Chapter 879

Cathy’s actions shocked Felipe to the core. It was something Madeline and Jeremy had never thought to expect at all.

“Do you know what you’re doing?” Felipe turned his head to stare at Cathy who stood behind him.

“Of course I do. You’re the one who doesn’t.” Cathy’s tone was calm, solemn in a way that depicted her determination. “Let them go, or I’ll take revenge for my two dead children right now.”

Felipe’s expression soured, but he refused to give the order.

Cathy pressed the muzzle deeper into Felipe’s flesh. If she pulled the trigger now, the bullet would pierce through Felipe’s heart.

Neither Madeline nor Jeremy had expected Cathy to be here, but they could tell that she was on their side.

“Come with us, Cathy.” Madeline did not want to leave Cathy here to stay by Felipe’s side in fear that she would suffer the punishment given out by this man.

Yet Cathy merely smiled faintly. “It’s alright, Evie, Jeremy. You two should go, but I’m staying here.”

Despite not understanding the reason why, Madeline recognized the determination in Cathy’s voice and knew that further persuasion would be to no avail.

Jeremy shared a look with Cathy before he decisively took Lillian from Madeline’s arms and grabbed her hand. “Let’s go, Linnie.”

Madeline stared at Cathy worriedly but had no other choice than to leave.

Watching Madeline and Jeremy getting into their car with Lillian, Felipe turned around and snatched the gun from Cathy’s hand easily. With a hand on her slender throat, his dark eyes gleamed coldly with anger. “Do you not want to live anymore?”

His frosty gaze pierced into Cathy like a sword of ice.

Sparing him an indifferent glance, Cathy averted her gaze.

“Look at me!” Felipe roared.

Unmoved, Cathy closed her eyes.

Frustrated, Felipe took the gun and shot the ground before he loosened the hand around Cathy’s throat. Then, he turned and walked away.

Cathy opened her glistening eyes and swallowed all the hurt back into her stomach.

‘Hate me if you want, kill me if you wish.

‘I refuse to let you make mistake after mistake like this, Felipe. I will not let you dig your own grave.

‘I refuse.’

Madeline and Jeremy brought Lillian to the hotel and booked a suite.

The two had yet to have a moment of calm at all ever since they arrived at F Country.

Madeline was now taking a bath with Lillian in the bathroom, and at the same time, she was correcting her daughter about Jeremy’s identity. As Lillian blinked her round and innocent eyes, she still thought of Felipe whenever her daddy was brought up.

Madeline could only give up for now. They had plenty of time to get this right, and Madeline was sure that as Lillian spent time with Jeremy, it would only be a matter of when before she changed the way she called him.

After the bath, the little girl hopped toward Jeremy. “Lily hasn’t seen you in so long, Handsome Mister.

Will you play with me?”

While Lillian still called him ‘Mister’, Jeremy found himself liking it too much to correct her.

He picked her up and placed a loving smooch on her soft cheek. “Would you like it if this handsome mister plays with you every day, Lillian?”

“That’s great! I want to play with Jackie too!”

“Okay, we’ll all play together.” Jeremy felt his heart squeeze indescribably as he stared at her adorable and sweet features.

“Go take a bath first, Jeremy.” Madeline handed him his sleepwear as she carried Lillian to the bed.

By the time Jeremy came out of the bathroom, Madeline had already put the little girl to sleep and seemed to have fallen asleep herself as well.

Jeremy walked toward his daughter who had drifted off into a dreamless sleep and caressed her small cheeks with the tip of his finger.

“I’m sorry, Lillian. Daddy’s sorry for not being there for you and your mother when the two of you needed me most.”

He felt guilty and remorseful.

Lying by Madeline’s side, he was reminded of how cruel he used to be. He could not forgive himself.

As a husband, he had allowed another woman to hurt his pregnant and suffering wife.

Jeremy turned to look at Madeline’s sleeping face and slowly reached his hand out.

He took his hand back in regret and turned around before his fingertips could touch her.

‘You may have forgiven me, Linnie, but I cannot forgive myself.’

Madeline opened her eyes to see Jeremy facing away from her.