Jeremy was about to exert more strength, but after hearing Madeline’s comment, his grip loosened.He stared at her cloudy eyes, and he was eventually lost in his thoughtsRight then, Madeline’s tears fell on the back of his palm. The temperature of her tears seeped through his skin, traveling all the way to the bottom of his heart. The warm sensation made him snap out of it and return to reality.“Stop treating me as your dead husband,” said Jeremy coldly as he released his grip.“Cough, cough.” Madeline choked and gasped after she was released.His grip on her neck earlier was indeed painful, but it was nothing compared to the disappointment she felt from his cold and heartless orbs.Despite what she was going through, Madeline remained fearless. “The person who you care most about right now is Lana, am I right? If anything were to happen to my kid, I’ll make sure she pays the same price too!”Jeremy looked at Madeline’s sharp gaze with a look of disapproval on him and chuckled
He grabbed Madeline’s chin and kissed her without giving her a chance to fight back. With his right hand, he violently tore her clothes apart before biting down on her shoulder, leaving a row of teeth marks.“Hiss.” Madeline frowned in pain.Jeremy stopped and looked at Madeline’s tenacious gaze.“Is this the weakness you’re talking about?” There was sarcasm in his voice. “Eveline, I’m not your husband, so I won’t accommodate you nor do I have the time to coax you patiently. It’ll be best if you listen to me. Otherwise, you’ll be the one who suffers the most.”He left her with a threatening statement before removing himself from her.After Madeline heard the door closing, she remembered that Lana and Jeremy might have slept on this bed together before. Immediately, she felt disgusted and leaped out of the bed.She wanted to leave but could not open the door.Did Jeremy lock her up to slowly torment her?However, she just got the news that her child had been hurt by someone. As
He stood behind her while holding her hands in place, successfully trapping her.Madeline was slightly stunned for a moment. When she came back to her senses to fight back, she found that the man was restricting her movements.She could not win against his strength.She did not understand Jeremy’s behavior. Was he not with Lana?Why was he still doing all these to her?If Lana was also the one behind Jeremy’s odd behavior, then everything would make sense.However, when Madeline thought about this, she felt more repulsed.She bit Jeremy on his lips, making the man more aggressive. Suddenly, he picked her up and threw her on the bed.“Don’t try to run away. Before you do what I want you to do, you can only stay here. Do you hear me?”Madeline clenched her fists, and in the end, she could only unclench them without a choice. “I need to make a call. I want to know how my son is.”“I can give you a chance to know how your son is doing, but you have to listen to me.”There was a
Jeremy indeed did not believe Madeline now. As such, he went to Whitman Corporation with her to watch her.The employees in the company were shocked when they saw Jeremy.“I-Isn’t that Mr. Whitman?”“How is that possible? Didn’t he die in that accident three months ago?”“Ghosts can’t appear in the morning, right?” A few timid employees ran away when they saw Jeremy.Jeremy noticed the employees’ reaction but was already used to it.He followed Madeline to her lab and saw all kinds of tools and spices arranged neatly. Then, he started admiring them.For some reason, he felt like he had been here before.Madeline put on her white coat and mask before mixing the fragrances. However, she could not finish this in just a few hours. In the process, Madeline heard Jeremy taking a call. It sounded like it was from Lana. His tone was so gentle. Before this, he would only use this tone with her and not with any other woman.After Madeline was done with the mixing, she wanted to drink
He kissed her hair like he was greedy to have her. Then, he pushed her away coldly all of a sudden. “Continue with your business.”This contradicting attitude seemed strange to Madeline.Then, he walked to one side to smoke. The brand of the cigarette he smoked was the one Lana smoked.Madeline knew she would be lying if she said she did not mind this, but she knew Jeremy would not listen to anything she said right now.The aromatherapy kit was done, but it still needed to sit overnight.Judging from Jeremy’s reaction, it seemed that he still wanted to take Madeline back to his place with Lana. She declined. “My son is only one month old and needs my breast milk to grow up healthily. I have to go to the hospital now!”She walked into the elevator with a firm attitude. When she saw Jeremy following her, she wanted to get into another elevator but the man pulled her back.She fought back but failed when he pressed her tightly against the wall of the elevator.The man looked strai
The coffee did not spill on Madeline, but on the other hand, Jeremy’s shirt became the victim.Naomi looked at the man who had suddenly appeared in shock. “You… Hans? Why are you here?”Jeremy looked at her coldly. “Do I need to report to you every time I’m with someone?”“...” Naomi was unconvinced, so she started targeting Madeline. “Eveline, now that your husband is dead, you’ve started seducing Rye because you can’t stand the loneliness, huh? I won’t forgive you so easily for what happened back then. Just you wait!”Naomi pointed at Madeline and left after she yelled at her.“Stop,” Madeline called out to Naomi sternly.Naomi stopped in her tracks and saw Madeline walking toward her.“Naomi, do you know that you’ll face legal action if I decide to look into you trying to harm me? Who gave you the courage to tell me that you’ll not forgive me? Was it Lana?”“...” Naomi did not expect Madeline to be so tough. How could she show her weakness? She shrieked brashly, “That’s righ
Jeremy unknowingly uttered that one word. He felt something tug on his heartstrings, making him shudder.Linnie.Why did he just say ‘Linnie’ out loud?Madeline got up after the child was asleep. When she lifted her head, she saw someone standing at the door.She walked over curiously and spotted Jeremy.Madeline closed the door vigilantly. “Don’t come near my son.” There was a hint of contempt in her eyes. “I’ll give you the aromatherapy kit tomorrow. I have to be with my son today.”Madeline expected Jeremy to reject her request, but to her surprise, he agreed.After a while, Eloise and Sean arrived. When they found out about Jeremy’s condition, they felt troubled as well.“I wonder when he’ll get better? I’m worried as he’s still with that Lana woman,” Eloise was concerned and said in a small voice, “Your father contacted his friend in F Country and got some information about Lana Johnson. She’s involved in an organized crime syndicate.“Plus, her brother, Yorick Johnson,
This man was truly heartless.She let go of him, and there was confusion in her eyes.“If you’re not Jeremy, why did you kiss me?”“I did it because I wanted to. There’s no reason for it.” His answer was simple and straightforward.Madeline smiled. “So this is how you kiss Lana as well? Did you hold her to sleep every night for the past three months?”While looking into Madeline’s eyes, Jeremy suddenly saw the images she mentioned in her beautiful orbs.He saw himself holding a woman as they slept peacefully in the dead of night.He did not have that kind of serenity and peace for a very long time.However, he was very sure that he did not have any memories of holding Lana to sleep.Madeline pushed him away dispiritedly after she saw him staying quiet.She still had the image of him risking his life for her. However, he did not have proof of her existence in his heart anymore.After Madeline left, Jeremy finally came back to his senses after quite a while. He picked up the a