”Jeremy Whitman, the ring will be returned to you now, but you must remember to never show up in front of Miss Eveline again, or else you’ll bear the consequences.” The man in the suit warned.Jeremy sneered lightly, “Your master dares not confront me head-on, so who are you to teach me how to do things?”“You…” The man conceded and glared at Jeremy with an ugly expression.“Give me the ring.” Jeremy’s tone was cold and pressing.Seeing him reach out, the man suddenly smirked. “I’ll return the ring to you now. Mr. Whitman, catch.”Hearing this man’s tone, it was obviously malicious.Indeed, he deliberately threw the ring away from Jeremy’s palm.The ring slipped past Jeremy’s fingers and rolled down to the concrete floor with a clink.The man chuckled triumphantly, got into the car, and drove away.Jeremy hurriedly crouched down, reaching his hand out in panic to feel for the ring that had fallen to the ground.Madeline was completely despondent seeing this scene.‘Is this J
Jeremy’s fleeing footsteps suddenly halted, and he heard Madeline’s approaching footsteps.His heartstrings tightened even more, but he forced a calm smile and turned his face slightly. “Take Jackson away and live the life you want. You’ll be happy staying away from a scumbag like me.”Madeline walked to his back, the tears overflowing from the corners of her eyes getting blown dry by the autumn wind.Seeing the calm and motionless appearance of the man in front of her, she chuckled again. “Live the life I want? Jeremy, do you know what kind of life I want to live?”Jeremy lowered his beautiful eyes dimly and smiled. “At the very least, a life without me must be what you want.”After his voice fell, the air was silent for a few seconds. Then, Jeremy opened his lips lightly.“Now that we’ve gotten the divorce certificate and I’ve let you go, we’ll have nothing to do with each other from now on. I won’t bother you anymore, let alone pester you.”As he said, he reluctantly turned h
Felicity was stunned when she heard that, but she quickly understood Jeremy’s intention. “Jeremy,” she called out Jeremy’s name, smiled, and walked to his side. She turned to look at Madeline who was standing at the gate of the villa. “There’s a lady at the gate. Is she looking for you?”“I don’t know that lady.” Jeremy’s answer was crisp.Madeline held Jackson’s hand and turned around. “Jack, let’s go.”“But Daddy…”“Be a good boy.” She smiled and coaxed, but she did not know why her smile was so strained.Felicity stared at Madeline’s back with hatred and disgust. It was not until Jeremy walked to the side to put a distance between them did she withdraw her gaze.“Mr. Whitman, the lady at the gate is actually someone you know, isn't it?”“Thank you for your cooperation, Miss Walker.” Jeremy did not answer Felicity’s question and just thanked her. “I’m not in the mood for any treatment today, so you can go back.”His voice fell as he walked into the house. His back no longer
Looking at the confusion on Madeline’s face, Eloise held her hand preciously. “Silly daughter, the reason is simple. It’s because he loves you.”‘It’s because he loves you.’The words that reached her ears fell onto her heart like strange needles.“Three months ago, on the day before you were prepared to leave Glendale, I actually went to look for Jeremy.” Eloise recalled the situation back then. “I told him that you were leaving for F Country with Felipe the next day and hoped that he would stop you. But he just told me indifferently that not bothering and not pestering you was the last thing he could do for you.”Not bothering and not pestering her...Madeline chewed on those six words as if she was gradually understanding Jeremy’s distant behavior toward her now.He had done it on purpose?Purposely alienating her, treating her coldly, and drawing a clear line with her just to not let her know that he was seriously injured because of her so that he would not bother her anymor
Madeline curled her lips and smiled. “Do you want me to be satisfied? It’s simple. I’ll be satisfied if you shut up.”“You…” Karen was exasperated. When she was about to drive Madeline out, she saw a car stopping at the entrance.Seeing Felicity getting out of the car, she was startled. She turned her head and looked at Madeline’s face again.The two faces were so similar!Madeline had also noticed Felicity. She looked at that face suspiciously and could not help but feel strange.‘Is there really someone in this world who would look so much like me?’“Who are you?” Karen pointed at Felicity and asked, looking closely at this face that was very similar to Madeline’s.Felicity glanced at Madeline and showed a bright smile. “Hi Aunty, I’m Jeremy's girlfriend, Felicity Walker.”“What? Jeremy’s girlfriend?” Karen’s eyes widened in surprise as she looked at Felicity’s face with some disgust. However, after thinking about Madeline, Karen’s face immediately changed. “It turns out you’
Madeline’s tone suddenly became serious.Jeremy seemed surprised, but the darkness in front of him prevented him from capturing Madeline’s expression at that moment. He could not even guess why Madeline was looking for him.“My car is just at the front. Jeremy, let’s find a place to sit down and talk.”Her proactive invitation made Jeremy’s heart beat faster.However, he smiled and refused. “No, Miss Montgomery. I have something else to do.”Madeline glanced at Felicity who was waiting at the side. “It’s alright. You can go out with your girlfriend first. We’ll make an appointment again.”Girlfriend?Jeremy then came to understand. He felt a pain in his heart.‘Jeremy, why are you disappointed?‘Didn’t you want her to misunderstand?’He mocked himself silently but still gave Madeline a warm smile. “Please help yourself, Miss Montgomery.”He got into Felicity’s car after he said that. He had behaved nonchalantly from beginning till the end, but only he knew how much he cared.
“Hey beautiful, why don’t you play with the three of us? We won’t treat you badly.”The hooligans said frivolous things while eyeing lecherously at Madeline’s face and body.Madeline swept her glance at the three men in disgust. Her gaze was sharp and cold. “Get out of the way.”The beach was vast and empty. Jeremy, who had been sitting still, unexpectedly heard Madeline’s voice.He turned his face to listen carefully, but he heard the vulgar voices of several men instead.“What an attitude!”“We happen to like this kind of beauty with an attitude!”“Come on, we’ll make you very happy!”Madeline cast a cold gaze. “Don’t touch me. Go away.”However, the more Madeline resisted, the more excited the three drunken men became.“Linnie?” Jeremy was now certain that it was really Madeline’s voice.He did not expect that Madeline would be nearby and that three rascals were now harassing her.His gaze sank as he got up hurriedly. He was running toward the source of the sound in stri
How could Jeremy tolerate a man using such vulgar and frivolous words about Madeline's body? His eyes sank, and his words were like ice."Although you guys have simple minds and simple limbs, you have good vision. She’s indeed my wife."His voice fell, and with his sensitive hearing, he knocked the three hooligans to the ground with thunderous force.“Ow, ow!” The b*stard named Nate yelled, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth.Jeremy retracted his hand and once again embraced Madeline in his arms, spreading wings of shelter over her.The rain gradually got heavier, but Madeline felt a warm current passing from Jeremy’s body to hers. This warmth made her feel inexplicably at ease.Although blinded, Jeremy's eyes were still sharp and were dyed with a breathtaking vibe."If you don't want to die, apologize to my wife immediately."His commanding tone made the three hooligans tremble.When the one named Walter was about to apologize, one of them suddenly realized that Jeremy