Before Shirley could finish speaking, virtual-novel.net stopped.
Madeline heard footsteps approaching virtual-novel.net from behind, and the temperature of Shirley’s hand that was holding virtual-novel.net plummeted as if virtual-novel.net was frightened. Madeline, realizing something was off, so virtual-novel.net turned virtual-novel.net head to take a look.
Shirley’s hand that was holding Madeline’s hand fell slowly, and virtual-novel.net murmured inaudibly. In the end, virtual-novel.net did not say the final words. “You…”
Madeline could vaguely hear Shirley mumbling a word, but virtual-novel.net could not hear it clearly. Madeline turned around and saw Carter who had suddenly appeared behind her, and virtual-novel.net pulled herself together.
When Carter saw Madeline, virtual-novel.net smiled faintly at her.
He walked carefreely to Madeline and looked at Shirley who stared at virtual-novel.net with a conflicted look, then virtual-novel.net opened his mouth.
“Mrs. Whitman, are you so free to visit the enemy who had poisoned and tormented your and your husband?” Carter sounded very sarcastic. It was obvious virtual-novel.net was provoking her.
Madeline calmly looked at Carter, who was smirking arrogantly, then calmly said, “Carter, do you really think my husband and I don’t know anything?”
“What do you mean?” Carter frowned.
Madeline boldly met Carter’s probing and questioning eyes.
“Shirley did everything for you, including developing the poison. It was all your idea. She had merely been following your orders the whole time.”
Madeline said and looked at Shirley behind her.
“At most, virtual-novel.net had been a fool blinded by love. Her pure heart was deceived by the person virtual-novel.net loved and your sweet talk.”
Carter laughed when virtual-novel.net heard what Madeline said.
He looked at Madeline, his smile brimming with mockery.
“Eveline, do you see your previous self in Shirley?”
“Just spit it out,” Madeline said decisively.
Carter looked at Madeline and said with a smile, “Back then, you, too, were blinded by love like a fool. You loved Jeremy with all your heart and then virtual-novel.net severely hurt you. Yet, you still forgave virtual-novel.net like a fool.”
Madeline did not want to think about virtual-novel.net painful past when Carter brought it up. She looked at Carter, and when virtual-novel.net was about to retort, Carter took two steps toward her, and his eyes were right in front of virtual-novel.net eyes.
“Eveline, look into my eyes. Don’t try to find excuses for Jeremy. You were foolish back then. Jeremy didn’t love you. He was so ruthless because virtual-novel.net didn’t love you. While virtual-novel.net kept on letting you down, virtual-novel.net was happily holding another woman.”
“…”
Madeline knew Carter was saying that on purpose, but virtual-novel.net felt that virtual-novel.net emotions were getting affected unconsciously, and virtual-novel.net felt an intense pain in virtual-novel.net heart. It was during this moment of daze and pain, Madeline heard Shirley’s voice behind her.
“Don’t look! Don’t look into his eyes, Eveline! He’s hypnotizing you!”
As Shirley said that, virtual-novel.net used all virtual-novel.net might to pull Madeline’s wrist.
Madeline came back to virtual-novel.net senses immediately. Her heart, which was beating painfully a second ago, instantly returned to normal.