Madeline Crawford and Jeremy Whitman novel Chapter 1863

Carter, who had suddenly appeared, immediately turned around after speaking.

Madeline and Jeremy exchanged glances and, with tacit understanding, strode forward.

Shortly after, Carter arrived in front of the house that had caught fire the previous night.

Before the accident, he had indeed restricted Cathy and Adam’s movements, enforcing them to remain in this house.

It had never occurred to him that something like this would happen last night, but he felt that it was a human act.

Staring at the burnt ruins before her, Madeline could not help thinking about the fire that had taken place at Montgomery Manor.

During that time, the most painful part of the situation had been her believing Jeremy to be the one who set the fire. Of course, it was equally painful when she had thought that her biological parents were killed in that fire.

Fortunately, though, it was all just a scheme.

Madeline felt a painful tug in her heart as she thought about Adam and Cathy dying here last night.

She truly hoped that Adam and Cathy’s accident was also only a scheme, that they were, in fact, safe and sound.

“Carter, did you keep Adam and Cathy locked in this house, preventing them from leaving?” Jeremy’s interrogative tone pulled Madeline out of her contemplation.

Madeline cast a questioning glance at the indifferent-looking Carter.

Despite Jeremy and Madeline’s scrutiny and skeptical gazes, Carter remained completely unmoved.

” I kept them here because they were useful to me. Thus, I had no reason to burn them to death, dirtying my place in the process.”

“Carter, you’re ridiculous. Do you think that saying that would exempt you of your relation to this?” The expression on Madeline’s face grew a few shades darker. “Two human lives were lost because of you, and you intend to escape responsibility with

just two simple sentences?”

“Responsibility? What sort of responsibility do I have?” Carter retorted. “I had them here to help me in my matters. Now that something has happened to them, I’m the one who’s suffering the biggest loss.”