Chapter 18
Madeline had thought her comeback was brilliant. however. upon hearing Meredith's words. she felt utterly defeated.
Jeremy was there with Meredith for the latter's maternal check-up.
It was supposed to be something that a husband and wife did: Jeremy had given another woman his priority.
Meredith walked in front of Meredith proudly. “Maddie, what's wrong? Are you upset?Heartbroken?”
Madeline clenched her fists, but she refused to allow herself to lose her composure. “No. I just feel that you’re shameless.”
After she said that, she let her undisturbed gaze fall on Meredith’s twisted face.
“Meredith. I don’t think I'd be able to find another woman who's as shameless and proud asyou: someone who thinks so highly of herself despite only being a mistress.”
“You...”
“One day, Jeremy will know that the child in your stomach is not his.”
Meredith's hypocritical mask was being ripped off her face. However. she suddenly broke into a smile as she said, “Jeremy loves me so much that even if the baby isn’t his, he*ll still love him or her without fail. Unlike you, so what if you have his child? Not only does he not want it, but he'd never allow you to give birth to that bastard child!”
Meredith gritted her teeth and grabbed Madeline who was about to turn around to leave. The next instant. Meredith's face fell, and she started sobbing. Her voice was pretty loud as she spoke.
“Maddie. please. I love Jeremy. Please give him back to me.”
What?
“Maddie. just scream and hit me all you want. Don’t hurt my baby! Ah!"
Meredith screamed out of the blue, and at the same time, let go of Madeline’s hand before rolling down the stairs.
All kinds of looks that were filled with accusation and surprise locked onto Madeline.
Someone even pointed at her and shouted, “That woman pushed a pregnant lady down the stairs!”
“It wasn’t me! I didn’t do it!”
Madeline tried her best to explain, but no one believed her.
She wanted to go down to look at Meredith's condition when a force pushed her away.
The security footage of the hospital showed that she had been talking to Meredith at the staircase.
At that moment, Meredith’s expression was kind and friendly, while Madeline’s was icy.
They then started pushing and pulling at each other. After that. Meredith was ‘pushed’ down the stairs by Madeline.
Two kind pregnant ladies had even come to the station to give their testimonies. They said that Meredith had begged Madeline to not hurt her child. Then, when they turned around. they saw Meredith being pushed down the stairs by Madeline.
Madeline was shocked when she saw the evidence and heard the eyewitnesses’ testimonies.
She had been framed by Meredith. The latter’s act had managed to fool everyone.
Consequently. Madeline was brought to the lock-up.
Madeline felt anxious when she saw the iron bars and dim surroundings.
If she were convicted of the assault. she would definitely go to prison. However. she was pregnant at the moment. She could not let her child suffer such pain with her.
At the thought of it. Madeline ran toward the iron bars frantically. “I was framed! I didn’t push anyone! I want to see my husband! Please. let me see my husband!”
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