At that, Madeline broke into a mocking chuckle. Even so, her eyes grew wet as the sea wind blew despite her laughter. “Do you even hear what you’re saying, Jeremy?” She scoffed, her eyes brimming with unshed tears. “You’re telling me that you loved me since the moment we met again, yet you’ve taken a part of my flesh away?” Madeline’s expression darkened the most at the mention of ‘love’. “Is this what it means to love someone, Jeremy? Being in love means that you wish the best for that person! Not to break, destroy, and torture them!” Madeline let out the rage within as her tears began to trickle from the corner of her eyes with the sea breeze. They fell on the back of Jeremy’s hand, the warmth of the tears searing his flesh.“You don’t need to lie to yourself, Jeremy, and I don’t need you to lie to me. The one you’ve loved this entire time has been Meredith all along, I can see it in the way you protect her despite the evil things she has done. Yet what did you do when I
Madeline parted her lips only to bite down harshly on Jeremy. The man’s brows furrowed slightly as he blinked his alluring eyes open. Mirth swam in his eyes as he took Madeline’s harsh rejection as a sign of her enjoyment. His grip loosened and he was immediately given a slap across his face. Madeline glared at him, balling her fists at the sight of blood on Jeremy’s lips. “Don’t kiss me with the same mouth you used to kiss someone else! It’s disgusting!” She raged, fuming as she turned around.Jeremy lifted a slender finger to wipe off the speck of red from the corner of his lips. “You’re the only woman I’ve kissed.” Madeline’s steps slowed. Jeremy turned around to stare at her back. “I know you won’t believe me, but it’s the truth. I’ve never kissed another woman.” Madeline slowly lifted her ferocious gaze. “Yeah, you’ve never kissed another woman, so I take it that you’ve never touched Meredith too, right? Then how did Jack come to this world? The sheer force of w
Son? Madeline was stunned. ‘Meredith lied to me. I gave birth to a son, not a daughter!’ Madeline felt her heart stop. Doubt tinted her gaze as she stared at the joyous man. Reading the words left unspoken in Madeline’s eyes, Jeremy looked at her before giving her a weighted nod. Madeline felt all doubt vanish within her heart at his silent acknowledgment and quickly alighted the car. She ran into Montgomery Manor with large steps. Jeremy closed his eyes remorsefully as he stared at Madeline’s impatient figure. Sure, Meredith was heinous, but was he not too? It was dinnertime within the manor and Eloise was walking toward the dining room with Sean by her side and Jackson’s hand in hers when a servant suddenly proclaimed, “Sir, Madam, Miss Eveline is back!” Neither Eloise nor Sean could believe their ears. Turning around at the same time, the couple met an impatient Madeline with surprise and elation. “Eveline!” Eloise called for Madeline lovingly before she could
Madeline dropped to her knees while her trembling fingers began to caress Jackson’s brow. They went from his eyes to his nose to his adorably small mouth… “What’s wrong, Mommy? Why are you crying?” Jackson blinked confusedly as he reached out to wipe Madeline’s tears away. Madeline lovingly clasped Jackson’s fair and small hands in her larger ones. “Jack… Mommy’s precious little boy. Mommy finally gets to see you!” Unable to hold back, Madeline pulled Jackson’s small frame into her chest. Holding Jackson tightly, the storm of joy and sorrow within her intertwined and came out in the form of wet scalding tears that streamed down her face. She knew she should be elated, but her heart felt like it was going to shatter. Meredith was just too wicked. How could she come up with such a way to torture her and her child? Madeline felt her chest tighten as she imagined the wicked things Meredith had done to Jackson in the past five years. She did not even dare to recall the
Madeline’s eyes held nothing but frost in them as they met the man’s warm gaze. “If you have any shred of conscience left, Jeremy, you’ll give my child back to me.” “Was this what you wanted to talk to me about?” Jeremy tugged his lips into a bitter smile. “Jack can’t lose his dad just because he has his mom now.” “Dad?” Madeline scoffed ironically as she sent a strong wave of despise at Jeremy. “Does your conscience not hurt, Jeremy? You’ve done nothing to redeem your worth as Jack’s dad.” “...” Jeremy pursed his lips and remained silent. Madeline walked up to him, frost oozing off her delicate and slender figure as she stood in front of the lithe man. “Do you even remember what you fed me every time you were done with me? Contraceptives, that’s what. You told me that a woman as wretched as me will never be worthy of having your children. Do you remember?” “...” Jeremy’s sharp brows knitted tightly at Madeline’s interrogation. “I was already pregnant with your child w
“What about when Meredith framed me and locked me in prison? Do you remember what you told me then? You told me to kill this b*stard child of mine to make up for Meredith’s miscarriage.“Have you forgotten everything you’ve told me, Jeremy? What makes you think you have the right to promise Jack a happy family after every heartless move you’ve made against Jack and me? You have no right to be Jack’s father!” Madeline flung Jeremy’s hold off and turned around cooly. Jeremy stood rooted in place with his heart rate and breathing running wild.Snowflakes littered across his shoulders before they seemed to melt into his heart, leaving his chest cold and moist… With a warm smile, Madeline made a beeline for Jackson upon entering the house. “Do you want to live with Mommy from now on, Jack?” Jackson nodded joyfully despite not understanding the situation. “I want to live with Mommy! And Daddy too, so that I can be just like the other kids with both a mom and dad!” The sparkle in
Madeline never expected to see the day when Jeremy would kneel for her. It would be a lie to deny that she was shocked, but as shocked as she was, it would be more fitting to claim that she found the situation absurd. The man before her was one of noble status and his name was known throughout the entirety of Glendale. It was a given that anyone who crossed paths with him would treat him with respect, while some went the extra mile to get on his good side. It was hard to imagine such a man kneeling in front of her, in front of the woman he had once cast away. Madeline lowered her aloof gaze to stare at Jeremy’s handsome face, his knitted brows radiating the sorrow he felt. “Who would have thought that the young master of the greatest family would kneel for the woman he had once tossed away? Don’t you find it hilarious, Mister Whitman?” Jeremy took Madeline’s mockery in stride. “I would do anything for your happiness.” “Hah.” Madeline scoffed. “You’ll make me very happy if
The two pairs of eyes locked under the dark of the night. Madeline’s gaze was cold as she parted her pink lips to speak, “The deaf heard the mute say that the blind saw love.” “...” Jeremy’s reddened eyes widened when he heard Madeline. “Perhaps it's because you’ve never meant the words that you say, Jeremy, which is why you see your promises as pranks and your professes of love as jokes. But that doesn’t mean I’ve forgotten them.” She paused for a moment, the mockery in her eyes thickening. “You were the one who told me that Meredith has an irreplaceable spot in your heart, that the moment your eyes fell on her, you knew that she’s the only girl you’ll ever love and protect your entire life.” Repeating Jeremy’s words to him, the contempt in Madeline’s smile grew. “You were the one who said Meredith is your one and only, yet now you’re telling me it’s been me all along? Hmph. If this is what your love looks like, Jeremy, then I don’t want it.” With that, she turned around