Madeline then knew why her emotions were affected—it was Carter’s hypnosis again.

“Carter, you’re the noble Viscount of St. Piaf, and you’re also highly educated. Why can’t you be a straightforward and upright person?” Madeline looked at him in contempt.

Although Carter did not show any emotion despite his hypnotism was interrupted, he glared at Shirley.

Shirley, however, looked back at him fearlessly because she had seen through everything. If she was not afraid of death, what else would she be afraid of?

“What can truly be considered straightforward and upright?” Carter asked Madeline in disdain. “Were the things Jeremy had done to you straightforward and upright?”

“Carter, don’t try to distract me with the things that happened between me and my husband in the past. We don’t need your meddling. You ought to mind your own business.”

“My own business? Mrs. Whitman, pray tell, what business of mine needs your concern?”

Carter asked. There was a faint smile on his handsome face, but that smile did not look friendly at all.

me? Why did you go find my husband? Aren’t you making

I’ve warned you about that before, so why are you

side of the bed. His eyes were fixed on

that I want to avenge my innocent child. I won’t let

shot out from

lip. “Carter, I gave up on that child myself.

laughed. “If Jeremy hadn’t injected the AXP69 poison into your body, you wouldn’t have given up

have used our

 

Shirley’s gradually reddening eyes

telling me that our child’s death had nothing

lips together, sobbing, and said, “They had nothing to do with

but you and I are not. We brought this upon ourselves. Thankfully that child is gone, otherwise, he’d also

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