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Married by Mistake – Chapter 2112
“Pudding, who am I?”
Jeremy knelt and asked the little guy. The little guy blinked his innocent and pure big eyes and looked at Jeremy seriously.
“Daddy!”
The little guy called out the word ‘Daddy’ accurately.
Jeremy’s heart seemed to melt in an instant as he looked at his soft and cute son, he felt sad again. He was too embarrassed to recall the scene where Madeline gave birth to a Pudding.
He never felt that he was a qualified father. He had never fulfilled his responsibilities as the father of his three children.
“Pudding knows how to say ‘Mommy’ and ‘Daddy’ so soon. He’s so much smarter than Jack. Jack only knew how to say ‘Mommy’ after a long time,” Karen joked and laughed.
Jackson pouted proudly. “Because that evil woman isn’t my mother, so I didn’t want to call her my mommy.”
Jackson’s explanation made Karen silent for a while, at the same time, she felt a little embarrassed too.
In the beginning, Jackson had been bullied by Meredith. Moreover, as her mother-in-law, Karen had also been responsible for adding fuel to the fire when Madeline had been wronged.
Madeline felt Karen’s discomfort and saw that Jeremy was also blaming himself. She picked up Pudding and smiled lovingly at Jackson. “Jack is really smart. When everyone hated me, you still stood by my side.”
She smiled and touched his head. “So, Jack and Pudding are smart little babies.”
“Then, Mommy, do you like me more, or do you like Pudding more?” Jackson blinked and asked Madeline this difficult question.
Unhesitatingly, Madeline said, “I love you all the same, whether it’s Jack, Pudding, or Lily. You’re the only ones I love the most.”
“Uh-huh.” Jackson blinked his eyes and raised his small brows solemnly. “What about Daddy? Isn’t Daddy the only person you love?”
Madeline pretended to be indifferent and glanced at Jeremy. “No, you’re my only ones.”
Although he knew that Madeline was just joking, Jeremy felt a little disappointed when he heard it.
The next day, Jeremy sent Madeline to Montgomery Enterprise. He could not forget about the courier last night, but Madeline did not seem to care about it. Jeremy wanted to accompany Madeline, but he had an important meeting at the company, so he had to go back.
Madeline took the elevator straight to the chairman’s office. Sean was also having a morning meeting right now, so Madeline waited in the office first. She stood up and watched the display in the office. As she was looking at them, she suddenly felt as if someone was observing her.
Madeline continued to look at the display calmly and freely. She turned to her side deliberately and saw a figure reflected in the glass cabinet in front of her. She turned around calmly, but as soon as she did that, she saw a figure hurriedly flash past the door.
Madeline chased out without hesitation, but as soon as she stepped out of the door, she ran into Sean who had just come back from his meeting.
“Eveline, here you are…”
Sean was thrilled to see his baby girl.
“Come in, I haven’t seen you in a long time. I had an important video conference last night, so I can’t leave. I have a lot of time today to talk to you.”
Madeline smiled at Sean and nodded. When she turned around, Madeline glanced at the door subconsciously, feeling as if there was still a figure loitering in the corridor.
She could guess what was happening, but she could only pretend not to know anything at the present. As such, she followed Sean into the office and sat down.
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After seeing Sean so happy, Madeline did not want to ruin Sean’s mood at this moment, of course. She raised a sweet and gentle smile, sat down with Sean, and had a pleasant conversation with him.
After Jeremy arrived at the company and finished the meeting, he started to miss Madeline again. They had only been separated for a while, but his longing for Madeline was so strong in his heart.
Jeremy thought about it, and he quickly processed the documents on hand so that he could give Madeline a call.
Ken came in at this time, and Jeremy naturally thought of the courier.
“Do you have a result for the tracking number of the courier I asked you to look into?”
Ken shook his head and figured that it was strange. “Mr. Whitman, did you give me the wrong tracking number? I asked someone to look into it, but the tracking number you mentioned doesn’t exist at all, and there is no shipping record.”
Upon hearing this, Jeremy frowned slightly. “This tracking number doesn’t exist?”
“That’s right,” Ken confirmed affirmatively.
Jeremy pondered silently for a few seconds. “You should go out first, then.”
“Okay.” Ken put down the files in his hand and went out afterward.
The more Jeremy thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. He picked up the phone again to contact Madeline when someone knocked gently on the door.
“Mr. Whitman, there is a city express for you that has just arrived.” The receptionist was standing at the door with a folder in her hand.
Jeremy looked at the folder and subconsciously thought of something.
“Bring it here.” He motioned.
The receptionist walked in quickly and handed the folder to Jeremy. After that, she turned around and walked away.
Jeremy looked at the sender, and it turned out that it was from the same person who sent the courier he received yesterday. Without hesitating, he opened the folder and found another picture of Madeline.
It was a polaroid picture. There was a time display on it and the displayed time stated this was taken half an hour ago.
Of course, Jeremy recognized the clothes Madeline was wearing today. This was a photo from today, and it had been taken just now. Without another glance at the photo, he suddenly got up with his mobile phone in hand, and as he called Madeline, he walked toward the elevator.
Madeline was chatting with Sean when she received a call from Jeremy. Of course, she did not need to avoid Sean to answer it.
Once the call was connected, Jeremy’s anxious voice came.
“Linnie, where are you now?”
Madeline glanced at Sean, who was looking at her lovingly, and answered truthfully, “I’m in my dad’s office. What’s wrong?”
“Linnie, don’t go anywhere. I’ll pick you up right now.” Jeremy sounded very urgent.
Madeline quickly thought of the strangeness she had noticed not long ago. “Jeremy, don’t worry about me. I’m safe with my dad. ”
“Just don’t go anywhere now. Wait for me to get there.”
“Okay. I’ll wait for you.” Madeline did not argue with Jeremy either. She knew he was just concerned about her.
After she hung up the call, Sean asked with a worried look, “Eveline, is something wrong? Jeremy seems to be worried about you.”
“No, it’s fine. He’s just worried because too much happened this time. ”
Sean nodded. “I see…”
Madeline did not say much. Soon after, Jeremy arrived. When he saw that Madeline was safe and sound, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
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“Linnie, I have to discuss something with you.”
Madeline knew immediately what was going on. “Since you came to see me in such a hurry, did that person send you something strange again? Is it because you’re worried that something might happen to me?”
Jeremy looked at Madeline in surprise. “Linnie, how did you know?”
“Because I saw it.”
“You saw it?”
“Yeah.” Madeline explained, “When I first arrived at my dad‘s office, it felt like someone was watching me. But the moment I wanted to go out, my dad came in.”
Upon hearing this, Jeremy became more worried.
He handed the photo he received to Madeline not long ago. After a glance, Madeline was still very calm.
“Jeremy, you really don’t have to worry about me too much. I know how to handle this.”
“Then, you should tell me about what you know. Who’s trying to be so mysterious?”
Madeline smiled. “We all know this person, and didn‘t she warn us a while ago?”
After hearing what Madeline said, a face gradually appeared in Jeremy’s mind.
“It’s her?”
“Uh-huh.” Madeline was convinced. “Apart from her, I can’t think of anyone else.”
“What a lunatic.” Jeremy frowned. “It seems that it’s necessary to let her know the truth. Otherwise, I don‘t know what other crazy things she will do.”
Jeremy, still very worried, stared fixedly at Madeline with worry in his eyes. “Linnie, I’m still worried. You must stay with me before we find her.”
“Okay, I’ll stay with you and not worry you.” Madeline agreed readily. She grinned until her eyes turned into little crescent moons.
For the next few days, Madeline stayed with Jeremy the whole time. However, even so, Jeremy still kept receiving couriers and the contents were always photos of Madeline’s daily life.
The photos of Madeline going to Montgomery Enterprise, the photos of Madeline picking up Jackson to and from school, and even the photos of Madeline and Jeremy visiting the supermarket together. However, Madeline was always the star of those photos.
The goal of the sender was evident, and that was Madeline.
Even if they had known who this person was, this person was hiding in the dark while they were in the light. Therefore, Madeline could still be in danger.
After thinking about it, Jeremy still could not be at ease.
It was dark now, and Jeremy went to bed as soon as he finished showering.
“Linnie, we can’t let this go on forever. We have to take the initiative.”
Madeline agreed while carefully checking Jackson’s homework. Without lifting her head, she said, “That’s why I already have a plan in my heart.”
Jeremy leaned over to Madeline. “What’s the plan?”
Madeline raised her beautiful eyes and met Jeremy’s curious and alluring eyes mysteriously. “Guess…”
Jeremy looked at Madeline’s starry eyes, already unable to concentrate on thinking. He felt even more unexplainably uncomfortable when he saw her acting so mysterious.
“Linnie, hurry up and tell me,” Jeremy urged, sounding a little coquettish.
Madeline lifted the corners of her pink lips, smiled, and bowed her head close to Jeremy. She then started whispering in his ears.
Jeremy listened to Madeline’s plan and the expression on his face gradually became solemn. “No, I don’t agree with this.”
Madeline had long expected that Jeremy would react like this when he heard that. As such, she calmly put down Jackson’s textbook. “Jeremy, listen to me.”
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Jeremy did not want to hear Madeline persuade himself in any euphemistic way, but as he listened to Madeline, he started to slowly come to a compromise.
After Madeline finished telling him her suggestion, she raised her eyes and blinked at the serious-looking man. “What do you think, honey? Is this a good idea?”
Jeremy looked at the eyes as bright as the stars in front of him and nodded almost strangely. “Okay, I’ll listen to my wife.”
Very satisfied with Jeremy’s answer, Madeline smiled sweetly and pecked Jeremy‘s cheek lightly.
Jeremy was delighted, and he hugged Madeline. “Darling, let’s go to sleep. We’ll get a good night’s sleep and deal with the troublesome people and troubles tomorrow.”
“Okay.” Madeline agreed.
Since she went to bed early, Madeline woke up early the next day.
When she got up, she went to prepare breakfast for Jackson and checked his schoolbag. After that, she sat at one side and watched her son eat.
Jackson saw Madeline’s gaze on him so he could not help being a little curious. “Mommy, why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?”
Madeline smiled kindly and squeezed her son’s soft cheeks. “Jack is so handsome. How can there be something on your face? I’m looking at you because I like you.” ‘
“No way, Mommy, you like daddy. Every time you look at Daddy, there’s a very bright light in your eyes,” Jackson retorted.
Madeline did not mind her son teasing her like this. As such, she smiled and agreed, “Yes, I like your daddy, but I like you more because, Jack, you are even more precious to me compared to your daddy.”
Jackson seemed very satisfied with Madeline’s answer, and a huge grin appeared on the little guy’s face. What bad thoughts could a child have? He just wanted to be his mom and dad’s treasure.
After Jackson finished his breakfast, Madeline took Jackson to school without waiting for Jeremy. Nothing had happened to them on the way there, and they came back smoothly as well.
However, Jeremy once again received a picture of Madeline driving and picking up Jackson, which meant that this person was still watching Madeline’s every move in the dark.
This time, however, Jeremy finally looked calmer when he looked at these pictures that had been taken secretly.
In the next few days, Madeline did not stay with Jeremy the entire time. On Friday, when it was time to pick Jackson up from school, Madeline went to the school gate on time.
After a while, the gate of the school opened, and Jackson skipped out of the gates while carrying a small school bag.
Madeline got out of the car to welcome him. “Jack…”
She waved her hand at the little handsome boy. When Jackson saw her, he greeted Madeline quickly and ran towards her happily.
“Mommy.”
“Jack.” Madeline smiled, stepped forward, and then held Jackson’s hand and led her son to the car. Madeline immediately started the car and drove on the road steadily.
“Jack, what did you learn in school today?” Madeline glanced at Jackson gently.
Jackson took out a drawing from his school bag. “It’s almost New Year, so the teacher asked us to draw a family portrait. Mommy, do you think I did a good job?”
Coincidentally, there was a red light in front of them, so Madeline stopped the car and looked sideways.
The color of the picture was very rich. She wanted to appreciate it carefully, so she reached out to take it. However, at this moment, a hand stretched out from the rear compartment and snatched the drawing from Jackson’s hand.
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It had happened so suddenly that Jackson was stunned. Madeline intuitively tried to protect Jackson when suddenly a knife was placed at her back.
“Eveline, drive where I tell you to.”
The commanding voice of a woman came from behind her, and Madeline raised her eyes to glance at the rearview mirror. She was not surprised at the face that appeared in the mirror.
“Eveline, did you hear me? I asked you to drive!”
“Why are you yelling at my mommy? Hurry up and get that dangerous thing away from my mommy!” Jackson tried to stop her.
“Hmph, you little thing. I’d suggest that you do not talk. If you dare to speak again, I won’t be so courteous toward you!” the woman threatened.
“I’m driving now. Don’t argue with a child.” Madeline glanced in the rearview mirror, lowered her eyes to Jackson, and hinted at him, “Jack, don’t worry about m e. She’s just playing a game with me.”
“Eveline, who wants to play games with you? You better know what’s good for you and don’t pull any stupid tricks!” the woman warned viciously.
Madeline furrowed her eyebrows and did not speak further.
When the light turned green, she started the car again and drove forward as the woman wanted. Not long after, the car stopped at the six-star hotel under the Whitman Corporation’s name.
“Eveline, go to the rooftop,” the woman ordered again.
Madeline answered calmly, “I can go to the rooftop with you, but you have to let my son stay here. The grudge between us adults should not involve the child.”
“Mommy. ” Jackson frowned his cute brows and looked at Madeline with worry.
Madeline looked back and smiled comfortingly. “Be a good boy, Jack. I’ll be quick, and then I’ll take you home right away.”
“Eveline, don’t even think about seeing your son ever again if we don’t settle our grievances today.”
“Alright, we will resolve all our grievances today as you wish.” Madeline smiled slightly, and before the woman could speak again, she took the initiative to walk towards the elevator.
The woman quickly put away the knife in her hand and followed Madeline.
After a while, the elevator reached the rooftop. Madeline took the lead to walk to the rooftop.
The winter wind blew on her face and instantly messed up her hair.
She righteously faced the woman who was closing the rooftop door. She was still very calm and collected.
With a bang, the woman slammed the door shut before turning to stare at Madeline. “Madeline, are you scared now?”
Madeline frowned. “I’ve never done anything against my conscience, so why would I be afraid?”
“How dare you say that.”
“Of course, I don’t,” Madeline replied firmly. “However, Miss Bolton, do you know what you are doing these days?”
When Hannah heard this, she was stunned for a few seconds. Her eyes then turned red as she stared at Madeline. “What did I do? What have I done? Eveline, what do you mean by that?”
Madeline smiled unhurriedly and parted her lips. She then took the photos that were sent to her that were taken secretly from her coat pocket. “Are these hints enough?”
When Hannah saw those photos, her expression suddenly changed. “Eveline, y-you knew I was stalking you and taking pictures of you secretly?”
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Realizing this, Hannah suddenly flustered. “Eveline, you’ve been playing tricks on me this whole time!”
“I didn’t. You told me yourself you wouldn’t let this rest so easily,” Madeline replied calmly.
“You…”
Hannah’s eyes turned red from anger. She then suddenly took a sharp fruit knife from her pocket and pointed it to Madeline.
“You’ve been playing me like a monkey!” Hannah roared out, looking very aggressive. “I will not let you leave today! I will definitely not let you leave! Ah!”
Suddenly, Hannah lost control of her emotions and rushed toward Madeline.
At this moment, the door of the rooftop was kicked open and a figure rushed toward Hannah’s side like a sharp sword being pulled out of its sheath.
Hannah was pushed over by a strong force. When she looked up and saw clearly, Jeremy had come to Madeline’s side, tightly protecting her in his arms.
Hannah gritted her teeth fiercely. When she got up to continue attacking Madeline, Jeremy suddenly lifted his long legs and kicked the fruit knife in Hannah’s hand far away.
“Enough is enough!”
Jeremy said angrily, his sharp eyes pierced at Hannah mercilessly like icy blades.
Hannah raised her scarlet eyes unwillingly and looked into Jeremy’s eyes.
“Jeremy, how can you be so cruel? We even…”
“Stop your wishful thinking. Nothing happened between us,” Jeremy interrupted Hannah without thinking.
He loosened Madeline a little bit and peered at Hannah who seemed to he possessed with his handsome but cold face.
Her eyes were wet and red. It was evident that she was having an emotional breakdown.
“Hannah, my wife didn‘t fool you. The only person who fooled you from start to finish was Carter Gray. Nothing happened between me and you. You were just being used by him. He used something to give you hallucinations so that’s why you mistakenly think that something happened between you and me, but in fact, nothing happened.”
“…”
After Jeremy said that, Hannah’s entire face instantly stiffened. She was completely dumbfounded as she stood on her ground motionlessly as if she had turned into stone.
Upon seeing her like this, Madeline stepped forward and explained, “What Jeremy said is true. Nothing happened between you and him. It was Carter’s scheme all along. He was just using you.”
“No…” Hannah shook her head, unable to accept this. “No, I don’t believe it, I don’t believe it!”
“You should believe it, and you should be grateful for the truth.” Madeline patiently convinced, “Hannah, you thought something happened to you and Jeremy, so you feel as if you have been abandoned and you are very unwilling and angry. But, in fact, you are still innocent and intact. No one has let anyone down or abandoned anyone, so you should just let this matter go.”
After listening to what Madeline said, Hannah was dumbfounded for a moment before she reacted.
“Hahaha…”
She suddenly lost control and started cackling. “Hahaha…”
Madeline and Jeremy looked at each other. They both felt that Hannah’s mannerism was becoming very strange.
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“Hallucinations? Have I been hallucinating it all?” Hannah asked, but her eyes turned malevolent. “Eveline, do you think I don’t know? You just made up such a lie to prevaricate me because you don’t want me to seek justice for myself. I’m not a three year old kid. I can tell right from wrong!”
“You can’t. When you lost consciousness, you didn’t even know that you had merely been dreaming.” Madeline still patiently explained, “Hannah, if you don’t believe it, you can go to a hospital for an examination. The doctor will tell you your current physical condition, and you’ll immediately know that your body is still intact because everything you thought has happened is just a dream in your head.”
“A dream? Heh.”
Hannah smiled bitterly. The redness in her eyes gradually disappeared, and endless tears escaped from her eyes.
“So, all this while, I’ve been the dramatic one? I was just having wishful thinking of ending up with Mr. Whitman. And I even went to the lobby of Whitman Corporation hall to make a scene. Heh, hehe, hahaha…”
Hannah laughed loudly, sounding madder and madder.
She felt what she had done before was a big joke. She kept saying that Jeremy did not want to be responsible for her after sleeping with her when, in fact, it was just a farce she created herself. She felt that she had lost all her dignity.
Madeline thought Hannah’s laugh sounded a bit off. When she was about to discuss with Jeremy how they should end this, Hannah suddenly ran toward the edge of the rooftop.
“Hannah!”
Madeline hurriedly ran after her. “Don’t do anything stupid!”
“Linnie!” Jeremy, worried by the sight of Madeline running after Hannah, dashed toward her.
There was a fence on the roof, but since Hannah was determined to end her life, she immediately climbed over the fence and her body instantly plummeted.
Madeline did not hesitate for even a second before she stretched out her hand to grab Hannah who was falling.
Hannah, who had lost her center of gravity, was suspended in mid-air. The bleak cold wind blew over, and the soles of her feet fell upon the cold air, sending a chill through her entire body.
The weightless feeling at this moment sobered and terrified her.
Madeline clung to Hannah’s hand tightly and used all her strength to try to pull Hannah up. Hannah probably had not expected Madeline to come to her rescue without hesitation. In a daze, she stared at Madeline who held onto her. Amidst Hannah’s moment of inattentiveness, Jeremy appeared behind Madeline.
“Linnie!” he nervously called out to Madeline, worried about her safety.
“Jeremy, help me pull her up,” Madeline urged Jeremy in an anxious tone.
Without even hesitating for a split second, Jeremy pulled Hannah up as instructed by Madeline.
However, Hannah suddenly lost her temper and resisted, “Eveline, drop the act. I don’t need your help! Let me go! Let go!”
“Hannah, you only have one life. Do you think it’s worth it to give up your life like this? You should be thankful that you and Jeremy are innocent. You can still start over when you return to your city. Why do you want to do such a stupid thing?”
“Shut up! Shut up! Eveline, I don’t want to hear anything from you! You just want me to die! Why would you think of saving me? You’d be overjoyed at my death! Let me go! I won’t accept this false righteousness from a hypocritical woman like you!”
“Shut up!” Jeremy, suddenly furious, shot his cold, stern eyes at Hannah. “If you really want to die, I’ll pull Linnie away and let you die. But if you don’t want to die, shut your mouth immediately. If you dare badmouth my wife again, I’ll let go immediately!”
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auto skipNEXT VIDEO IN 1CANCELJeremy was not joking. His sharp eyes told Hannah that he did not have the patience to be kind to her. His tolerance for her had already reached its limit. After Jeremy had said that, Hannah momentarily fell silent.
She looked at Jeremy dazedly, thinking about her wishful thinking of wanting to end up with this man who had done nothing but ignore her until the very end. She then felt even more disrespected and humiliated. When she heard Jeremy talking to her like that, even though Hannah’s heart was ridden with fear, she felt that Jeremy was just scaring her and that he would not really let go. Moreover, Madeline would never allow him to let go even if he would.
After thinking about it, Hannah braced herself, gritted her teeth, and said, “Just let go! I didn’t even ask you two to help me. Mr. Whitman, if you’re siding with this woman, you should just side with her till the end. Out of sight, out of mind. Let go now!”
Hannah looked sterned and seemed to be welcoming death, but her arms were already sore.
The biting cold wind whizzed across her face, and her pained cheeks felt as if they were being scraped by a razor blade.
“Linnie, since she doesn’t want to live, then we don‘t have to waste our energy any further,” Jeremy said, ready to let go.
“Jeremy, don’t let go.”
Madeline instructed; her expression full of worry.
“Linnie, she leaped over the fence saying that she wanted to die. She even said she doesn’t want us to save her. So, why should we trouble ourselves? Since she is so desperate to end her life, we should just let go.”
After Jeremy finished speaking, he was about to pull Madeline away.
When Hannah saw that Jeremy was about to let go, her heart pounded, and her face was frightened pale. Now, she started to tremble from the weightlessness. She did not want to die. She regretted this the moment she leaped over the fence.
She did not truly want to die!
However, Jeremy did not seem to be joking. In the next second, Hannah’s eyes widened as she saw Jeremy letting go of his hand. At this moment, Hannah‘s body visibly plunged.
“Ah!” Hannah yelled, she was terrified. “I don’t want to die!”
She screamed, and as she screamed, Jeremy quickly reached out and grabbed Hannah’s wrist again, lifting her plunging body upward.
Hannah was drenched in cold sweat from her fright, her face was pale as paper.
“Jeremy, stop fooling around. Pull her up now,” Madeline said solemnly.
Jeremy looked at Hannah and he knew how scared Hannah was. He did not want to waste any more time and energy, but at the same time, he listened to Madeline. As such, he applied force and pulled Hannah up from the fence.
Her feet were firmly planted on the ground again.
Hannah slumped on the ground. Her legs were weak and trembling, and she kept muttering to herself, “I don’t want to die, I don’t want to die, I don’t want to die, I don’t want to just die like this…”
Madeline breathed a sigh of relief.
Without any concern whatsoever for Hannah, Jeremy immediately held Madeline and asked, “Linnie, are your arms sore?”
He asked with concern, his palm gently squeezing Madeline’s arm that had just overexerted.
Madeline’s heart warmed up when she felt Jeremy’s care and love. When she turned her head, she saw Hannah sitting on the ground quietly wiping away her tears. Madeline then glanced at Jeremy.
Jeremy understood what Madeline was trying to tell him. As such, he gently let go of his embrace and watched Madeline slowly walk toward Hannah.
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Hannah looked at Madeline who approached her, and after a brief pause, she cried even harder now.
Madeline knelt slowly. “Don’ t cry.”
Through Hannah’s misty and teary eyes, she saw a clean handkerchief appearing in front of her.
“Wipe your tears. Stop crying.” Madeline comforted, “If someone who cares about you knows that you’re crying so hard now, they will definitely feel distressed.”
Upon hearing Madeline’s words, Hannah laughed self-mockingly and spoke slowly.
“I’ve been the apple of my family’s eyes since I was a child, and my parents regarded me as their treasure. Gradually, I became very proud and complacent. I went to Gray Manor to be a maid not because I wanted to be a maid, but to prove myself.”
As Hannah said that, she cried even harder.
Madeline squatted in front of Hannah, quietly and patiently listening to Hannah talk about the dissatisfaction and depression in her heart.
“Soon after that, I was able to prove myself because only exceptional girls could work as maids in Gray Manor. After being validated, I became more and more complacent.”
“So, when you met Jeremy, you were confident that he would have a good impression of you, but things didn’t go as you expected.”
Madeline stated what was in Hannah’s heart.
Hannah felt even more embarrassed; her pale face gradually showed a look of shame.
Somewhat annoyed, she clenched her fists. It was as if she resented what she had done all this time.
“Eveline,” Hannah called Madeline’s name, lifted her eyes that had turned red from crying to look at Madeline. “Eveline, why did you save me?”
“Why do you ask such a silly question?” Jeremy asked in a low voice. “No normal person would watch a life die in front of them and do nothing.”
Jeremy’s explanation made Hannah even more ashamed.
She lowered her head, and her cheeks were red and hot from shame. “I’m so ashamed.” She laughed at herself. “How could I do so many shameless things?”
“There will be times when people will obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way. It’s good that you thought it through.” Madeline placed the handkerchief in Hannah’s hand. “Wipe your tears and look at the sky.”
Hannah was slightly stunned. She looked at the handkerchief in her hand and slowly lifted her hand to wipe her tears. Without the tears blurring her vision, Hannah lifted her eyes to the sky.
The soft glow from the sunset fell on her warmly. Suddenly, she felt that everything she had done before this was just a very humiliating farce.
“Eveline, you’re right I should feel lucky.” Hannah looked at Madeline. At this moment, there was no hatred that she previously had in her eyes. After she said that, she looked at Jeremy shamefully.
“Mr. Whitman, you probably despise me, don’t you? I kept thinking that you’ll like me, and I thought something happened between us, but actually, nothing happened.”
The more Hannah said that, the more she felt ashamed to look at Jeremy. “I am so sorry, Mr. Whitman.”
“You don’t need to overthink. I never had any feelings for you, and I never liked you. Plus, I won’t waste my emotions to hate you.”
Jeremy’s eyes looked sharp and overbearing. “You should instead apologize to my wife.”
When Hannah heard that, she was stunned. She looked at Madeline, but after a long time, she did not apologize.
Madeline did not expect her to apologize anyway. When she saw that Hannah had already calmed down, she stood up.