Everyone in the room did not expect the old master to ask a question like this, let alone Madeline.

Madeline’s stabled heart rate went up again instantly. She did not know how to answer that question.

Old Master Whitman saw Madeline’s blushing face and he understood.

He smiled gently and lifted his head to look at Jeremy. Then, he solemnly looked at Meredith and Jeremy’s mother who had awkward expressions on their faces.

“No one is allowed to destroy this marriage as long as I’m here!” The old master announced seriously.

Madeline saw that Meredith’s face was as dark as a piece of coal and it was extremely grim. She reckoned she must be cursing the old master with all the swears she could think of.

“Miss Montgomery.”

The old master addressed Meredith this way as she was the young lady of the Montgomery family now.

Meredith forced out a smile on her face. “Yes, Old Master Whitman.”

“I trust that my granddaughter-in-law didn’t kidnap your son. If you insist that she’s the one who