Jeremy felt a tug on his heartstrings. He immediately tried to call Madeline once Felipe’s call with her ended, but it was without doubt that Madeline had already blacklisted his number. Felipe chuckled lowly. “Don’t waste your energy. Madeline loves me now. All she feels for you is hate.” Jeremy’s expression darkened. “What happened to Madeline, Felipe? What did she tell you?!” “None of your business,” Felipe replied coldly, “You have no right to ask about Madeline again.” “Who cares about what’s going on to that woman?!” Karen hounded confidently at Felipe from behind before Jeremy could speak and held her son back.“That Madeline helped Felipe. It’s their fault our family’s like this now, Jeremy. Why are you still thinking about her? What’s wrong with you? Did you forget how much you hated her in the beginning?” Jeremy snatched his arm back in annoyance. “Leave your nose out of Madeline’s and my business.” “Jeremy, Jeremy!” “Stop shouting,” Old Master Whitman fina
There were thousands of reasons to keep Madeline by his side, yet he resigned himself to watching her leave with Felipe. Time slowly ticked by as he waited for evening to come. He immediately made way to fetch Madeline from First Crystal Street only to be told that Madeline had left. Jeremy immediately went to the kindergarten, but the class teacher told him that Madeline had already picked Jackson up. Jeremy felt his heart go haywire at the news. He had a feeling that Madeline was about to leave him. Frantic, he stepped on the accelerator and made it to Madeline’s apartment in record time. He pressed the bell continuously, but no one answered. Jeremy grew cold. Darkness returned to his entire world as the unease that overwhelmed him made it hard for him to breathe and his heart to beat. ‘Linnie… ‘Do you hate me so much that you can’t even bring yourself to look at me again…’ Jeremy leaned despondently against the wall with his peach-blossom eyes drooping. His long
With his heart shattered to pieces, Jeremy felt the shards cut deep within him, leaving bloody wounds in their wake. He took the pen and stared at Madeline’s alluring features while his breathing became hitched.“Do you hate me that much?” he asked weakly, a shred of hope in his heart. Yet Madeline’s response was decisive. “I do, I hate you. So much.” Jeremy’s lips curled faintly as he took in a deep breath. He took the papers and skimmed through them. She wanted nothing, none of his assets or money—just custody of the child. Jeremy placed the pen down. “Very well. I agree to the divorce, but I won’t let go of Jack.” Madeline’s calm expression cracked. “What right do you have to fight over Jack’s custody, Jeremy? What right do you have to be Jack’s father?” Jeremy merely smiled. He did not protest nor did he fight back. He knew that this was the only way he could make her stay in his life. Madeline grew furious at Jeremy’s silence. “Talk, Jeremy Whitman. What do yo
“Get out! Go! I don’t want to see you again!” Madeline pushed the man out while in a daze and closed the door behind him. Leaning against the door, she took a deep breath and looked downward, realizing that her shirt had been unbuttoned. Who knew what would have happened between them if she had not slapped him. Her rationality seemed to have been devoured by his kisses and quiet apologies. Madeline gripped her open collar in relief that she had not given in to the man again. … Madeline brought Jack to the outskirts to play over the weekend and found herself calmed by the fact that Jeremy had not appeared before her again. The day may have been chilly, but her heart was warm. Jackson’s innocent smile gave her comfort while it also made her heart clench. There was hardly anything happy in her memories. The only memory she had was of the day she married Jeremy. For a moment, she had been truly looking forward to the future and felt truly happy. “Look at my little
With Meredith and Diana yelling, most of the people in the auditorium turned to look at Madeline with interest. Infuriated, Eloise and Sean jumped up to defend Madeline. “Let them say what they want.” Madeline stopped Eloise and Sean. “There’s conclusive evidence, so Meredith can’t run from this. As for Diana, well, she’ll know soon enough how foolish she’s acting now.” Even though they were filled with fury, Eloise and Sean clenched their fists and sat back down. Frustrated and filled with distaste, they felt unworthy of Madeline. After all, the Montgomery family could be said to have played a part that resulted in the way Meredith and Diana acted today. Neither of them had a conscience. One of them switched their daughter for another, while the other stole their daughter’s identity. They had taken everything that was meant for Madeline. To think that the two would slander Madeline now. What heinous and abominable people! The judge hit his hammer heavily on the ma
Jeremy looked up at Madeline as surprise washed over her. Their gazes locked as Madeline felt her heart quicken, for his eyes were filled with gentleness, affection, as well as searing passion. Madeline averted her eyes as to not be influenced by Jeremy’s gaze. She watched the man walk toward the witness stand. Meredith stared at Jeremy with unease, while her eyes swirled with admiration and love for the man. Jeremy had not spared a glance before he handed over the new piece of evidence. Meredith’s expression fell as she saw it, staring fearfully at the phone in Jeremy’s hand. “This is the victim, Brittany Montgomery’s, cell phone.” Jeremy parted his lips calmly. “I found it in the defendant’s house.” “...” Meredith’s eyes turned to saucers and she was too shocked to speak. “Within it is a recorded video three years ago taken by the victim herself. The video will tell us her true murderer, and I’ve already gone to make a copy of the video.” He handed over a USB drive. T
Chupse…With Meredith’s unconstrained roar came her confession, pulling the entire courthouse into a silence. Meredith’s eyes were bloodshot as she panted. She realized that she had misspoken! She had just confessed to killing Brittany Montgomery! Meredith’s attorney stared at her in a daze, slowly growing cold. “So it was you, Meredith Crawford! You murderer! Murderer!” Diana broke down and screamed. Meredith balled her fists as her eyes flashed. Jeremy stared indifferently at Meredith’s ugly appearance, his tone unfazed. “You’re right, Meredith Crawford. You did delete the video, but I also had a skilled technician recover it for me.” “...” Meredith stared at Jeremy at a loss, her eyes filled with sorrow. “Why? Why must you do this to me, Jeremy? I’m the woman you love the most! You promised you’d protect me forever so why are you helping that b*tch Madeline and framing me instead? Why?!” Jeremy’s eyes sharpened at her ostentatious accusations. “Stop pretending. It
Rushed steps drew close from behind, followed by Eloise’s trembling voice. She could almost guess what for as the contents of the video must have been shocking to Eloise and Sean. Madeline turned around slowly, planning to deal with them coldly. However, she was hugged by Eloise before she could do anything. “My daughter!” Eloise sobbed. “I’m so sorry, Eveline… Mom is so sorry!” She apologized repeatedly while Sean’s eyes reddened as he watched from the side, having run over with his wife. The video showed a wretched-looking Meredith torturing a battered Madeline. They could not bring themselves to think of the scene. Yet the harder they tried to suppress it, the more that brutal scene emphasized the difficulty and hurt Madeline had suffered. Her parents had been defending that monster while she suffered. Sean sighed deeply as he took in Madeline’s cool expression and patted Eloise’s shoulder. “Let’s not make it more difficult for our daughter, Ellie. Give her some