Chapter 68
The air in the car plunged into sudden silence. Madeline laughed bitterly in exhaustion.
“Jeremy, even if you don’t believe me, what about Grandpa? He’s a wise man with a lot of experience in life. If I’m such a battered person, then why did he agree to let me marry you? Why would he take care of me and give Meredith the cold shoulder?”
She thought Jeremy would ponder about this, but the moment she stopped talking, he laughed.
“You know clearly why you got to marry me and why Meredith gets the cold shoulder from Grandpa.”
He was obviously saying that Madeline was secretly inciting disharmony between Old Master Whitman and Meredith.
However, he never thought about how a woman like Meredith who willingly became a mistress was already problematic.
“Madeline, stop acting. I’m going to take you to see Grandpa now. I’ll let him see your true self.”
Madeline smiled bitterly. She did not want to explain herself anymore.
Her existence had become a lie that was wicked beyond redemption.
Madeline was brought back to Whitman Manor by Jeremy, and she was forced to go into the living room with him.
Old Master Whitman was sitting upright and still in front of them. His face looked solemn.
Meredith sat at one side tearfully while Jeremy’s mother was comforting her considerately.
When Jeremy’s mother saw Madeline, she stood up and pointed at her.
“Madeline, how can a b*tch like you be so cruel? You could even sink your claws into such a young child. What did Meredith do to you? Why did you do that to her?”
“Old Master Whitman, I don’t have the wishful thinking of being your granddaughter-in-law. I gave birth to that child willingly for Jeremy. I don’t want to split hairs with Maddie. I just hope that you can tell Maddie to stop hurting your great-grandson.”
What an awe-inspiring speech. Jeremy’s mother was on the brink of tears from feeling so sorry for Meredith.
Madeline wanted to laugh. She looked at Jeremy and saw that he was looking at her.
When her eyes met his, Madeline averted her gaze quickly. Then, she heard the old master grunting.
“Great-grandson?” The old master’s words sounded sarcastic. “I’ll only recognize the great-grandson who Maddie gives birth to. She’s the daughter-in-law who has legally wedded into this family.”
When he said that, the air in the room froze.
No one expected the old master to say something like this.
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