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.
He was infuriated and wanted to gather his friends to teach Jackson a lesson. However, before he could say anything, he felt someone yanking him by the collar. Immediately after that, he was dangling in the air.His face turned pale with fear as he started kicking his feet around. When he lifted his head, he saw a terrifyingly dark face.“W-Who are you?”“Apologize to the girl now. If not, I’ll throw you into the sea to feed the fish,” Fabian warned. He was not joking at all.The boy shrunk his neck and wetted himself from Fabian’s terrifying gaze.Fabian looked under the boy’s feet, then threw him in front of Lillian. “Apologize.”“I-I’ll do it! I’ll do it now!” the boy stuttered and apologized to Lillian repeatedly.Fabian looked at the boy’s friends and they all immediately understood. Then, they ran over and started apologizing to Lillian as well.Lillian stood behind Jackson. She looked at the boys, then back at Fabian.“Scram!” Fabian roared at the terrifying children. T
Ryan had just picked up his glass of water when he heard that. His hand was now frozen in mid-air.There was a faint smile on his handsome and elegant face. “Jeremy, I think you may have misunderstood.”“Have I?” Jeremy smiled profoundly. There seemed to be a dark tide in his amber eyes. “If you don’t want me to misunderstand, give me back my woman.”Ryan understood what Jeremy was talking about. Then, he took a sip of water. “Even though your appearance has changed a lot, you’re still as possessive and overbearing as usual.”“You’re also one of the reasons why I became like this,” Jeremy retorted.The smile on Ryan’s face froze. “I think you’ve found out a lot. However, I don’t think you’ve gotten all of the information yet. There are some things that you’ll never know.”Jeremy lifted his eyebrow. When he was about to say something, Madeline returned.“What are you boys talking about?” Madeline smiled slightly and asked. Then, she walked over to where Jeremy was sitting. Before
Madeline endured the pain on her wrist and said calmly, “What’s wrong, Jeremy? I’m Linnie.”Linnie.That name flew right into Jeremy’s ears and into his heart.The malice in his eyes disappeared as his dark eyes immediately turned bright.It was as if he just noticed himself holding Madeline with such a tight grip. He quickly let go and caressed her wrist. “Did I hurt you?”Madeline shook her head. “No. But Jeremy, why did you react like that just now? What happened to you when you disappeared?”Jeremy remained quiet, his brows knitted together tightly.However, he did not say anything. Instead, he only stepped down on the accelerator and continued driving.‘What happened to me when I disappeared?’ he asked himself silently.In order to stay alive and come back to her, he had to suffer such severe consequences.It was still early when they went back to Whitman Manor. Lillian and Jackson were sitting on the rug near the coffee table while playing with a puzzle.When Madeline
Madeline said this so that Lillian could face the issue of Jeremy being her birth father squarely.Of course, if she was able to make Lillian talk, then it would be amazing.“Lily, do you understand what I’m saying?” Madeline asked patiently.Lillian blinked her huge eyes as if she understood. Then, she kicked her short legs and walked back to the living room.She looked at Jeremy, her bright eyes reflecting Jeremy’s figure.“Lily, the handsome mister is your real daddy,” Madeline repeated once more.She did not know if Lillian could understand her, but at least she saw a twinkle in the little girl’s eyes.Perhaps to make Lillian talk again and heal her trauma, she might need to do more than just counseling.After the children went back to their rooms, so did Madeline and Jeremy.Jeremy went into the bathroom to shower while Madeline went to prepare for the divorce procedure.At this moment, Ryan called her.Madeline answered without hesitation. “Rye, is there something wron
“Jeremy, although I don’t know what you’ve been through in the last six months, I know that you’ve had a hard time. However, I also wish that you can believe me. There has never been another man in my heart apart from you.” Madeline tightened her embrace. Although he did not say anything, she knew that he heard what she said. The next day, Madeline woke up early. She prepared breakfast and lunch boxes for her children before letting the chauffeur send them to kindergarten. After that, she went into the kitchen to prepare some morning snacks for Jeremy.Madeline received a call from Ryan just after she finished breakfast. He asked to meet her at the lawyer’s office half an hour later. When she asked Jeremy if he wanted to follow her, he happened to be on the phone. He told her that something came up at the office. Thus, Madeline headed over to the lawyer’s office on her own. On the way there, she could not help but feel overcome with a sense of irony.She had once sworn to h