Madeline felt relieved that Jeremy was able to be so understanding of her.

She leaned over and kissed Jeremy's cheek lightly. “Jeremy, wait for me to come home.”

“Okay.” Jeremy smiled back.

After handing Pudding to the servant's care, Jeremy drove Madeline to the vicinity of Carter's manor.

The rain was not so heavy now, and Madeline entered the manor alone holding an umbrella.

Carter was sitting on the sofa in the living room while reading a book. He saw that Madeline was back and no longer wearing a mask as she was before. His eyes stayed on her face for a few seconds before speaking.

“Didn’t you say that you would stay with me last night and you don't want to go back to Whitman Manor? Why did you go again this morning?”

“I left some of my personal items over there, so I went to get them.”

Carter nodded. “Have you gotten them?”

“Gotten them?”

“That means you don't need to go back there anymore, right?”

“...” Madeline felt like she had fallen into a trap. As such, she had t