Madeline Crawford and Jeremy Whitman
Chapter 1681

Chapter 1681

Jeremy's promise suddenly imbued Felipe's life in prison with meaning.

If there was truly anything or anyone that Felipe could not bear to part with, it would be Cathy.

If he could be granted any other unlikely wishes, it would be that he could see the two children again.

The children.

The thought of them kindled an extremely warm feeling within Felipe.

When he was the love of Cathy's life, not only had he ignored her, but he had also killed those two children with his own hands.

He knew he would never be able to make it up to Cathy any more, but he certainly had not expected that she would be pregnant with his baby when the accident occurred.

This was God's gift. Yes, this was God's gift to him.

Now, he hoped that Jeremy could arrange for this day to come as soon as possible.

After they had left, Madeline went to stay with Adam. A few days passed, and the poison in her body did not flare up. Nevertheless, she did not forget how excruciatingly painful it had been when the poison had flared up.

As she sat in front of the window sill, basking in the rare, warm winter sun, her attention was focused on the small tube of anti-toxoid test reagent lying in her palm.

When she reflected on the relationship between Carter and Shirley, Madeline finally figured out exactly when she had been poisoned.

It was that night when Carter had so willingly agreed to cancel the marriage agreement. There must have been something amiss with the glass of red wine he had poured for her.

Since Carter would certainly have known about her keen sense of smell, the poison must have been colorless and tasteless. This would explain why she had not detected anything when she drank it. They truly had planned this out far in advance, and had set their plot in motion ages ago.

Madeline clenched her fists. From the corner of her eye, she saw a figure approaching.

"She truly did take good care of me when I was young. She was a good sister." Adam's very gentle voice drifted to her ears.

Madeline lifted her eyes and saw Adam approaching her, a smile on his face.

"You mean your sister Shirley?" She asked.

"Yes." Adam nodded. From the smile on his face, one could tell that he was thinking of something pleasant. "When I was young and heedless, I did a lot of ignorant and rebellious things. Every time something went wrong, she would always stand up for me."

As he said that, his eyes filled with the scenes from his memories.

"I still remember the time in fifth grade when I had skipped class to catch frogs at a pond with a few of my classmates and she happened to spot us. Just as she was about to take me back to school, my parents, who were on their way home from work, caught sight of us.

"To save me from getting scolded, she said that she was the one who encouraged me to skip class. Even after my parents had punished her by making her copy out a 70,000-word medical book, she still came and comforted me, telling me that everything was fine."

As Adam spoke, his eyes started welling up with tears.

"She was a good sister in the past, don't you think?" Adam asked Madeline. Since the present-day Shirley had given him a different impression, he wanted to hear other people's affirmations of Shirley. Madeline slowly stood up. "Perhaps she used to be a good sister. However, ever since she ran away from home and left this family, I don't think she's the sister you knew anymore."

"I'm sorry," Adam said remorsefully. "I finally understand what kind of person could develop this sort of poison. If it was Shirley, it's no surprise at all. She's always been very accomplished in this aspect since she was young."