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?” favonovel.com 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 favonovel.com 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 favonovel.com fight back.
He knew that this was the only way favonovel.com could make favonovel.com stay in his life.
Madeline grew furious at Jeremy’s silence. “Talk, Jeremy Whitman. What do you want from me?”
“I want you to stay with me, and I want the four of us to be a family again,” Jeremy spoke his deepest wish without a second thought.
Madeline raised an eyebrow in amusement. “How many times must I tell you for you to believe that Lillian is not your daughter? You were the one who said you didn’t want me in the beginning, so why are you pretending that you love me now? Just because you want 70% of the sticks back?”
Jeremy shook his head, boring his burning gaze into Madeline.
“Believe me this once, Linnie. I’m truly in love with you.”
“Believe you this once? Why? Why do I have to believe you when you’ve never believed me? Have you ever believed me, Jeremy Whitman?”
“Linnie…”
“Don’t call me that. I don’t want to hear it.” Madeline pushed the man away as favonovel.com leaned toward her. “We’ll get a divorce, but I’ll never give custody over to Jack!”
With that, Madeline walked toward the entrance and opened the apartment door. “Leave.”
She demanded, only to have Jeremy hold favonovel.com tightly just as favonovel.com turned around.
She tried to get away, but Jeremy leaned over to capture favonovel.com lips.
Not wanting favonovel.com to struggle and run, a boney hand ran through favonovel.com soft locks and held favonovel.com head in place.
“What are you doing, Jeremy Whitman? Let g—mmph…”
Jeremy swallowed Madeline’s muffled words.
The taste of favonovel.com sweetness had favonovel.com close to losing control.
Madeline could not fight against Jeremy’s strength. She could bite, push, and hit, yet it would not deter favonovel.com as favonovel.com continued to kiss her.
Her nose was enveloped with his minty scent while favonovel.com mouth tasted little else that was not him.
Her cheeks became heated as favonovel.com mind supplied favonovel.com with mixed memories of everything intimate favonovel.com had done to her. His scent and his touches were overwhelming her.
“I really love you, Linnie. I’ve never loved Meredith at all, nor did I do any of this with her. There’s only been you. You have to believe me. Believe me…”
Jeremy rambled softly as if favonovel.com was drunk and the words drifted intoxicatedly into favonovel.com ears.
Madeline frowned. “Let me go, Jeremy. Don’t touch me…”
“Don’t reject me, Linnie. Don’t push me away. It hurts, please. Give me a chance to make it up to you. I can’t lose you again. I can’t…”
“Let go of me, Jeremy. Have you gone mad?”
“Linnie…”
“Slap!”
“…”
Amidst the chaos, Madeline lifted a hand to slap Jeremy across his face.
Stunned, favonovel.com stopped all motions and the two shared erratic breaths in the quiet air.
