Chapter 974

After Ava said that, Madeline’s secretary knocked on the door. “Mrs. Whitman, there’s a young man with a bouquet of roses who says he wants to see you. He’s waiting outside right now.”

“A young man? Roses?” Ava was puzzled. “Maddie, is he your admirer? Does he think that Jeremy is dead and that’s why he’s pursuing you now?”

Madeline figured as much. As such, she asked Coco to reject the man.

However, after a while, Madeline heard a familiar voice from outside of her office. “My lady, it’s been so long. Have you already forgotten about me?”

When she heard that voice, she saw Fabian’s frivolous face appear in front of her.

Ava was confused. “Maddie, who’s this?”

“I’m Eveline’s close male friend,” Fabian said mischievously. Then, he lifted his eyebrow and walked over to Madeline.

“Am I right?” he asked with a smile. Then, he noticed Madeline’s eyes were red and she looked as if she had just cried.

Fabian’s smile disappeared as he became serious.

“Eveline, are you upset because of what happened to your parents?” Fabian asked gently. “I came here to apologize to you about that, actually.”

“Apologize? For what? Who are you?” Ava was even more puzzled.

“He’s Lana’s brother, Fabian,” Madeline explained.

Ava was enraged when she heard this. “So you’re that witch’s brother! How dare you come here and apologize? Do you think everything will be fine and dandy again after you apologize? Let me tell you, this is a lawful society and you’ll have to pay for murdering someone!”

“Ava.” Madeline got up and grabbed Ava who was fuming. “Fabian isn’t the same as Lana. He helped me before and even saved Lily.”

Ava was shocked and surprised. “He saved Lily?”

“She’s right. Lily and I are best friends.” Fabian tried to build connections with Ava, then displayed a look of disdain on his face. “Just like you guys, I hate that opinionated woman as well. If she’s not my sister, I would’ve…”

He made the gesture of a gun with his fingers.

Ava was still feeling some contempt toward him. “So a human life is nothing to the both of you?”

Fabian did not mind Ava berating him. He said seriously to Madeline, “Eveline, I’m here because my brother asked me to. He knows what Lana is doing in Glendale and wants to apologize to you in person.”

“What? You have a brother too?” Ava was even angrier. “Why? Are the mouths of your siblings made out of diamonds? Do you think you can get back the two lost lives just by apologizing?”

Fabian did not quibble with Ava and placed the roses down. “Eveline, I’ll pick you up tomorrow at six o’clock. Don’t worry. Even if Lana is rash, she won’t dare to do anything impulsive in front of my brother. As long as I’m here, I’ll make sure you’re safe.”

He promised, his frivolous-looking face filled with seriousness.

Before Madeline could answer him, he left.

Ava tried to talk Madeline out of this, saying, “Maddie, you can’t go. It must be a trap.”

“No, I have to.” Madeline decided right then and there. She went to the mall to buy a new set of clothes and even did her hair.

Fabian showed up at six o’clock.

When he saw Madeline, his eyes lit up. “You’re indeed the number one socialite in Glendale. I can already feel myself falling for you.”

Madeline ignored him and got into the car without saying a word.

Ten minutes later, the car stopped.

They were at Lana’s place.

Madeline got out of the car, following Fabian inside.

Jeremy walked downstairs and spotted Madeline entering the place. His eyes darkened as he froze in his tracks…