confused and disdainful expression as he stared at Carter’s back figure.
“Mr. Whitman, what does he mean by that?”
“His goal is not the project from ZF.” Jeremy already saw through Carter.
That man was just going on a wild goose chase with him because of his innocent, miscarried child. He blamed Jeremy and Madeline for everything, so this man was now seeking revenge.
However, it was obvious that Carter’s revenge had nothing to do with business. His target was Jeremy’s family, especially his young and innocent children.
As Jeremy silently analyzed this, someone knocked on the glass door of his office.
He came back to his senses and, to his surprise, saw Madeline smiling at the door.
When Ken saw Madeline, he walked over to greet her politely he left.
Madeline smiled and apprached the man who was also walking toward her. Content is © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.
“What’s wrong? You look so serious. Did you have an unpleasant meeting this morning?” Madeline asked with a small smile.
Jeremy’s eyes were soft. “Linnie,why are you here?”
“I missed you,” Madeline uttered those sweet words.
Jeremy felt as if there was honey flowed through his heart. It felt exceptionally sweet.
However, before Jeremy could feel happy for long, he heard Madeline say, “Actually, I’ve just sent Jack to school so I decided to come here since I was on the way.”
Jeremy displayed a disappointed expression. “Oh, I was just on the way.”
“What’s wrong? Are you jealous of Jack?” Madeline smiled and asked after getting closer to him.
Jeremy lifted his eyes and saw Madeline’s gentle and beautiful smiling face. She was like a bright star, shining brightly in his eyes. A smile also crept into his handsome face.
Jeremy reached out his arms and pulled Madeline into his arms immediately.
“I know my wife didn’t come here because I was on the way. My wife came to see me because she missed me.”
Madeline smiled when she heard that. Of course, she would not argue with him because she did come here to see him deliberately. She did not drop by because he was on the way.
Chapter 1904
“Oh yeah, Jeremy, I think I saw Carter when I walked out of the elevator just now. Did he come to find you or was I seeing things?” Madeline asked seriously.
“You weren’t. He came to find me, and he just left,” Jeremy said frankly. Text © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.
“What does he want?” Madeline’s beautiful eyebrows knitted together without her realizing it. “ He’s clearly the one who caused all of this. He even indirectly caused Adam and Cathy’s deaths. Why does he keep thinking that he’s not at fault?”
“This is a problem with his character, and we can’t change that. Carter is a very confident man.
Conceited, to be more precise.” Jeremy could see through Carter.
“He’s knowledgeable, and he knows psychology and hypnotism. Plus, he’s royalty. Anyone would be arrogant and proud if they have this kind of status.”
When Madeline heard that, she looked at Jeremy with admiration in her eyes.
Jeremy looked into her beautiful eyes in curiosity. He then grabbed her hand gently, “What are you looking at, Linnie?”
“I’m looking at my husband. Aside from being royalty, everything about my husband is amazing, and yet you’re never conceited.”
Jeremy laughed upon hearing that. However, there was an intense regret in his eyes immediately after.
“No, Linnie. I was. Otherwise, how would I have let you down back then?”
When he said that, Madeline could see that the persistent regret and remorse in his eyes were here to stay.
Madeline did not speak. She merely reached out her hand to hold him.
Jeremy knew Madeline was just comforting him. He felt glad and warm, but he never forgave himself for the hurt he had caused Madeline even though she had forgiven him.
After some discussion, Madeline decided to go to Gray Manor to look for Shirley.
Madeline went alone but Carter was not there. Camille was walking out of the kitchen when she saw Madeline. She was surprised but she felt that this was expected.
“Are you here for Shirley?” Camille was right.
Madeline nodded. “May I see her?”
Camille looked at the bird’s nest porridge she held in her hands. “I think she’d prefer to see you now. Please take this to her and tell her to eat it.”
Madeline paused. She then came back to her senses and took the porridge from Camille.
“I will, ” Madeline said then went upstairs.
Shirley was sitting on the bedside staring blankly at the view outside the French window.
Suddenly, she heard the door opening but she was not in the mood to turn around.
“ I want to be alone, ” Shirley said without turning around.
Madeline looked at Shirley’s side profile and she felt pity for her.
In truth, Shirley was not that evil. At least, she had turned back.
“It’s me,” Madeline said.
Shirley, slightly shocked when she heard that, turned around abruptly.
“Eveline?”
“Yes, it’s me.”
Madeline saw surprise and confusion on Shirley’s face.
“I have something to tell you, but you have to eat this.”
Madeline said as she walked to the side of the bed. However, when she was about to hand the porridge to Shirley, Shirley got close to Madeline, and Shirley was very emotional. “No, there’s no time for this. Carter might come back soon. I don’ t have much time to talk things over with you. Eveline, listen, you and your family will be in danger, especially…”
Chapter 1905
Before Shirley could finish speaking, she stopped.
Madeline heard footsteps approaching her from behind, and the temperature of Shirley’s hand that was holding her plummeted as if she was frightened.
Madeline, realizing something was off, so she turned her head to take a look.
Shirley’s hand that was holding Madeline’s hand fell slowly, and she murmured inaudibly. In the end, she did not say the final words. “You…” Content is © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.
Madeline could vaguely hear Shirley mumbling a word, but she could not hear it clearly.
Madeline turned around and saw Carter who had suddenly appeared behind her, and her pulled herself together.
When Carter saw Madeline, he smiled faintly at her.
He walked carefreely to Madeline and looked at Shirley who stared at him with a conflicted look, then he opened his mouth.
“Mrs. Whitman, are you so free to visit the enemy who had poisoned and tormented your and your husband?”
Carter sounded very sarcastic. It was obvious he was provoking her.
Madeline calmly looked at Carter, who was smirking arrogantly, then calmly said, “Carter, do you really think my husband and I don’t know anything?”
“What do you mean?” Carter frowned.
Madeline boldly met Carter’s probing and questioning eyes.
“Shirley did everything for you, including developing the poison. It was all your idea. She had merely been following your orders the whole time. ”
Madeline said and looked at Shirley behind her.
“At most, she had been a fool blinded by love. Her pure heart was deceived by the person she loved and your sweet talk.”
Carter laughed when he heard what Madeline said.
He looked at Madeline, his smile brimming with mockery.
“Eveline, do you see your previous self in Shirley?” “Just spit it out,” Madeline said decisively.
Carter looked at Madeline and said with a smile, “ Back then, you, too, were blinded by love like a fool. You loved Jeremy with all your heart and then he severely hurt you. Yet, you still forgave him like a fool.”
Madeline did not want to think about her painful past when Carter brought it up.
She looked at Carter, and when she was about to retort, Carter took two steps toward her, and his eyes were right in front of her eyes.
“Eveline, look into my eyes. Don’t try to find excuses for Jeremy. You were foolish back then. Jeremy didn’t love you. He was so ruthless because he didn’t love you. While he kept on letting you down, he was happily holding another woman.”
Madeline knew Carter was saying that on purpose, but she felt that her emotions were getting affected unconsciously, and she felt an intense pain in her heart.
It was during this moment of daze and pain, Madeline heard Shirley’s voice behind her.
“Don’t look! Don’t look into his eyes, Eveline! He’s hypnotizing you!’
As Shirley said that, she used all her might to pull Madeline’s wrist.
Madeline came back to her senses immediately. Her heart, which was beating painfully a second ago, instantly returned to normal.
Chapter 1906
Madeline then knew why her emotions were affected—it was Carter’s hypnosis again.
“Carter, you’re the noble Viscount of St. Piaf, and you’re also highly educated. Why can’t you be a straightforward and upright person?” Madeline looked at him in contempt.
Although Carter did not show any emotion despite his hypnotism was interrupted, he glared at Shirley.
Shirley, however, looked back at him fearlessly because she had seen through everything. If she was not afraid of death, what else would she be afraid of?
“What can truly be considered straightforward and upright?” Carter asked Madeline in disdain. “Were the things Jeremy had done to you straightforward and upright?”
“Carter, don’t try to distract me with the things that happened between me and my husband in the past. We don’t need your meddling. You ought to mind your own business.”
“My own business? Mrs. Whitman, pray tell, what business of mine needs your concern?”
Carter asked. There was a faint smile on his handsome face, but that smile did not look friendly at all.
“Carter, you’re asking me? Why did you go find my husband? Aren’t you making a fuss out of nothing?”
“Oh, that.” Carter looked as if he came to a realization. “ I’ve warned you about that before, so why are you asking me again?”
Carter said slowly and walked to the side of the bed. His eyes were fixed on Shirley’s face, then his gaze darkened.
“I’ve said that I want to avenge my innocent child. I won’t let my child’s sacrifice be in vain.” NôvelDrama.Org content rights.
Intense hatred shot out from Carter’s eyes as he spoke.
Shirley bit her lip. “Carter, I gave up on that child myself. It had nothing to do with anyone else.”
“Nothing? You’re telling me that it has nothing to do with anyone else?” Carter laughed. “If Jeremy hadn’t injected the AXP69 poison into your body, you wouldn’t have given up on our child.
“If you hadn’t tried to get the AXP69’s anti-toxoid test reagent for Eveline, you wouldn’t have used our child to deceive me, to get the ingredient for the anti-toxoid test reagent.”
Carter suppressed his anger. He looked into Shirley’s gradually reddening eyes and asked his last question.
“We’ve reached this stage and you’re still telling me that our child’s death had nothing to do with them? Huh?”
Shirley pressed her lips together, sobbing, and said, “They had nothing to do with this. I developed the poison and you gave the order.”
“Carter, you got one thing right. Our child was innocent, but you and I are not. We brought this upon ourselves. Thankfully that child is gone, otherwise, he’d also feel ashamed for having parents like us.”
After listening to what Shirley said, Carter’s face darkened immediately.
“ Shirley Brown. ” Carter coldly spat out Shirley’s name through his thin lips.
Shirley looked at the enraged man neither obsequiously nor superciliously.
“Carter, I’ve come to my senses now, and so should you. We were the ones at fault, and we killed our child. We can’t blame anyone.”
Shirley lifted her red eyes and looked at Madeline at one side.
“Eveline, I hope it’s not too late for me to do this. I won’t ask for your forgiveness. I don’t deserve it anyway.”
Shirley’s eyes grew solemn as she spoke.
“Eveline, you should leave. Don’t come to me anymore. I’m grateful that you and Jeremy chose to believe me in the end. I finally know how it feels to be a good person instead of a bad person. Thank you. Go now. Don’t concern yourself with me anymore. Go.”
Chapter 1907
From the way Shirley was kicking her out, Madeline could tell what Shirley was worried about.
Shirley was worried that Carter might harm Madeline.
However, Madeline had, of course, taken some precautions since she came alone.
She held Shirley’s hand and gave her a calm and steady smile.
“I’ll go, but you have to take care as well. No matter what, you can’t give up on your life. I believe Adam and Cathy would feel the same way as I do. We all hope you to be well.”
After saying that, Madeline patted the back of Shirley’s hand gently, then lifted her beautiful eyes and glared at Carter coldly before she left.
When Carter saw Madeline leaving the room, he eyed Shirley for a few seconds before he turned around.
“Carter, let her leave, ” Shirley quickly called out to Carter. “Don’t do anything that you’ll regret.”
Carter stopped in his tracks. “The thing I regret the most is giving you the chance to confront me like this.”
Shirley was dazed when she heard that. When she came back to her senses, Carter had walked out of the room.
“Carter! Carter! Don’t do anything stupid! ” Shirley yelled toward the entrance.
Carter heard her but he neither stopped nor turned back.
When Madeline heard footsteps, she could guess that it was Carter. However, she did not panic and continued walking calmly.
“Eveline.”
Madeline heard Carter’s voice behind her when she reached the bottom of the stairs. NôvelDrama.Org content rights.
“You’re very bold to step foot in here again.”
Madeline turned around calmly. “I’ve already been through hell once. Did you think your place is scarier than hell?”
Carter seemed baffled when he Carter heard that. How could he have forgotten? The Madeline he remembered had always been so bold and confident.
She never gave up even when she was disfigured from the yacht explosion.
“Carter, did you really care about that child that much? If you did, you wouldn’t treat the child’s mother like this.”
Carter frowned. “You have no right to comment about me and Shirley.”
“I don’t. But ask yourself, do you really care about Shirley? If you do, you wouldn’t repeatedly force her to do things she doesn’t want to do.”
Carter’s furrowed tighter and tighter at what Madeline said.
“Eveline, I’m not asking you to teach me how to go about my business.”
“What are you going to do then? Stop me and hypnotize me? Is this your so-called revenge?”
“Eveline, aren’t you scared at all?”
Carter averted his gaze, feeling that Madeline would soon overpower him.
“Of course I’m scared, especially when I’m met with a devious hypocrite who harbors unfathomable motives. Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t know. That’s the kind of person I’m scared of.”
Carter understood exactly what Madeline was talking about.
She was directly calling him a hypocrite.
Madeline also saw a flash of rage in Carter’s eyes.
She calmly averted her gaze, turned around, and calmly walked toward the door.
Carter looked at Madeline’s carefree back figure and a self-mocking smile appeared unconsciously on the corners of his lips.
“Carter, stop wasting time. We have to go back to St. Piaf soon.”
Camille’s voice came from behind Carter.
“Soon, the Louis family will announce who’s going to get the right to rule the monarchy. If you continued remaining here, you might lose your chance to compete. If that were to happen, all of your previous hard work would be in vain.”
Camille persuaded patiently.
Carter frowned. “I haven’t taken down Glendale yet, so there’s no use for me to go back anyway.”
Chapter 1908
“Glendale isn’t the only shortcut for you to obtain the right to rule. You have other shortcuts too.”
Camille’s graceful and beautiful eyebrows had an additional hint of worldliness that showed she was thinking ahead.
Carter was confused when he heard what Camille said. “Another shortcut?”
“Yes. ” Camille nodded, then walked up to Carter and whispered.
After hearing that, Carter’s eyebrows furrowed further.
“Carter, I know that you’re unconvinced and that it’s hard to let this go, but perhaps that child is not destined to be with us, so stop clinging onto the child.”
Camille advised and then lifted her hand to pat Carter’s shoulder.
“Get ready and get Shirley. We’ll go back in two days. We can’t waste any more time.”
“Perhaps it’s time to go back, ” said Carter suddenly. However, something changed in his eyes.
He looked in the direction where Madeline left and narrowed his long eye.
Madeline had wanted to speak with Shirley about something, but she had not expected Carter to show up so quickly.
Furthermore, judging from Shirley’s reaction, she was still scared of that man. Otherwise, her hand would not have plummeted in temperature at that moment.
Madeline had also sensed that Shirley wanted to leave Carter, but she could not take Shirley away just like that.
However…
Madeline thought about what Shirley could not finish saying. “Eveline, listen, you and your family will be in danger, especially…”
“Especially what?”
Madeline asked herself but she could not find the answer.
She went back to her home and saw her youngest son playing with Cathy’s children. That scene seemed very sweet.
When she thought about Cathy, however, her eyes turned red against her volition. NôvelDrama.Org owns this.
“Mommy.” Pudding saw Madeline and ran toward her shakily with his stubby legs.
Madeline immediately opened her arms and went up to him to pick him up into her arms.
However, when she lifted her eyes, she saw the siblings watching Pudding getting pampered by his mother, then Madeline let go of Pudding and walked up to the children.
Madeline squatted and touched the siblings’ hands with a warm smile.
“Jan, Juan, do you like cake?”
“Yes! Mommy’s cakes are the best!” Jan said, blinking his clear, big eyes.
Madeline smiled softly. “Should we bake a cake?”
“Will Mommy come home after we bake the cake?” the child asked innocently.
Madeline felt her heart aching upon hearing that.
However, at this moment, she had no choice but to feed the children with white lies.
“Of course. When Jan and Juan have made a delicious cake, your mommy will come home.”
When the siblings heard this, cheerful smiles appeared on their small faces.
“We’ll definitely make a very delicious cake for Mommy to eat.”
“Yes! ”
The children had joyous smiles on their faces, and in the next second, they held hands and walked further into the house.
Madeline suppressed her sad emotions and held the hand of her youngest son to walk into the house as well.
After baking the cake, Madeline looked at the time. It was almost time to pick Jackson up from school.
Although Carter seemed to want to take action against Jeremy, Madeline felt that he wanted to start with the children. That was why she would take Jackson to and from school every day.
Madeline arrived at the school as the school hours ended. When the bell rang, Madeline waited at the entrance. However, after a long while, she did not see Jackson coming out.
Madeline felt something was not amiss, so she walked into the school.
Chapter 1909
After Madeline went in, she saw Jackson’s teacher.
When the teacher heard that Madeline had not seen Jackson, the teacher was curious. “Did he went to the toilet? Jackson is a very smart kid, so he wouldn’t leave with a stranger. Don’t worry, Mrs. Whitman.”
Madeline, too, was certain that her son would not leave with a stranger, so she turned and walked to the toilet to look for her son.
She arrived at the entrance of the toilet, but because she could not go in, she called out a few times by the entrance.
“Jack, are you in there?
“Jack, if you’re in there, please answer me. “Jack…”
As Madeline called out, a young male teacher walked out from the toilet.
When he saw Madeline was looking for her son, he politely said, “Madam, there’s no one else in the toilet. You can’t find your son?”
Madeline nodded and her heart started racing.
Could it be that Carter was one step ahead of her? Had he already asked someone to take action against her child?
As Madeline frantically thought about this, suddenly, she heard a familiar, childish voice behind her.
“Mommy, I’m right here.”
Madeline turned her head abruptly when she heard that.
She saw Jackson, who wore his school uniform and his hat, looking at her obediently as he blinked, and Madeline finally felt relieved. Content is © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.
“Jack! ”
Madeline ran up to Jackson and squatted and held the child’s shoulders.
“Jack, where did you go? Why didn’t you wait for me at the entrance?”
Jackson lifted his small hand and gently shook the carnation he made with color papers in his hand.
“This is from the arts and crafts class. The teacher asked us to make carnations. I finished mine but I forgot to take it with me just now. I want to give this to you now, Mommy.”
Jackson’s neat and white teeth showed as he smiled brightly at Madeline.
Madeline looked at the paper flower her son handed to her. Even though it was not very delicately made, Madeline felt as if she had just received a treasure.
“Thanks, baby. ” Madeline took the paper flower, kissed her son’s cheek, then held his small hand.
“I’ll take you home.”
“Okay, ” Jackson replied and nodded, then followed her to the entrance.
Once they had gotten into the car, Madeline placed the paper flower down. While she was putting on her seatbelt, she turned around and exhorted her son.
“Jack, during this period, aside from Mommy, Daddy, Grandpas, and Grandmas, don’t go with anyone if they say they’re here to take you home. Don’t go with them even if they say they know Mommy and Daddy. Can you remember that?”
Even though Jackson was young, his IQ was not low.
He immediately gave Madeline an answer that set her mind at rest. “Don’t worry, Mommy. I’ll remember what you say.”
“Good boy.”
Madeline smiled and praised him. She then pressed stepped on the accelerator.
She lifted her eyes to look at the little guy from the rearview mirror. His handsome little face and the look in his eyes were starting to seem more and more like Jeremy’s.
She believed that this kid would be very outstanding in the future.
However, at the present, she was worried about Carter. That man might take action against her children just to exact his vengeance.
“Mommy, you keep looking at me, but remember to drive carefully,” Jackson reminded as he blinked his big eyes.
Madeline collected her thoughts and smiled as she answered, “I got it. I’ll drive carefully and send you home safely.”
“Uh—huh. ” The little guy pressed his lips together and grunted an arrogant reply.
Chapter 1910
Madeline smiled and continued to drive. However, when she drove up to the crossroad further ahead, she saw that there was an accident and that the road in front was blocked.
This was the only road back home, but now they could not go through it.
Madeline initially thought to wait, but the cars still could not budge even after a long while. She could only then turn her steering wheel and drive into another road as per the traffic police’s instructions.
They could reach home via this road too, but it was a roundabout way home.
However, when she got onto another road, there was a car speeding right at them with its high beam turned on.
Madeline quickly turned the steering wheel and slammed on the brakes.
After stopping the car in a hurry, she got out of the car and opened the door of the backseat.
“Jack, are you okay?” Are you hurt?” Madeline, worried, picked up her son and carried him out of the car. She was worried that Jackson was hurt from the emergency brake just now.
Jackson shook her head. “Mommy, I’m fine, don’t worry.”
“That’s good.” Madeline let out a sigh of relief and put her son back down.
She turned around to find the owner of the car from earlier and give them a piece of her mind, but she saw two men getting out of the car and walked up to Madeline purposefully.
“Mrs. Whitman, sorry for scaring you. Please come with us,” one of the men invited Madeline, a false smile on his face.NôvelDrama.Org owns this.
Despite it being an invitation, it seemed that even if Madeline were to refuse, they would also take her away forcefully.
Madeline calmly studied the men in front of her. “Did Carter send you?”
The men seemed to freeze momentarily before shaking their heads.
“We don’t know the person you mentioned.”
“Who are you, then? Why should I go with you?”
“Don’t you know, Mrs. Whitman?”
“What should I know?”
“We’re from the Commercial Crime Investigation Unit.”
As the man spoke, he took out the identification card which he had already prepared from his pocket.
“We got a report saying that the existing liquid funds of Whitman Corporation may have been laundered. Please come with us immediately.”
Of course, Madeline, knowing that Whitman Corporation could not have this problem, suspected that the report was false.
It seemed to her that these two people must be hired by Carter.
Madeline did not expose them but calmly said, “If you think there’s a problem with the funds in Whitman Corporation, you can go look for the person in charge of the company. Why are you wasting so much effort in hindering me in the middle of the road?”
“You’re Jeremy Whitman’s wife, so there’s no way you don’t know what he’s doing.”
“Yes, I am his wife. But I really don’t know what he might be doing behind my back. If you want to investigate this, go look for him. Don’t bother me.”
As she spoke, Madeline turned around and picked up Jackson. She wanted to take her son home first.
However, when she bent down, a strong man suddenly ran out from behind Jackson and picked Jackson, who was caught off guard, and ran away.
“What are you doing? Put my son down! ” Madeline demanded sternly.
However, the man, his face expressionless, completely ignored Madeline.
Jackson struggled in the man’s arms and, suddenly, he opened his small mouth and bit the man on the back of his hand.
“Hiss!”
The man groaned in pain, but he did not let go of his hand. It was evident that this pain was nothing to him.
“Kid, do you think I’ll let you go just like that? How naive. ” The man looked at Jackson and smirked in contempt.
However, when he was feeling pleased with himself, he suddenly let out a howl of pain.