Daniel said sharply and grabbed Ava’s hand before swearing solemnly.“Listen here, I won’t give up on the woman I love because of her family. If you want the Mendezes to be your in-laws so much, you should go and do it. But don’t involve me with irrelevant people.”“...” Mrs. Graham was shocked when she heard that.Daniel was always so refined and soft-spoken. This was the first time he had an outburst.Then, Daniel grabbed Ava and left, leaving everyone at the table to look at each other in shock.Naya pressed her lips into a thin line. This was the first time she was humiliated.She was the only woman in Glendale who was compatible with Daniel, but now, she was defeated by this woman.How would she be able to take this?After Daniel sent Ava back to her apartment, he apologized for what happened.However, Ava was not bothered at all. On the contrary, she was smiling happily.Daniel did not understand why Ava was smiling and not mad. He asked nervously, “Why are you not mad?
Madeline felt excited when she saw the man stop in his tracks.She was running quickly toward the man when suddenly, two children who looked to be about six and seven years old appeared in front of her.Madeline wanted to keep away from the children when one of them fell suddenly and started bawling.The parents heard their child crying and came over. When they saw Madeline running away, they thought Madeline was the one who knocked their son over.“You knocked my son over and you’re running away?” the child’s mother yelled aggressively at Madeline, grabbing her hand. “Let me tell you, if anything happens to my son, I'll make you sorry for it!”The woman warned furiously, but at this moment, Madeline was only focused on the man who was about to walk into the building.She removed herself from the woman’s grip and imposingly threw a card on the woman’s face. “There’s a security camera here. You should look at the security footage before you accuse me of knocking your son over. If
“Lana!” Fabian grabbed Lana’s collar. He was just an 18-year-old boy, but at this moment, his eyes were filled with sharpness. “You’re the one who should die! You’re killing Yorick and destroying the Stygian Johnsons.”Lana pushed Fabian away and mocked him. “Fabian, do you know who’s the one killing Yorick and destroying the Stygian Johnsons? It’s Jeremy!”“What does this have to do with Jeremy? You only provoked him because you’re into him! You killed Eveline’s parents and broke off her marriage to Jeremy! Now, you even have the cheek to say he’s the one who ruined you?” Fabian berated angrily.Lana turned her face guiltily and clenched her fists. “Yeah, so what if I’m the one who provoked him? If he and Ryan hadn’t framed me, how would things have ended up like this? Do you know that Jeremy and Ryan are part of the Interpol?”Fabian’s expression changed slightly when he heard that. “Interpol?”“Hmph!” Lana snorted. “Fabian, Jeremy and Ryan are our enemies, do you understand? Pl
Madeline froze in place. An indescribable surge of emotions started rippling in her heart.Her dark world lit up immediately as the hoping light warmed her long-frozen heart. “Jeremy, Jeremy…”Madeline was on the verge of breaking down.Her mind went blank, and she was staring at the man in the crowd.At the same time, she heard a lot of people whispering around her.“Isn’t that Mr. Whitman?”“Yeah, that’s him.”“Why did he change his image? Is he wearing colored contacts?”“He looks pretty good this way. As long as he’s good-looking, he can do anything he wants to his appearance.”Madeline’s grip on her wine glass tightened when she heard what the guests said.Did he dye his hair?Was he wearing color contacts?She looked at the man in confusion. She had a million thoughts racing in her head and wanted to run toward him.However, her last ounce of reason stopped her.She attended this party as Ryan’s wife. The people in the circle knew she and Ryan were husband and wif
‘Are you just an illusion that I conjured?‘No, you can’t be. You must be around here.’Madeline felt anxious. She looked around in hopes of finding Jeremy.He looked so real just now, but now it was as if he had vanished and disappeared into thin air.‘Jeremy.’Madeline continued walking in confusion. When she walked past the staircase, a familiar hand reached out and grabbed her thin arm.‘Jeremy!’Madeline felt her heart stop for a second. Before she could see clearly, Jeremy pulled her into the staircase.The man’s tall body towered over hers while his amber eyes were staring into Madeline’s confused and delighted ones under the dim lighting.Madeline widened her eyes and lifted her hand to caress the face that was fairer than before.“Jeremy, is that really you?”She ran her fingers across his face shakily.Before Jeremy could answer, she leaped into his arms and held his waist tightly.“Jeremy, you’re still alive! This is great!“I missed you, Jeremy. I missed you s
Madeline stopped in her tracks to look at the man with a serious face.Home.He told her to go home with him.Madeline felt her heart getting warmer. She lifted her hands again and held him.“Okay, I’ll go home with you. Jeremy, let’s go home.” She had tears in her eyes as she circled her arms around his neck. Her heart was filled with longing for him.He was not dead. He was back.She did not want to lose this man anymore despite there still being a gap between them due to Eloise and Sean.However, Jeremy had already ‘died’ once. The pain of loss made her realize how much she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him.Madeline sent Ryan a message telling him that she would be going back with Jeremy. Aside from texting back [Okay.], Ryan did not say anything else.Madeline felt remorseful when she saw this one-word reply.Even though her marriage with Ryan was fake and he said he only married her to protect her, now that it had come to this stage, she kept feeling like sh
Madeline opened her blurry eyes in confusion to see Jeremy examining her with his eyes.“What’s wrong, Jeremy?”“I’m tired,” he said flatly before going into the bathroom.Then, Madeline heard the sound of water coming from the bathroom.She lay on the bed in puzzlement.Why did it feel like he was refusing to touch her?Was it because of Ryan?After Jeremy came out of the shower, he did not say anything to Madeline before getting into bed to play with his phone.“Jeremy, you should sleep early if you’re tired.” Madeline picked up her pajamas and was about to go take a shower.However, after she said that to him, Jeremy did not react and only grunted in response.Madeline felt her heart sinking at this response.She felt as if a cold wind had penetrated her heart. At that moment, she felt her heart getting so cold.Madeline showered with her mind full of questions and concern.She was worried that the poison in Jeremy’s body was not completely expelled, so that was why he
After Madeline hastily put on her clothes and cleaned up, she rushed downstairs.When she was at the front door, she saw Jeremy standing cool in the courtyard.He was wearing a coat, and his refreshing ash-colored short hair was fluttering in the wind. On the other hand, his smiling amber eyes were looking at the completely stunned Jackson.“Daddy?”Jackson had his backpack on while he ran toward Jeremy in surprise and joy.Jeremy bent down and picked Jackson up.“Daddy! It’s you! You’re finally home!” Jackson widened his beautiful eyes. Despite the changes in Jeremy’s appearance, Jackson was not suspicious of anything at all.This was his daddy!Jeremy looked at his son and smiled. “Did you miss me?”“Of course!” Jackson answered without hesitating. Joy flooded his handsome face. “Lily missed you too,” Jackson said, pointing at Lillian who was walking toward them.However, when Jeremy saw Lillian walking toward him, the smile and softness on his face disappeared.He placed