“…”

Jeremy stuttered; his words stuck in his throat.

Jeremy trembled before the look in Madeline’s eyes which were staring upon him.

"Linnie, I…"

"Linnie?" Madeline repeated the word and suddenly let out a soft but cold chuckle. "What's wrong with you? The man who I love most but hates me most is now calling me Linnie."

Madeline giggled and slowly got up.

Jeremy wanted to head over to support her but was rejected disdainfully by Madeline.

He could tell that Madeline was not in her right