Madeline endured the pain on her wrist and said calmly, “What’s wrong, Jeremy? I’m Linnie.”Linnie.That name flew right into Jeremy’s ears and into his heart.The malice in his eyes disappeared as his dark eyes immediately turned bright.It was as if he just noticed himself holding Madeline with such a tight grip. He quickly let go and caressed her wrist. “Did I hurt you?”Madeline shook her head. “No. But Jeremy, why did you react like that just now? What happened to you when you disappeared?”Jeremy remained quiet, his brows knitted together tightly.However, he did not say anything. Instead, he only stepped down on the accelerator and continued driving.‘What happened to me when I disappeared?’ he asked himself silently.In order to stay alive and come back to her, he had to suffer such severe consequences.It was still early when they went back to Whitman Manor. Lillian and Jackson were sitting on the rug near the coffee table while playing with a puzzle.When Madeline

“Jeremy, although I don’t know what you’ve been through in the last six months, I know that you’ve had a hard time. However, I also wish that you can believe me. There has never been another man in my heart apart from you.” Madeline tightened her embrace. Although he did not say anything, she knew that he heard what she said. The next day, Madeline woke up early. She prepared breakfast and lunch boxes for her children before letting the chauffeur send them to kindergarten. After that, she went into the kitchen to prepare some morning snacks for Jeremy.Madeline received a call from Ryan just after she finished breakfast. He asked to meet her at the lawyer’s office half an hour later. When she asked Jeremy if he wanted to follow her, he happened to be on the phone. He told her that something came up at the office. Thus, Madeline headed over to the lawyer’s office on her own. On the way there, she could not help but feel overcome with a sense of irony.She had once sworn to h

Jeremy stuck one of his hands into his pocket and took one step closer to Ryan in a languid manner. “I’ll get the lawyer to come over to talk to you tomorrow. You won’t have to take a single step,” he said. He had already arranged everything perfectly. “If you still manage to come up with an excuse to delay the procedure, it’ll prove that you have a different motive when you married Eveline back then,” he added. Ryan looked at Jeremy calmly. “My real motive is to protect Eveline. Jeremy, you’re overthinking.” “I thought too little about it. That’s why I ended up willingly handing my most beloved woman over to you like a fool,” Jeremy said, a hint of fierceness glinting in his eyes. He glanced at Ryan’s right leg that was wrapped in a plaster cast. The tone of his voice was ironic as he spoke, “This traffic accident happened in a rather timely manner.” He then walked over to the side of the bed. He stared at Ryan’s injured leg with a gaze full of doubt. “I’d like to see the inju

“When I knew that you’d be leaving me forever and disappearing from my world, I didn’t want to resent you anymore. I wasn’t afraid anymore. I was just afraid that I wouldn’t get to be with you anymore.”As he listened to every word Madeline said, Jeremy’s eyes glinted with a sense of deep apology and appreciation. “Ryan and I are just married on the surface. He has never forced me into anything. I have never been able to convince myself to act like a married couple with him either. That’s because there has always been a man called Jeremy Whitman in the deepest corner of my heart.” This sentence alone touched his heart. Not long after, he heard her tear up. “I never imagined that this man would return to my side. However, I don’t want him to continue hurting me using these methods after returning to my side.“Jeremy, is it too much for me to want to have a simple love and lead a quiet life with you? Or are we just not compatible as lovers?” Tears spilled out of her eyes as she

Ryan suddenly reached out to hold onto her. Madeline flung him away instinctively and freed her hand from his grip. Noticing Ryan’s bewildered gaze at her, Madeline realized that her response was slightly overblown. “Sorry, Ryan,” she said.“It’s alright. I acted rashly,” Ryan said as he supported the weight of his body with his arm. He stood up effortfully.“I know that it’s difficult for you to accept that this has happened between you and me. I know that the only man you love is Jeremy Whitman. This shall remain a secret between the both of us. I won’t mention it to anyone,” he told her.Madeline understood what he meant and knew that he was being nice. However, what had happened truly happened. It was no use telling themselves otherwise. Other people did not have to know about this, but there was no way she could get past her conscience. She did not say anything, only simply nodding before leaving.Madeline returned to Whitman Manor as soon as possible. Jeremy was not the