His sudden voice startled Madeline and made her heart skip a beat.

Her hand shook as the ball of paper that was supposed to be thrown into the trash can fell to the ground.

She hurriedly reached for it, but Jeremy got to it faster.

He stooped closer, and his delicate profile lightly brushed across her cheek.

Their breaths intertwined for a moment.

Jeremy picked up the ball of paper and was about to throw it away when he saw how weird Madeline was acting.

When Madeline saw that Jeremy was about to open the ball of paper, she quickly reached out to grab it but was a second too slow.

When Jeremy saw the contents of the examination report, his eyes darkened sharply. His delicate and handsome face instantly turned cold.

Madeline noticed the change in Jeremy's facial expression, so she reached out again, grabbed the examination report, and stuffed it into the trash can.

She was upset. She did not know if Jeremy understood the contents of the report. When she contemplated whether