Chapter 533

Jeremy’s face was shrouded in dark clouds for a moment as stormy waves were seen in his deep eyes.

“Are you crazy? Do you know what you’re saying?” His eyes flashed with a dazzling cold light while his words were like ice. “With your words, you’re not even worthy of being Jack’s grandmother!”

Karen felt a chill running down her back when she realized that she had made a mistake.

She hurriedly corrected herself and softened her tone. “Jeremy, I only said the wrong thing because I was so angry, but this woman did indeed break our family apart while colluding with Felipe.”

“Let’s not mention this matter for the time being, but she did intend to kill your grandfather!” Winston glared at Madeline furiously.

“Linnie wouldn’t do such a thing.” Jeremy assured without hesitation.

Madeline never thought that Jeremy would one day choose to trust her without hesitation, but as soon as he said this, Madeline heard Karen scolding her again.

“Why wouldn’t she? She has done many of those sordid things before!”

“Those things in the past were all Meredith’s doings. The truth has long been revealed. Are you still pretending to be confused now?” Jeremy’s eyebrows were knitted tightly. He then said in a cold and domineering manner, “I will never allow anyone to slander my wife like this!”

Wife.

The word went into Madeline’s ears.

Yes, she would still be his legal wife, but only until tomorrow.

Karen did not expect Jeremy to trust and protect Madeline this much. Compared to when he was with Meredith before, he had never gotten so angry.

It seemed that she had no choice but to believe that Jeremy’s feelings for Madeline were true.

“Jeremy, what Aunty and Uncle said is true. Madeline really wants to kill Grandpa. We have proof!”

Yvonne interjected.

In the past, Madeline would have panicked with fear, but now, instead of panicking at all, she was calm.

“You keep saying that I want to murder Grandpa and there’s evidence. So where’s the evidence?”

Yvonne raised her eyebrows arrogantly when she heard the words. “Madeline, let me ask you this, did you go to the nursing home to see Grandpa yesterday?”

“I went to see Grandpa, so what?”

“You’re willing to admit it! You gave Grandpa a box of tea cakes through the nurse there before you left.

Grandpa ate your tea cakes before he was poisoned and was sent to the emergency room!”

Tea cakes?

Madeline remembered that this was indeed a snack that the old man loved.

She was about to speak when she heard Jeremy say, “I brought Linnie to see Grandpa yesterday, but Linnie was with me from when we got there until we left. She never brought any tea cakes.”

“Was she really with you the whole time? Not once were you separated?” Mr. Whitman asked, unconvinced.

Jeremy replied solemnly, “Yes, Linnie was always with me.”

His answer obviously made Karen and Yvonne dissatisfied. “It’s also possible that she could have gone back after you left!”

“Absurd,” Jeremy said unhappily, “Grandpa is so good to Linnie, so why would Linnie hurt Grandpa?”

Karen rolled her eyes unwillingly. “She’s pretending. Otherwise, why would she join Felipe to steal the Whitman family’s house? She even forced Grandpa to a nursing home!”

“The reason Grandpa wants to live in a nursing home is to avoid you. He wants to be clean!”

Jeremy exposed that truth hardly with any tact and Karen was immediately speechless. Her face turned purple with anger.

Just then, the door to the operating room opened and the doctor came out. He said solemnly, “The old man was infected with a kind of potassium cyanide poison. He has temporarily passed the critical period. However, because he’s too old, his bodily functions could decline and something may happen anytime. You must be mentally prepared.”

After listening to the doctor’s words, Karen looked indignant and wanted to cast her anger on Madeline.

Madeline ignored her without surprise. There was no need for her to argue. “I will find the murderer who really hurt Grandpa and I’ll prove my innocence.”

She threw out the assurance, then turned around calmly.

Jeremy did not stay long either and followed Madeline while carrying Jackson.

Madeline knew that Jeremy was behind her and she said lightly, “I went to see Grandpa yesterday. You weren’t with me at all. Was your assurance a bit too sloppy?”

“I don’t think it’s sloppy.” Jeremy was still very assured. “I made a very terrible mistake before and I won’t make it again.”

Madeline chuckled softly. “Maybe you’re wrong again this time.”

“As long as I stand on the same side as you, even if there’s hell ahead, I’ll jump in without hesitation.”