Madeline Crawford and Jeremy Whitman
Chapter 307

Chapter 307

Madeline ran toward Jackson without care, completely disregarding the danger of the situation. Her body made the instinctive decision to protect Jackson, even if it meant getting hurt in the process.

Holding Jackson in her arms, Madeline had not the time to run. She prepared herself to get hurt as she felt the car coming into contact with her body.

In the nick of time, someone shrieked, thinking that a horrible accident was about to occur. However, the car suddenly came to a stop.

Meredith swore as she stared at the scene from afar.

Oh, how she had hoped the car would rid her eyesores, both Vera and Jackson, from her life with this accident!

The car braked, and Madeline felt the world around her grow silent.

Carefully, she opened her arms to stare at the little boy buried in her embrace. She could not help the sudden burn around the corner of her eyes.

"It's alright now, Jack. Big Sis Vera promised you, didn't she? I promised to protect you, so I will."

Madeline raised a hand to pat Jackson's small head affectionately.

The little boy lifted his innocent orbs that were glistening with complicated emotions within.

"Mom..."

He was calling her that again.

Madeline was stunned, her heart tightening and clenching in her chest.

She held Jackson tightly in her arms again.

Meredith was horrible to him, which was why he hoped to have a mother that loved him. He could not help but call her 'Mom' every time he found himself upset or in peril.

"Jack!" Meredith's fake concern drifted over. "Let go of my son, Vera Quinn! Who let you touch him?" Madeline had just lifted her gaze when she felt a strong push from Meredith as she pulled Jackson away.

"Are you alright, Jack? You almost scared Mommy!" Meredith held Jackson tightly in mock concern.

Jackson frowned. Pushing Meredith away, he turned to run back to Madeline, immediately fishing out his handkerchief to dress Madeline's scratch when he saw her leg. Madeline was stunned, warmth trickling into her heart once more.

The child may not have said anything, but his actions were more than enough to move Madeline.

"Bid Sis Vera's alright, Jack. Don't worry."

She reached out to pat Jackson's head, but Meredith swatted her hand away.

"Don't touch my son!" Meredith warned fiercely. "Did you think I wouldn't know how you're trying to use Jack to get closer to Jeremy? I won't let you!"

Bracing through the pain of the scratch, Madeline slowly stood.

Standing on her feet, she stared elegantly at Meredith whose aura was slowly weakening.

"You disregarded your son's life just to save your own. Wow, Miss Crawford, I never expected people like you to exist in this world."

Meredith's expression shifted into mortification as she pulled Jackson's hand and changed the subject. "I'll bring you to the hospital, okay, Jackson?"

Jackson frowned as he was dragged away, evidently not wanting to go with Meredith.

Madeline was about to stop them, but the traffic police had just arrived.

The main culprits of the accident were a young couple who had been quarreling over a petty matter. It was thanks to the girlfriend taking the steering wheel and stepping on the brakes did the accident end before lives were taken.

The couple apologized repetitively to Madeline, regretful of their preposterous actions.

Regret always came a little too late.

Jeremy had just arrived at the company when he saw the news about a horrible car accident at the gates of a kindergarten.

He had never cared much about the happenings on the news, but for some reason today, he could not help but click in to understand more.

Reaching his eyes was the scene right before the car crashed. He watched how a familiar-looking figure had run without care toward a small boy in uniform with a small yellow hat perched on his head. The body of the car promptly covered the figure, making it seem like a collision occurred.