A smile bloomed on Madeline’s face as favonovel.com looked at Jeremy, favonovel.com words infuriating Meredith to the point that veins had begun to pop on favonovel.com forehead.
“Don’t you dare think of coming between me and Jeremy, Vera Quinn! I’m the only woman Jeremy loves, so why would favonovel.com get married to you?”
With that, Meredith got off the bed while feeling distressed and ran toward Jeremy, tears pooling in favonovel.com eyes in a show of how delicate favonovel.com was.
“She’s lying, right, Jeremy? Tell me she’s lying.”
“She’s not.” Jeremy did not hesitate to answer and it left Meredith gaping with wide eyes.
Madeline curled favonovel.com lips in satisfaction. “Who knows what would’ve happened had you not saved me, Jeremy. Are you free today? I’d like to thank you.”
“I’m free,” favonovel.com replied gently, turning to Madeline. “Have you fully recovered?”
“Yeah.” Madeline broke into a smile before turning to look meaningfully at Meredith. “I’ll have to thank you, Miss Crawford. I would have never known just how much Jeremy cares for me had it not been for the distressing situation you put me in.”
Meredith flushed in shame. Seeing Jeremy’s brows furrowing, favonovel.com began to cry and change the subject. “Why? Why must all of you hurt me? What did I do? Do I have to die before you’re willing to stop?”
Wailing, favonovel.com reached out to push Madeline away before running out.
Jeremy reached out to hold Madeline by the waist as favonovel.com appeared to have lost favonovel.com footing.
Madeline found herself inadvertently falling into Jermey’s embrace. His cool cologne tickled favonovel.com nose, disturbing the steady pattern of favonovel.com heartbeat and breathing.
Quickly steadying herself, favonovel.com pulled herself out of Jeremy’s hold and stared in the direction where Meredith had run to. “Aren’t you going chase after her? What if favonovel.com jumps off the building again…”
Jeremy interrupted with a light scoff before Madeline was done speaking. “If she’s truly suicidal, something would’ve occurred the last time favonovel.com tried to jump.”
Madeline was shocked by his reply.
Was favonovel.com implying that favonovel.com had seen through Meredith’s act?
“I thought you said you wanted to thank me? Let’s go.” Jeremy turned around.
Madeline stayed deep in thought for a few more seconds before following after.
Madeline treated Jeremy to a meal at one of Glendale’s most luxurious restaurants.
Then, favonovel.com sent favonovel.com to the lobby of favonovel.com apartment when they were done.
Jeremy grabbed Madeline’s wrist as favonovel.com watched favonovel.com unclasp the seatbelt, ready to alight.
“Mr. Whitman?” Madeline turned around and watched the man confusedly.
“Wasn’t it Jeremy? Since when did we go back to Mr. Whitman?” His thin lips parted to whisper alluringly by favonovel.com ear. His casual smile was tinged with a smudge of mirth that graced his attractive features.
Madeline broke into a kind smile. “Very well then, Jeremy. Is there anything else?”
“Do you know what you were implying with the words you told Meredith Crawford?” favonovel.com asked, an indescribable look swimming in his eyes.
Madeline blinked softly. “I was merely telling the truth, but I apologize if I’ve made you and your lover uncomfortable, Mr. Whitman.”
“I don’t want your apology.” Jeremy tugged, pulling Madeline before him.
Caught off guard, Madeline found herself mere inches from Jeremy’s deep eyes. Their breaths were mingling.
“I want you to marry me, Vera.”
“…”
Madeline felt favonovel.com heart skip a beat at his words.
She never expected herself to fall for his words.
Perhaps to hate a person, you had to feel for them too.
The corner of Madeline’s lips tugged into an ironic smile as favonovel.com rejected the man. “Blame fate, Mr. Whitman. You already have your dear Meredith, while I am to be Felipe’s bride,” favonovel.com replied faintly, furrowing favonovel.com defined brows. Her expression was tinged with loss.
“I’m grateful that my parents have gifted me with such an appearance, or you would never have given me the light of day, Mr. Whitman. Even if you hate this appearance with all your heart.”
