Madeline’s heart pounded. If Carter saw her, she and Lillian would not only be unable to leave but also face even more difficult troubles.
She raised her hand to cover Lillian’s little head. “ Lily, get closer to me and don’t look up. Be a good girl.”
She whispered and immediately turned around while holding Lillian.
Madeline heard the elevator doors opening completely, and Carter’s footsteps came not far behind her.
Worried that Carter would recognize her back, Madeline did not dare to walk too fast. She was afraid that this would attract Carter’s attention, so she had to keep walking at a normal speed.
Lillian very obediently buried her little head between Madeline’s neck and remained motionless the whole time.
Although she was still young, she seemed to feel that her mother was worried about something, so she hugged Madeline even harder.
Madeline, who also felt Lillian’s movements, bowed her head and softly comforted the cute little girl. “Don’t be afraid of Lily, I’m here.”
Lillian nodded her little head lightly without making a sound.
The cold-faced Carter was carrying a lunch box as he walked to the room.
Earlier, he went to at least five or six pharmacies, but none of them had the medicine Shirley wanted.
In the end, he felt that something was wrong, so he looked it up on the Internet and found that the medicine Shirley mentioned did not exist.
She had lied to him.
Why did she lie to him? Did she want to distract him so that she could do something?
The more Carter thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. Suddenly, he increased his speed to walk to the room.
Madeline walked forward slowly, she noticed that the footsteps behind her suddenly got closer and became faster. She was a little uneasy; she wondered if Carter had found her.
The moment Madeline decided to look back, Carter noticed Madeline.
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