Madeline was stunned after hearing what Jeremy said.

While looking into his eyes that were as deep as night and as cold as water, for a while, she could not tell whether he was speaking the truth or deliberately infuriating her so that she would leave.

“Go now,” Jeremy looked at Madeline who was stuck in a daze and emphasized again.

“Jeremy?”

“Ryan made a lot of heinous mistakes, but he was right about one thing.”

Jeremy took a deep breath and endured the burning pain in his arm. Then, he laughed at himself and said, “The biggest mistake I’ve ever made is caring too much about you. Eveline, I love you, but if the entire Whitman family were to collapse because of my love for you, then it would be too great a price to pay.”

Madeline could not believe what she was hearing at this moment. She even felt her consciousness starting to drift.

“Eveline, I’m feeling tired as well.” He said such a weary sentence all of a sudden. “I can no longer lose myself and the entire Whitman family be