One minute was up in a blink of an eye.

Madeline was woken by Meredith’s cries. Jeremy looked at her coldly and pressed three numbers on his phone. He was about to call the cops!

“No!”

Madeline’s tightly wound nerve finally snapped.

She walked in front of Jeremy with a pale face. “Jeremy, I truly didn’t hide your son! I won’t do that kind of thing even if I despise Meredith!

“I experienced the pain of being separated from my own flesh and blood, so I know it feels even worse than death. I’d never—”

“So you’ll only be happy if Mer goes through this pain as well, right?” Jeremy interrupted Madeline. His gaze was like sharp knives, stabbing Madeline’s heart mercilessly.

“Madeline, a leopard never changes its spots. A woman like you can die 1,000 times and still the resentment in my heart will never be diminished!”

Hiss.

His furious words penetrated Madeline’s heart like bullets that she was unable to dodge away from.

“Don’t even think about coming out after going in now,” Jeremy