“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
Jeremy seemed to be interested in his son, so he started walking into the house.“Wait.” Madeline stopped him.Jeremy stopped in his tracks and saw Madeline walking toward him with a grim expression.She handed Lillian to Karen. “Mom, can you please take Lily and Jack inside? I have something to say to Jeremy.”Karen sensed the weird vibe in the air. She was worried that Madeline and Jeremy would start fighting, so she reminded them. “You should communicate with each other. After all, you used to be husband and wife.”‘Husband and wife.‘Sure.‘Husband and wife, but she’s now someone else’s wife.’“Jeremy, why did you ignore Lily?” Madeline tried to ask in a calm voice. “You already ignored Lily last time when you were a spy and was trying to make Lana happy.“Even though she’s young, she still has feelings and will feel sad as well. However, despite all these, she still likes you. Why are you hurting her like this? She’s our daughter.”Jeremy listened to what Madeline had to
“You’re calling him ‘Rye’ so sweetly and intimately.” Jeremy’s words were laced with intense jealousy.Madeline looked into his eyes bravely. “Yes, I’m calling him Rye because I see him as a close friend.“Back then, you left without a word and even refused to see me before handing me over to him. Have you ever thought about how that would make me feel?”While she said that, Madeline’s eyes turned red. She even started sobbing.“When you weren’t here, he was the one taking care of me and the children. He never asked me for anything in return. He even said that if you ever come back, he’ll divorce me.“Jeremy, Rye is not your rival, so stop overthinking.” Madeline tried to ease Jeremy’s mind.After the man heard what she said, the coldness in his eyes disappeared gradually.He let go of Madeline and held her gently. “Eveline, will you still love me if I’m different from before?”Madeline sensed something was off with Jeremy, but she did not hesitate before giving him validation.