Shocked, Madeline thought that she was hallucinating. She quickly wiped away her tears and looked at the entrance of the hotel again with wide eyes, but there was not a familiar face in the crowd before her. The vision felt real, so Madeline immediately crossed the zebra-crossing and ran toward the spot Jeremy had appeared moments ago. Looking around, she found nothing. Battered by the chilling wind around her, Madeline felt her heart turn cold again. Among the boisterous crowd, she felt alone. ‘All I ever wished for during the years of suffering and pain is for us to love simply, Jeremy. It’s such a small wish, yet why can’t it be fulfilled? ‘Are we truly not meant to be?’Madeline returned dazedly to Glendale, back to their marital villa. Madeline stood there blankly for a moment before she finally stepped inside. Karen’s face darkened when she set her eyes on Madeline. She hated Madeline with every bone in her body, especially after she learned from Felicity and Yvo
‘I still love you even after I’ve gotten my revenge.’Madeline had no idea when she fell asleep, but the sky was already dark when she woke. She left the villa and made her way to Montgomery Manor. Eloise and Sean were elated at her return. However, they could not help but feel worried when they took in Madeline’s downcasted expression. “Are you still hurting due to what happened with Lillian, Eveline?” Madeline felt her heart clench. “Jeremy’s dead.” “Wh-What? Jeremy’s dead?” Eloise and Sean could not believe their ears. “He flew back a few days ago, but his flight crashed.” “His flight crashed? How could that be? There wasn't any news of the like.” Eloise and Sean were confused. Madeline halted. “There wasn’t?” “Not at all. We didn’t hear about any accidents pertaining to any airlines as well.” Sean confirmed. “Are you sure you’re not mistaken, Eveline?” Madeline felt her heart skip a beat as she pulled out her phone to check for relevant news only to find nothin
Madeline’s throat clamped as she stared at the lean and jaded figure. “Jeremy?” Madeline stared at the features in shock, the heavy feeling in her chest dissipating. There was surprise in Jeremy’s eyes as well when he looked back at her. “You’re really alright, Jeremy!” Madeline ran toward him, her hands reaching out to hold his before she realized. Feeling the warmth of his hands, Madeline relaxed. At that moment, Madeline knew that there would not be anything more important than Jeremy being alive and well. Jeremy stared at Madeline who was clutching his hands excitedly. Beautiful as her smiling appearance was, the woman had tears in her eyes. “You look a lot like the person I like, miss,” he spoke, the baritone of his voice as magnetic and alluring as she had remembered. Madeline thought that Jeremy was joking with her when he slowly removed his hands from her grasp. He asked faintly, “Do you recognize me?” “...” Madeline was confused by Jeremy’s question. Was he
Felicity did not have the time to respond when Jeremy’s magnetic voice drifted from inside. “Who’s out there?” Felicity’s expression immediately changed into a tired and frustrated one. “Why are you here again, Miss Montgomery? I’ve told you multiple times before that I’m the person Jeremy loves. It’s because we look similar that Jeremy took a liking to you as my replacement. Jeremy and I are back together now, so would you kindly please stop bothering us?” Madeline was certain that Felicity was acting at that point. She wished to rip apart the woman’s mask when Jeremy suddenly appeared in her line of vision. Jeremy stared calmly at Madeline with his deep and analyzing peach blossom eyes before averting his gaze to look at Felicity as he spoke in a warm tone, “Pack your things quickly. Our flight back to Glendale is in three hours.” “Alright.” Felicity nodded, the provoking tint in her smile deepening. Madeline could not believe her eyes as she watched Jeremy ignore her. He e
Madeline’s eyes shone with hope at Jeremy’s response. “You remember me, Jeremy? Then why did you—” “Felicity told me that you’re one of my crazy fans who did plastic surgery to look like Felicity just to get my attention.” Madeline initially thought that Jeremy only said such words before to get closer to Felicity so that he could investigate the truth of her identity. She thought that he was just pretending that he did not recognize her, but his reply proved her wrong. Madeline had no other option but to accept such was the fact as she stared into Jeremy’s cold eyes. The Jeremy before her no longer recognized her. “I hope you’ll be more rational, miss. Feelings are not something to be forced. Even if you’ve done plastic surgery to look like Felicity, it doesn’t change the fact that you’re not the person I love,” Jeremy added.Letting go of Madeline’s hand, he turned and left without looking back. His cold rejection was a replica of how he used to be. Staring at his retrea
She had wished countless times over the past many years that she would get to hug this man in such a way and to feel the warmth of a sincere hug from this man. She had never expected this moment to come so late. This was their first and perhaps their last as well. “Jeremy,” she called out his name in an unusually calm manner. The man averted his deep peach blossom eyes to meet her, the long alluring slits staring into her flawless appearance that was mere inches away from his. Her glossy eyes were mesmerizing. “It’s okay, it’ll be alright soon. It’s just turbulence.” He comforted softly. Then, he found his own behavior weird. After all, in such a situation, should his priority not be to protect Felicity? Why did he find it so difficult to let go of the girl in his arms and let her face the danger herself? Within him came a persistent voice reminding and telling him to protect Madeline, to ensure that nothing would happen to Madeline. Madeline smiled. Looking at his fa
How could it be? How could Jeremy be hugging Madeline? Had he already broken out of the hypnosis? That was impossible! Frantic, Meredith shouted anxiously, “Why are you here, Jeremy? Why are you hugging this woman? Did you mistake her for me again?” Jeremy snapped back to reality and turned to look at Madeline. Two seconds later, he let go. Meredith immediately ran to pull Jeremy away as she glared at Madeline with animosity. “Please mind your behavior, Miss Montgomery. Stop trying to seduce my fiancé. You’re still a fake even if you’ve gotten plastic surgery to look like me. Jeremy won’t fall for it!” Regaining her footing, Madeline gave her an elegant smile. “You’re accusing me of plastic surgery? That I changed my looks to replicate yours so that I could seduce Jeremy?” “Are you finally admitting it now, Miss Montgomery?” Meredith fired back. Madeline remained unfazed. “If you’re so certain, Miss Walker, then how about we do it this way. We look too similar, so one o
“I’ve always hated that woman ever since the beginning. I can’t believe that she’d team up with that damned b*tch Yvonne to kidnap me!” Karen pursed her lips into an expression of distaste before she turned her head to smile at Jeremy. “I’m glad to see that you’ve chosen the right woman, Jeremy! Felicity’s a great girl. This time, you’ve got to sever all your ties with Madeline!” “Madeline? Isn’t her name Eveline?” Jeremy was confused. “Her name used to be Madeline, but that was when she was adopted by the Crawford family. On the topic of the Crawfords, that was a family full of heinous people, especially that Meredith. Just what kind of misfortune have our family garnered to meet such a b*tch? I will never know!” Karen spouted in disgust. Looking up, she found Felicity frowning. Her face was dark as she appeared to be deep in thought. Then, Karen continued, “You might not know this, Felicity, but that Meredith Crawford is so much worse than Madeline!” “Meredith might look obed