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Married by Mistake: Mr. Whitman's Sinner Wife chapter 1981

The woman suddenly stopped Coco who was about to leave. The woman then lifted her pejorative gaze to peer at Madeline.

“Why are you asking this woman to leave? Eveline, are you afraid to talk to me justly and honorably?” The woman chuckled softly, but her eyes looked abnormally arrogant.

When Coco saw this, she knew this woman came here to cause trouble.

However, Madeline remained smiling calmly.

“Are you here to talk to me or are you here to chat with my secretary? We're all adults, and I know what you're thinking, so don't waste time. Coco, you should go on with your business. No need to make the coffee.”

“…” The woman's face froze when she heard that.

Coco, who immediately understood what Madeline meant, nodded, turned around, and left.

Even though she was curious why this woman was here, she did not have the habit of snooping. She thus closed the door and left.

Inside the reception room.

Elegantly, Madeline turned around, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

She had a domineering yet elegant aura, completely overpowering the woman in front of her.

Unrelenting, the woman looked at Madeline. On the other hand, Made line was looking at this woman calmly.

Compared to the way she dressed in Gray Manor, the woman was now dressed very lady-like. She looked very sweet and obedient on the surface.

Madeline had not looked at her closely before, and now, she paid more attention.

At the end of the day, she was a maid that the Grays had chosen based on her outstanding looks and body shape.

However, Madeline had seen her temper before.

Even when the maid had thought Madeline was Carter's fiancée, the maid had still behaved quite arrogantly toward Madeline because she thought Madeline had been flirting with Jeremy.

The maid, aware that Madeline was observing her, shifted her body uncomfortably. “Eveline, I'm here to look for Mr. Whitman. Ask him to come out to see me.”

Madeline smiled softly. “ I'm sorry, my husband is at home with the children, so he doesn't have  time to meet any irrelevant people. You can tell me anything you want to say to him.”

The woman clenched her fists when she heard this. Before she came to Glendale, she asked around and she knew that Madeline was truly Jeremy's wife and that they already had three children.

Madeline was also the daughter of a rich family in Glendale, and she had a very impressive background. Furthermore, Madeline was a very exceptional perfumer and jewelry designer.

As a maid, this was something that she could not strive for.

However, how would she reconcile this?

“If you don't have anything to say to me, then let me ask you.”

Madeline spoke and broke the silence.

The maid looked at Madeline in astonishment. She did not know what Madeline wanted to ask her.

“What's your name?”

“…” The maid was stunned when she heard that. She then answered proudly, “My name is Hannah Bolton.”

“You have a nice name, ” Madeline praised.

The maid scoffed in contempt. “Eveline, you don't have to flatter me. Because I'm here to ask Mr. Whitman to take responsibility for me. So, I don't care who you are and how much you sweet talk me. I won't give up just like that.”

Hannah's stance was firm, and she was still as arrogant as ever.

While Madeline pressed her lips together, she still had a smile on her face. She was not mad; she did not want to fight. She just parted her lips to remind Hannah instead.

“Miss Hannah Bolton, I know that you have a lot of dissatisfaction in your heart, and I hope that you can understand that what happened between you and my husband was an accident that was orchestrated deliberately. You and my husband are both victims. You two were framed by Carter.”

The moment Madeline finished speaking, Hannah stood up abruptly.

“What do you mean by that? Mr. Carter was trying to get me together with Mr. Whitman out of good intentions!”

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Upon looking at the maid at this moment, Madeline was already trying her best to keep her emotions under control. However, when she heard what the maid said, she subconsciously furrowed her brows.

“Carter tried to set you up with my husband?” Madeline asked curiously. “ So, you're saying that you knew something would happen between you and my husband?”

When Hannah saw Madeline looking shocked, she felt much relieved for some reason.

She crossed her arms and laughed proudly. “I didn't know how Mr. Carter would try to get us together. When I found out, I didn't mind. I'm willing to sacrifice everything for someone I like, including my body! ”

The maid's words shocked Madeline. She could not understand what Hannah was saying. Was this something a self-respecting woman would say?

Obviously not.

Hannah was not an ordinary person.

Madeline slowly stood up; the polite smile could no longer be seen on her beautiful, petite face.

“So, Miss Bolton, what do you want?”

“I want Jeremy Whitman to be responsible for me!” Hannah insisted. She clearly came prepared.

“Responsible? How do you intend my husband to do that?” Madeline asked calmly.

Hannah rolled her big eyes, eyes filled with jealousy for Madeline.

“I know your family is rich, but I don't want money. I want him!”

Hannah emphasized. She was certainly prepared for this.

When Madeline heard that, she chuckled involuntarily.

Hannah's face fell. “What are you laughing at, Eveline?”

“ I'm laughing at how naive you are, Miss Bolton. ”

“..” Hannah's face fell. Displeased, she asked, “ What are you trying to say, Eveline?”

“I want to say that not only won't my husband take responsibility for you, he can even ask you to take responsibility for your crime.”

“…” Hannah was immediately stunned when she heard that. She felt that Madeline was scaring her, but she figured she would not be scared easily.

“Eveline, are you trying to scare me? Mr. Whitman slept with me and he abandoned me. The person who should be pressing charges should be me!

What responsibility should I bear?”

“If you feel that way, you can go to the police station to sue my husband.”

Madeline's attitude became firmer too.

Hannah's heart sank; she was not as domineering as before.

The sight of Madeline's calm face made her heart start pounding.

“Eveline, I know that you're actually upset because something like that happened to me and your husband. You're just being stubborn. You don't have to scare me too. Do you think I won't dare to report this to the police?”

After Hannah said that, Madeline slammed her phone down on the coffee table with a loud smack.

“Call them right now.” Her expression was arrogant and cheerless.

“…” Hannah was stunned once again.

Madeline clicked her heels and walked in front of Hannah elegantly and then pointed behind Hannah.

“Do you see that camera? It clearly recorded everything we said just now.”

“…” Hannah turned her head abruptly to look behind her when she heard that. Sure enough, she did find a camera.

'But what will this prove?' she thought, unconvinced. She then heard Madeline's cold voice again...

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“Miss Bolton, you just said that you knew  Carter was setting you up with my husband. You also knew Carter was using such an unethical method to ' match' you and my husband, didn't you?”

Madeline reminded Hannah of what she had just said.

Hannah froze for a moment. She still did not quite understand what Madeline wanted to express.

However, what Madeline said next quickly woke her up.

“So, Miss Bolton, you had done it knowingly. Not only did you not reject Carter's so-called 'kind arrangement', but you also thought that you were giving yourself up nobly. Is that true?”

“…” Hannah had an embarrassed look on her face; her eyes seemed to dart around hurriedly.

“You voluntarily and knowingly acted when my husband was only faintly conscious, so my husband is the only victim in this matter. What right do you have to talk about taking responsibility? My husband should be the one holding you accountable.”

After hearing these words from Madeline, Hannah's face fell. “Eveline, you...”

“Shut up, ” Madeline interrupted her domineeringly, her cold and sharp yet beautiful eyes penetrating Hannah. “You have shamelessly used such despicable means, committing such an atrocious act, and you still have the cheek to make noise?"

“Miss Bolton, I'll remind you one last time. Carter isn't helping you to matchmake. He is merely using you as a pawn. If he had truly been a good person, he wouldn't be reduced to a fugitive now.”

Madeline snapped back at Hannah, causing Hannah's  jaw  to drop  and  unable  to utter a word.

She had come here to look for Jeremy, but unexpectedly, she did not get to meet Jeremy, and instead,  she  met  Madeline  and humiliated herself.

Hannah gritted her teeth and stared at Madeline angrily. She then suddenly released her fist and let out a contemptuous laugh.

“Eveline, just keep on pretending to be calm and strong. I know you are really hurting inside! This matter won't end like this. Just you wait!”

Hannah warned Madeline, turned around, and opened the glass door before walking away.

Madeline stood on her ground silently and looked in the direction Hannah had left. After that, she walked forward and picked up her phone indifferently.

Looking at  the gentle-looking man in the photo that she used as her screensaver , Madeline lifted the corners of her lips and smiled. She then left the reception room in the next second.

Madeline knew Hannah would not let this go, but if Hannah really wanted to call the police, she would not gain anything.

As such, Madeline did not ponder further this matter. She went back to her lab to continue her work, but after a while, Coco came over; she looked like she was in a hurry.

“Ms. Montgomery, the woman just now is spewing nonsense downstairs to fool people. You should go and take a look now.”

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Madeline frowned slightly. This was unexpected. Hannah was more arrogant than Madeline had thought.

This girl seemed to only be in her twenties, but her temper was truly ferocious.

However, her willfulness might also be due to her youth.

It was still working hours, and there were not many people in the lobby downstairs of the company, but Hannah was crying and shrieking very loudly.

Madeline walked over, clicking her heels, exuding a very domineering aura.

Some confused employees were recording videos with their mobile phones. When they saw Madeline coming, they immediately put down their phones and pretended to be busy with their work.

Hannah, too, saw Madeline coming, but she did not stop making a fuss.

With a sad look on her face, she lifted her eyes, pretending to only have seen Madeline now, and then she suddenly turned and ran towards Madeline.

As soon as she ran up to Madeline, she grabbed Madeline's sleeves, and with a sob, she said, “Miss Montgomery, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have comforted Mr. Whitman when you quarreled with him. Also, I shouldn't have done anything delirious with Mr. Whitman. I was wrong. I hope you won't get someone to make a move against me again. I really know that I was wrong! ”

“I know that my behavior with Mr. Whitman upsets you, but I didn't mean it. I didn't know that Mr. Whitman was married. I met him in St. Piaf and I genuinely like him, but now I know I was wrong, and I will never see Mr. Whitman again. I hope you'll let me and the child in my womb go.”

Hannah's accusations, her words resembling a beg for mercy, stunned the employees who were watching this drama unfold. This scene also stunned Coco, the secretary, who stood beside Madeline.

Madeline, too, was astonished.

Madeline looked at Hannah. The latter looked upset, yet her eyes were filled with joy and bad intentions. Suddenly, Madeline then smiled and spoke.

“Miss Bolton, you...”

“Miss Montgomery, you don't have to lecture me anymore. I really know that I was wrong! Don't worry, from now on, I'll never appear in front of you and Mr. Whitman again. I just hope that you'll let me go.”

Without giving Madeline a chance to speak, Hannah suddenly knelt and kowtowed to Madeline!

“Wow, what's going on with that woman?”

“It sounded as if something happened to her and M. Whitman in that Piaf place.”

“Shhh. Don't speak nonsense!”

“She is too much! She described our lady boss as if she's a cruel and devious woman. Is that woman a lunatic?”

“Looks like it.”

All kinds of whispering voices were heard. Although Hannah performed with everything she got, no one seemed to believe her.

Madeline, of course, heard those words too. In the early years, she had been given so many bad names.

Presently, though she would still be shocked by

how those villains would slander her, she was not as lost as she would have been in the past.

Additionally, the people who were watching this unfold right now seemed to be less gullible than before.

She was still smiling at Hannah who was performing with everything she had.

Madeline lowered her beautiful eyes and stared at Hannah condescendingly.

“Miss Bolton, you seem to be overdoing it. Did you really think that you can convince everyone of what you just said by acting this way?” Hannah was taken aback, and she also realized this, but she could not turn back now. As such, she decided to pull the biggest trick she had.

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Madeline had very keen observation skills. She could tell what tricks this woman had up her sleeves.

However, just when Madeline was about to take precautions, Hannah suddenly took out a fruit knife from her pocket!

Hannah stood up abruptly, holding  the fruit knife in one hand, and aimed it at her wrist.

A timid female employee around them screamed in terror.

Madeline looked at Hannah's reaction, and of course, she knew that this was one of the woman's methods.

However, Madeline asked Coco to call the police and an ambulance, just in case.

The number of people who came to watch this gradually began to increase, and Hannah also felt that it was almost time to continue the second act of the performance.

She held the fruit knife and looked at her wrist as if she was struggling.

Madeline, who had guessed Hannah's motives, did not panic in any way. “ Hannah, please stop your irrational behavior. If you want to use this to achieve your goals, you are still too naive.”

Upon seeing Madeline maintaining her calm at such a moment, Hannah bit her lip, refusing to back down, and then Hannah finally made up her mind.

She was still playing the role of a pitiful and aggrieved character. She cried and, in front of everyone, said to Madeline.

“Ms. Montgomery, I know that my behavior today disgusts you. Even if I were to go back now, you'd definitely find someone to make a move against me again. The result would be the same anyway, so I might as well end myself right now!”

Hannah's remarks, which undoubtedly portrayed Madeline as a cruel and devious woman, made the audience around them start doubting Madeline.

Madeline, however, was not afraid of these doubts at all. She blinked her beautiful eyes and looked at Hannah with a smile on her face without saying a word.

Hannah was confused. How could Madeline be so calm?

She must be putting up an act.

Even though Hannah felt that Madeline was just pretending, however, Hannah was still panicking.

“Alright, I understand what you mean now. I'll end all gratitude and grudges right here right now!”

“Okay."

Madeline merely gave a one-word response, and it was as though she answered with alacrity.

“End everything right here then.”

“…” Hannah was stunned upon hearing that.

However, Madeline smiled calmly and looked at everyone around them.

“There are so many people watching. You said you want to end yourself, so go ahead. It's none of my business what happens to you anyway. If  this is your desired result, then you can slash your wrist right now.”

Hannah had nothing to say to that. She held the fruit knife and dared not do anything for a long while.

Madeline looked at her, and she lifted her beautiful eyebrows as if she was waiting for Hannah's performance.

Hannah looked at Madeline blankly, and she felt the crowd around her criticizing her, yet none of them were doubting Madeline.

She was pissed, but she did not know how to vent it right now.

Madeline caught sight of the fire in Hannah's eyes, and Madeline was even calmer now.

“Alright, you should put a stop to your tantrum now. Everyone still needs to go back to work. Miss Bolton, if you're not done, you can continue in my office. Please don't disturb my employees' work. ”

After Madeline said that, she turned around carefreely.

Hannah was even more enraged with Madeline ignoring her.

“Eveline, do you really think I wouldn't dare to do it? Do you think I'm just scaring you? Alright, just wait to be in the headlines. I want everyone in Glendale to know that Eveline Montgomery's the one who forced me to end my life!”

Madeline could hear Hannah's threatening voice from behind her. Suddenly, when she was about to ignore her, she heard the screams of female employees from a side.

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The clanging sound of something falling onto the ground then followed.

Madeline, who suddenly had a thought, immediately turned around and looked back, and then she saw bright red blood dripping down from Hannah's left wrist and the blood-stained fruit knife which had already fallen to the ground.

In barely a moment, Hannah's face turned pale. She gritted her teeth and glared hatefully at Madeline. “ Eveline, if I die, you're the murderer.”

After gritting her teeth and saying these words, her body gradually fell limp to the ground.

With Hannah's life at stake, Madeline did not care about Hannah's unreasonable and savage behavior, and she strode forward and held Hannah instead.

However, Hannah broke away from Madeline.

"I don't need your help, Eveline. Stop being so hypocritical. You just want me to die!”

Hannah pulled Madeline's sleeve with all her strength.

“Everyone, look. This woman, Eveline Montgomery, is the one who forced me to my death! It's all because I had a one-night stand with her husband.”

“Gosh..."

Many passersby who did not know the truth were speechless when they heard Hannah's words.

“Is she telling the truth?”

“How is it possible? Mr. Whitman loves Ms. Montgomery so much. How could he be a womanizer?”

“ If it weren't true, why would the woman slit her wrist to kill herself in front of everyone? The cost of this slander is too huge. She might even die because of this.”

Upon hearing the doubts being voiced out around her, Hannah lifted the corners of her lips secretly.

She knew she was halfway there with her act.

She still wanted to say something to add fuel to the fire, but the blood loss caused her to slowly slip out of consciousness.

In the next second, Hannah passed out on Madeline.

Madeline immediately took off her white coat and tied it on Hannah's bleeding wrist.

Since they happened to call for an ambulance not long ago, the medical staff rushed over to ask questions and carried Hannah, who was in a coma, onto a stretcher.

Madeline stood in place and stared in the direction in which the medical staff hurriedly left. Her expression was slightly solemn.

However, what she was worried about was not how the onlookers would think of her or doubt her. She was instead worried about whether Hannah truly wanted to struggle to the death.

It was just love at first sight, why did she have such a deep obsession with Jeremy?

However, after thinking about it, Madeline felt that it was understandable.

Although Hannah had a terrible temper, she had said that it was her first time, and her heart probably had grievances and lacked reconciliation.

What about it then?

After all, Hannah was just being used by Carter.

Moreover, she was aware of this when this happened.

Jeremy should be the one who was the most wronged.

As Madeline thought about that, Coco hurried over with a wet wipe. “Ms. Montgomery, there's a lot of blood on your clothes.”

Madeline looked at the bloodstain on her sleeves. This was not something wet wipes could get rid of.

She smiled calmly and turned around. “Let's get back to work.”

“Okay, ” Coco answered and followed Madeline to the elevator.

However, before they could take another step, reporters suddenly appeared to block Madeline. “Mr. Montgomery, is the woman telling the truth?” “Mrs. Whitman, did Mr. Whitman have an affair?”

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With questions tailing her, Madeline had to stop. Nevertheless, she merely smiled calmly and magnanimously and then spoke to the camera.

“In recent years, you've seen a lot of melodrama and even unbelievable news about me and my husband, but what happened in the end?”

Madeline asked with a small smile.

“It should be very clear to all of you, isn't it?”

The reporters looked at each other tactfully, and one of them asked, “Mrs. Whitman, are you saying that the woman deliberately came here to cause trouble and discredit Mr. Whitman and that in fact, nothing happened between Mr. Whitman and her?”

Upon hearing this reporter's words, Madeline was slightly startled for two seconds.

She was not good at lying, and the memory of what happened between Jeremy and the maid was indeed playing in her head.

“Mrs. Whitman, why are you not answering?”

“Could it be true that the woman actually slit her wrist to commit suicide? It didn't seem like acting.

Who would risk their life to put up an act?” The reporter tentatively asked Madeline again.

Madeline immediately came back to her senses. “ You'll need to take legal responsibility for defamation. I'm already making myself very clear now, aren't I?”

Upon hearing Madeline's words, the reporters did not dare to continue asking.

No one dared to go up to stop her when they saw her turning around coolly.

After returning to the office, Madeline changed into the spare set of clothes she had in the room.

As soon as she came out after changing her clothes, she heard the ringing of a specific ringtone.

Jeremy was calling her. Although it was a nice melody, Madeline felt inexplicably agitated when she heard it.

Madeline picked up the phone and swiped the answer button. Soon after, Jeremy's low and gentle voice, laced with worry and anxiety, could be heard.

“Linnie, is something wrong with the company?” he asked. “Someone called me just now, and I also saw some news on the Internet. The maid...”

“Yeah.” Madeline nodded in response. “She found us and said that she wanted you to be responsible for her. She had also made a fuss downstairs in the company. She slit her wrist and committed suicide in front of many onlookers.”

“Suicide by slitting her wrist?” Jeremy was surprised. “Linnie, wait for me. I'll come over to you now.”

“Don't, ” Madeline refused. “You're  still recuperating from your leg injury. Don't run around any further. I'll go back soon. Don't worry about me.”

Madeline said gently.

“Jeremy, leave this to me. Just get better and don't worry. Be a good boy.”

After Madeline said that, she hung up the phone.

She knew Jeremy must be very worried, but she was also worried about him.

He had a gunshot wound on his leg; he could not run around during this period.

Madeline grabbed her bag to head out. Expecting there to be a lot of reporters and onlookers downstairs, she went straight to the basement and

drove out in her car.

She found out which hospital Hannah was in, and then she immediately went over.

When she arrived at the hospital, Madeline found the doctor who treated Hannah.

The doctor told Madeline that Hannah was stable and that her life was not in danger. Presently, Hannah was lying in bed.

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Madeline thanked the doctor and then walked to the hospital room.

However, before she got there, Madeline saw, from a distance, that there were a lot of reporters by the room's entrance.

Madeline understood that these people were here for more information.

They wanted to know something more exciting from Hannah's end. They were also hoping to prove what Hannah said was true so that their write -ups would be very valuable.

Without thinking about it too much, Madeline grabbed her phone and turned around to dial a number.

“Hello, I am a family member of patient 1201. I don't know why it is so noisy outside of the adjacent room. It's so noisy that my relative can't even rest. Please ask someone to deal with it as soon as possible.”

Soon after receiving Madeline's complaint, the hospital called the security guard to drive the reporters away.

A few minutes later, the entrance to the room was instantly quieter.

Presently, Madeline walked over to the door to the room. Through the small window on the door, she saw Hannah lying on the bed, resting comfortably.

She was not in a coma, but she was rather energetic. At the moment, she even had a smile on her face when she looked at her wrist that was wrapped in gauze.

Madeline raised her hand and knocked on the door lightly before pushing it open to enter.

Hannah looked up and saw Madeline. The smile on her face froze for a few seconds before returning to normal.

“Eveline, you found me so quickly. Were you  also the one who drove away the reporters at the door? Are you afraid that I would tell them the truth?”

Looking at the triumphant expression on Hannah's face, Madeline knew that this woman was not someone easy to deal with.

At the very least, Hannah would make a lot of fuss, and it would be enough to disrupt their lives.

“Eveline, I'm going to fight you now until one of us perishes. In short, I won' t allow myself to be the one losing out!”

Hannah suddenly glared at Madeline, expressing her determination. “Fight me?” Madeline repeated those words with a calm smile.

She walked gracefully to the hospital bed. She had the aura like a queen as she lowered her eyes to look at Hannah.

“Miss Bolton, I don't know if you have ever inquired about the power and status of Jeremy and me in Glendale. A fight like that won't work on us. If you continue to make trouble, you'll only be embarrassing yourself.”

“Heh.” Hannah let out a disdainful chuckle. “ Eveline, are you threatening or scaring me by saying that? I've never been scared now that I've come this far!”

Madeline nodded. “I know you're not scared, otherwise you wouldn't throw your life away. But do you really think that this will achieve the effect that satisfies you?”

“….” Hannah was stunned. She did not understand what Madeline wanted to express.

Madeline parted her lips unhurriedly.

“Hannah, no matter how violent you are, no matter the intensity of the discussion on the Internet, the news will disappear at the end of the day. And you should be very clear that I have a recording of what you said before. If those recordings were released, you'd be the one who wouldn't be able to get out of this embarrassing situation.”

“…” The smug smile on Hannah's face gradually crumbled.

Upon noticing that Hannah seemed to be shaken, Madeline followed up and persuaded, “In this matter, my husband is the bigger victim. Although you were sober at the time, you were indeed used by Carter. I hope you can understand that and stop doing things that'll hurt others and yourself.”

“Hurt others and myself?” Hannah scoffed. She suddenly jumped off the bed as if she was blinded by rage.

“Okay, let's hurt others and ourselves then!”

After Hannah said that, Madeline saw her taking out another fruit knife from her waist and stabbed Madeline involuntarily.

Madeline was caught off guard. In her attempt to avoid the fruit knife, it slit the back of her right hand.

The sight of blood on Madeline seemed to further excite Hannah, whose red eyes were staring at Madeline. ”Eveline, are you afraid now? You'd dare threaten me? Let me tell you, I'm not afraid of anything!”

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Suddenly, the malevolent-looking Hannah lost control of her emotions and pounced toward Madeline. It seemed as if she had decided to die with Madeline.

Madeline did not have time to care about the wound on the back of her hand at the present. She moved to one side quickly and avoided Hannah's attack.

“Hannah, think about your family before you do anything stupid.”

Madeline exhorted her. The cut flesh on the back of her hand was bleeding more and more.

She needed to do something to her wound right now.

Madeline knew her blood type was rare; it would be troublesome if she lost too much blood.

However, when Hannah heard what Madeline said, she started cackling loudly. “Family? If I had a family, would I go and become a lowly maid?”

Hannah roared out at Madeline. It was clear that she despised her background.

The hand she used to hold the knife was shaking as she aimed it at Madeline, and Hannah's eyes were filled with hatred.

“Eveline, why is your life so good? You're the daughter of a rich family. You don't have to worry about your livelihood for your whole life. You even have such an excellent husband. Your life is so perfect that it couldn't get better than how it already is, but what about me?”

As Hannah expressed the dissatisfaction in her heart, her eyes reddened.

“My parents only cared about their son. They gave me away the moment I was born. My adoptive parents were good to me, but they're poor! They couldn't even afford to send me to school, so I was forced to work when I was still a minor. If I didn't have the looks, I wouldn't have been able to enter the gates of the Grays!”

The more Hannah spoke, the shakier her hand that held the knife.

However, as time passed, Madeline's face became paler and paler.

She tried to talk to Hannah to calm her down, but judging from Hannah's current state, it would be useless.

“Eveline, I've finally found a man I can depend on, so why are you trying to ruin me? I've had physical contact with Mr. Whitman. And that's an undeniable fact. If you don't let me see Mr. Whitman and if you won't let him take responsibility for me, I'll make sure neither of us will win.”

After saying that, Hannah decided to make a move against Madeline.

Madeline lifted her hand to grab Hannah's hand, but Hannah was cunning. Hannah knew that Madeline would try to stop her, so Hannah

suddenly lifted her leg to kick Madeline's stomach.

Madeline was caught off guard, but at this moment, the door of the room was pushed open abruptly.

A tall and lean figure sped toward Madeline's side.

Madeline caught a whiff of the familiar and calming scent, then at the same time, she was pulled into a warm hug.

She knew Jeremy was here, and when she was about to lift her eyes to look at him, Hannah used this chance to point the knife at her again.

However, the knife did not get in contact with Madeline ; Jeremy was holding it tightly in his hand instead.

Hannah did not see how Jeremy intended to protect Madeline, but she had not expected him to stop her sharp knife with his bare hand for Madeline.

“That's enough!”

Jeremy pushed the knife away.

Hannah, still holding onto the fruit knife tightly, stumbled backward from the force. Unable to stabilize herself, she fell to the floor with a thud.

“Jeremy, your hand...”

Madeline's heart ached as she held Jeremy's bleeding palm. At this moment, she was completely oblivious to her own wound.

The same goes for Jeremy. There was only Madeline in his eyes.

Looking at Madeline's pale face, he held her anxiously.

“Linnie, let's go.”

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Madeline nodded. From the corner of her eyes, she looked at the baffled Hannah before following Jeremy to the door.

“Mr. Whitman!”   Hannah yelled at Jeremy's back.

“Mr. Whitman! I came all the way from St. Piaf for you. Please don't ignore me so heartlessly! Mr. Whitman!”

Hannah's ear-piercing voice came over repeatedly.

Jeremy turned a deaf ear. He only wanted to take Madeline to tend to her wounds as soon as possible.

However, at this moment, the reporters who had been chased away came back out of nowhere.

They swarmed forward to interview Jeremy. They wanted to know more about his relationship with Hannah, but before they could get close, they were frightened back by Jeremy's austere eyes.

In Glendale, Jeremy was someone they dared not offend.

Jeremy quickly brought Madeline to the outpatient services where a doctor quickly tended to the wounds on their hands.

The sight of the gauze on their hands broke Madeline's heart, but at the same time, she did not know if she should laugh or cry.

“I wanted to take care of this myself, yet I still implicated you in this.” Madeline sighed softly, gently caressing Jeremy's hand. “Does it hurt?”

“Don't say nonsense like that. We're husband and wife. Even if we're talking about implications, I'm the one who has implicated you.”

Jeremy held Madeline's hand to his lips and kissed it.

“Linnie, I was the cause of this, so let me take care of it.”

Madeline knew that Jeremy was scared that she would get hurt again because of this, but if she allowed Jeremy to get in contact with Hannah, Madeline felt that this would become even more serious.

However, she saw determination in Jeremy's eyes.

“Linnie, you should go home. I'll go find her now and explain this to her.”

“Jeremy.” Madeline grabbed him and her expression was solemn. “She's very emotional now, and there are so many reporters that this matter might escalate into something worse. If you really

want to talk to her, you should do it at a later time.”

Jeremy understood what Madeline meant, but he wanted to tell Hannah his stance right now.

“Linnie, listen to me. Go back now and leave the rest to me, okay?”

After the man's gentle words had fallen away, he turned around and left.

Madeline could guess what Jeremy was going to do. As such, she quickly followed him and grabbed his hand.

“I want to be with you no matter what we're facing,

Jeremy.”

As Madeline said with emphasis, she lifted her beautiful and alluring eyes, looking straight into Jeremy's eyes.

Jeremy understood and smiled as he held Madeline's hand tightly.

The reporters waiting by the hospital room entrance were just saying that they wanted to convince Hannah to give them some information when, incidentally, they saw Jeremy turning back. This time, they did not dare to go and talk to Hannah without thinking about the consequences.

However, when Hannah saw Jeremy, her expression changed immediately.

She pushed the reporters blocking her away and rushed up to Jeremy.

“Mr. Whitman! You're finally willing to come to see me!” As expected, Hannah was still emotional.

However, when she saw Madeline who was holding hands with Jeremy, her expression changed again.

“Mr. Whitman, since you're here, and there are many reporters here, we should make everything clear right here!” Hannah said resolutely.

The reporters around them saw this and started filming.

Jeremy narrowed his cold eyes. His icy eyes, as deep as the ocean, shot out a ray of frigid  light.  “Before we solve this matter, I need you to solve another matter! ”