Chapter 1490

Jeremy stopped abruptly in his tracks. He heard Lillian calling out to Madeline non-stop, “Mommy, Mommy.”

Jeremy was shocked. Lillian could finally call ‘Mommy’.

However, he did not say anything. He caressed Lillian’s head and continued walking to the car that was parked on the side of the road.

When Madeline saw Jeremy walking away, she asked Carter, “How did you appear so coincidentally?

Are you protecting your so-called fiancée from the dark?”

Madeline wanted to say he was watching her, but she could only tactfully say it was protecting.

Carter’s long and black eyes looked into Madeline’s eyes indifferently before he walked forward.

“Follow me if you don’t want to hinder the treatment of your face.”

Madeline knew she needed to redress her face every day at a certain time. However, she did not think that this man came all the way here to take her to do her redressing.

After they got back to the manor, the doctor took care of Madeline’s wounds according to Carter’s instructions.

She went without anesthetics today, so Madeline could clearly feel the stinging pain burning and spreading across her face. However, a coolness gradually replaced the burning sensation.

When it ended, Madeline picked up the mirror to look at her face. Perhaps it was because they had just taken care of the wounds, so they were slightly red and swollen. They looked even more hideous than before.

“Dr. Lane, how long will it take before scabs form?” Madeline could not help but ask. She was impatient now.

“Soon. It’s healing.” The doctor’s answer gave Madeline a lot of hope.

After he said that, Carter walked in from the door.

When he saw Madeline’s face, the reaction he gave seemed natural. “Good recovery.”

He was calling this process good, and Madeline had no way to refute him.

He dismissed the doctor, and after he was alone with Madeline in the room, he asked nonchalantly, “Do you still have feelings toward Jeremy? You don’t look like you’re seeking revenge on him but more like you’re taking care of him and getting close to him.”

“…”

Madeline’s heart skipped a beat. Did he know about what happened last night in the study between her and Jeremy?

“Why aren’t you talking?”

Carter asked and did not give Madeline any time to think of a reason.

However, Madeline did not panic. She calmly looked into Carter’s questioning eyes.

“Mr. Carter, the best way to avenge an old flame is to lower his defense and give him some fake warmth. When he starts to have feelings for you again, that’s when you dump him. Don’t you think it’s more fun that way, Mr. Carter?”

Carter listened thoughtfully, but the way he looked at Madeline became weirder.

“Suddenly, I’m longing for the day your face recovers. I really want to see what a woman with such extraordinary opinions looks like.”

“…”

Madeline did not say anything but, of course, she also wished for her face to recover to the way it was.

However, could her face go back to the way it was?

Madeline stayed the entire day in the manor. At dusk, she left the manor herself.

She did not know whether Carter was asking someone to follow her, but she did not feel like she was being followed.

If she really was, then Carter’s subordinates were highly skilled.

Madeline did not have much money, so she could only take the subway. After she got off the train, the sky had turned dark.

She walked in the direction of Whitman Manor but when she stepped foot inside, she saw a figure standing in the courtyard.

When the person saw Madeline, they turned around and lifted a sinister smirk. “I’ve been waiting for you, Eveline Montgomery.”