Married by Mistake: Mr. Whitman’s Sinner Wife

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.

also only a scheme, that they were, in

Cathy locked in this house, preventing them from leaving?” Jeremy’s interrogative tone pulled Madeline out of her

a questioning glance at the

and Madeline’s scrutiny and skeptical

them here because they were useful to me. Thus, I had no reason to burn them to death,

you’re ridiculous. Do you think that saying that would exempt you of your relation to this?” The expression on Madeline’s face grew a few shades darker. “Two human lives were lost because of you, and you intend to

just two simple sentences?”

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

“Carter.”

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

won’t let my friends

seemed to pause for a while, then smiled.

would be best. I,  too, want to get to the bottom of this and figure

was faint, and his beautiful eyes had no trace of warmth or

Carter, their deaths seemed to be nothing more than the withering of flowers and plants. Their deaths were not worth

long as he could accomplish his goals, all