Carter, who had suddenly appeared, immediately turned around after speaking.

Madeline and Jeremy exchanged glances and, with tacit understanding, strode forward.

Shortly after, Carter arrived in front of the house that had caught fire the previous night.

Before the accident, he had indeed restricted Cathy and Adam’s movements, enforcing them to remain in this house.

It had never occurred to him that something like this would happen last night, but he felt that it was a human act.

Staring at the burnt ruins before her, Madeline could not help thinking about the fire that had taken place at Montgomery Manor.

During that time, the most painful part of the situation had been her believing Jeremy to be the one who set the fire. Of course, it was equally painful when she had thought that her biological parents were killed in that fire.

Fortunately, though, it was all just a scheme.

Madeline felt a painful tug in her heart as she thought about Adam and Cathy dying here last night.

Cathy’s accident was also only a scheme, that they were,

preventing

questioning glance at the

Madeline’s scrutiny and skeptical gazes, Carter remained

I kept them here because they were useful to me. Thus, I had no

The expression on Madeline’s face grew a

just two simple sentences?”

of responsibility do I have?” Carter retorted. “I had them here to help me in my matters. Now that something has happened to them,

“Carter.”

a chilly tone; a piercing stare shot out of Jeremy’s cold

my friends

pause for a while,

want to get to the bottom

was faint, and his beautiful eyes had no trace

nothing more

all humans, matters, and objects were

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