Madeline’s eyes shone with hope at Jeremy’s response. “You remember me, Jeremy? Then why did you—”

“Felicity told me that you’re one of my crazy fans who did plastic surgery to look like Felicity just to get my attention.”

Madeline initially thought that Jeremy only said such words before to get closer to Felicity so that he could investigate the truth of her identity. She thought that he was just pretending that he did not recognize her, but his reply proved her wrong.

Madeline had no other option but to accept such was the fact as she stared into Jeremy’s cold eyes. The Jeremy before her no longer recognized her.

“I hope you’ll be more rational, miss. Feelings are not something to be forced. Even if you’ve done plastic surgery to look like Felicity, it doesn’t change the fact that you’re not the person I love,” Jeremy added.

Letting go of Madeline’s hand, he turned and left without looking back.

His cold rejection was a replica of how he used to be.

Staring at his retrea