At that moment, Madeline was in the car to the hotel where Sir Calver was having his birthday banquet.She went into the hotel bathroom, changed into the dress, and tied her hair into a low ponytail.Madeline did not even bother to apply makeup and walked out of the bathroom in casual shoes.She received another call from Ryan again. Madeline answered impatiently, "I'm here.”"You are?" Ryan seemed surprised. "Then find a place to wait for me. I'll be there soon.""Let's talk when you’re here." Madeline hung up coldly and walked to the banquet hall alone.As she walked down the long corridor, Madeline vaguely felt as if someone was following her.She looked back but saw no one.Madeline thought for a while before stopping to turn around and quickly walked back.When she passed by the emergency staircase, she paused and turned around decisively as she pushed open the door to the staircase."Ahh!"The woman hiding behind the door had no idea that Madeline would come in suddenl
"And this is for my husband!""...""Damn you, Lana!" Madeline's anger seemed to have been triggered as she grabbed Lana by the neck and tightened her fingers fiercely.Lana looked uncomfortable. She had her mouth open as if she wanted to cough. Her face was flushed red in an instant.However, Madeline did not look like she was about to let go anytime soon. “It feels bad, doesn’t it? Do you know how painful it is to be dying? Does torturing others make you feel happy? Have a taste of how it feels to be tortured, then! How does it feel?! Does it feel good now?!”"Eveli—you… Cough, cough!”"I can’t believe someone like you got released. Heh." Madeline chuckled, the temperature in her eyes suddenly dropping to freezing point. "If the law can't punish you, then I’ll have to do it myself. For my kid and for the man I love the most, I need to avenge them.”"..."Madeline’s voice was soft but powerful.Her gaze became even colder. She could not control her tightening fingers. She wan
Madeline could not describe how she was feeling at this moment.The moment she met Jeremy, her upset heart seemed to instantly calm down. The rhythm of her heartbeat gradually became more relaxed because of this man’s appearance.On the other hand, Ryan's mood was completely opposite to that of Madeline’s.When he was about to declare to everyone that she was his wife, Jeremy had appeared unexpectedly.Jeremy's icy gaze glanced over at Ryan before he looked at Madeline once more. His delicate eyes were sweet like warm honey as he said unhurriedly, “Darling, there were barely any parking spaces left. Sorry for being a little late.”Madeline immediately understood what Jeremy wanted to express. She smiled widely and approached the man's embrace. "Jeremy, you got here right on time.”Jeremy looked up with his cold eyes and glanced at the women beside Madeline. "Oh, really? I was worried that if I was a second later, some nosy and idle people would be giving you trouble.”"...""..
The old man then praised Ryan, saying, “Mr. Jones is also one of a kind. With elites like you guys in Interpol, I’m sure there will be fewer and fewer evils in this world."When he said that, Jeremy smiled lightly at Ryan who was smiling brightly. “Sir Calver’s right. Mr. Jones had the most difficult task. He merely got an order to protect my family, but in the end, he was misunderstood by everyone that he was having an affair with my wife. In truth, Ryan never had a wife to begin with.”As Jeremy said that, he tightened his hug on Madeline. His gaze was sharp when he continued, "And my wife merely had to go along with it for the sake of my job and take on the empty title of being Mrs. Jones for half a year. The truth is, Eveline has always been Mrs. Whitman. That is one thing that has never changed."Even though Jeremy said that with a smile, his tone sounded as if no one was to add another word to what he said.He made sure to look right at those women who had targeted Madeline j
When Madeline was faced with Jeremy’s doubts, she could only clench her fists. She felt her nails digging into her palms before she slowly said, "Jeremy, there are some things I can’t tell you yet, but please believe me. I won’t ever do anything to hurt you.”"If I don't believe you, I wouldn’t be standing here right now." Jeremy took Madeline's hand and lowered his head closer to her. "Linnie, I’m your husband. You can trust me and rely on me anytime."When she heard his soft voice of patience and comfort, Madeline felt a pain in her heart. She looked at his deep expecting eyes but could not say anything."Jeremy, I—""Mr. and Mrs. Whitman." A man walked over to say hello.Madeline took Jeremy's arm and smiled politely at the guest.After he left, another came, and then a third one. They were all here to talk to Jeremy.Madeline could feel Jeremy's coldness toward her. It felt like he would rather have small talk with acquaintances than continue on with their conversation.She
He was still angry with her.Madeline felt lost and wronged, but she could not talk to anyone about it.She took out her phone and called Ava. "Ava, are you free now? Can you come to the hotel to pick me up?"Ava could tell that Madeline was drunk from the way she spoke. Without saying another word, she hurried over to the hotel address that Madeline gave her.Jeremy continued waiting. He was waiting for Madeline to tell him the reason, but before he got an explanation, Ava arrived.He saw Madeline and Ava walking to each other before linking their arms and walking out of the banquet hall. Madeline looked drunk as she leaned on Ava's shoulder."What's the matter, Maddie? Why did you drink so much? Did you quarrel with Jeremy?" Ava asked worriedly. She saw that Jeremy was standing not too far away but was ignoring them."When will Jeremy stop making you sad?"Madeline shook her head drunkenly. "He didn’t do anything. It’s all my fault."Ava, can I sleep at your place tonight?"
"Jeremy, don't leave me." Still in her drunken stupor, Madeline’s eyes were half-open and full of reluctance.Jeremy held her hand. Madeline's small pink face was reflected in his amber pupils.He promised softly, "I’m not going to leave you.""You are." Madeline's eyes were hot. "You’ll leave me. You will..."Jeremy was taken aback for a moment and suddenly did not know how he should respond.Yes, it was true. He was going to leave her. At most, he had two years to stay with her and the children."Linnie." Jeremy's heart tightened.Madeline’s eyes turned red as she suddenly wrapped her arms around his neck tightly. "Don't go. I don't want to experience the feeling of losing you again."Jeremy gulped as an unignorable pain surged in his heart.He stroked Madeline's head to comfort her.He then heard Madeline's crying sobs. "During your absence for half a year, I thought you had left me forever. Every night after the kids were asleep, I’d just lay alone in bed in a daze. I did
...Madeline sank into Jeremy's tenderness for the whole night.It was noon the next day when she woke up and found the man lying next to her. Suddenly, Madeline felt shy as her heart started beating faster.They were already married, so why did she feel this way?When she thought about their crazy behavior last night, she blushed and could not help but lean into the man's arms.For the past six months, every night she spent without him by her side was bone-chillingly cold. After he came back, everything still felt strange and it was only until last night when his tenderness cured the part of her heart that was hurt.Madeline looked up at Jeremy's hair.After the third bottle of anti-toxoid test reagent was administered, the change in the color of his hair could be seen. It was not as light as it was in the beginning.It seemed that the anti-toxoid test reagent was real and effective.However, after last night, Madeline was a little bit nervous because Ryan might refuse to g