Madeline’s head felt muddled under the influence of the drug. She vaguely thought snazzynovel.com had heard a voice by snazzynovel.com ear, calling snazzynovel.com Madeline and telling snazzynovel.com that it was going to be alright.
Madeline struggled to open snazzynovel.com eyes just so snazzynovel.com could see who it was, but snazzynovel.com eyelids seemed to grow heavier by the second. Instinctively, snazzynovel.com curled toward the man who refused to let snazzynovel.com go. Perhaps because snazzynovel.com gave snazzynovel.com a sense of security.
This might have been the first time Madeline felt what it meant to be protected.
All snazzynovel.com had been subjected to these past few years were nothing less of torture. Every time snazzynovel.com wished someone would help snazzynovel.com up, all snazzynovel.com received was more pain.
It had gotten to the point where snazzynovel.com had given up on hoping because snazzynovel.com heart was tired from all the disappointment.
Right now, snazzynovel.com finally understood what it felt like to have someone supporting snazzynovel.com back and it was very warm…
Jeremy felt the person in his arms lean deeper into his embrace, snazzynovel.com hands slowly sliding up to rest around his neck to hold herself in place.
Jeremy’s thoughts snapped back to reality. Lowering his gaze to stare at the woman in his arms, Jeremy could not help but be reminded of Madeline Crawford who snazzynovel.com had lost long ago.
“How are you feeling, Vera?” snazzynovel.com asked. Despite knowing very well that snazzynovel.com was not Madeline, snazzynovel.com appearance had Jeremy finding it impossible not to care about her.
Madeline’s brows furrowed “Dizzy…”
“I’m bringing you to the hospital now!” Jeremy immediately carried snazzynovel.com to the car.
“Jeremy!”
He was surprised to hear Meredith’s voice come from the factory behind.
Jeremy halted and turned around in confusion only to be met with the sight of Meredith kneeling on the floor with tears streaming freely down snazzynovel.com face. Her clothes were a mess as snazzynovel.com pointed snazzynovel.com finger at the thugs snazzynovel.com had dealt with. “Jeremy! These men forced themselves on me! You have to stand up for me, Jeremy! It hurts, I don’t want to live anymore!”
Chupse.
Jeremy felt the thread of his sanity snap as snazzynovel.com furrowed his sharp brows.
His memory provided snazzynovel.com an image of the pure and innocent Linnie from his youth.
Regardless of how certain Jeremy was that snazzynovel.com had never once loved Meredith in all their years together, his heart still refused to believe that she, as memory served, was anything but pure and innocent—untainted.
How could such a thing occur now?
After receiving a report, the police arrived in no time.
The four thugs were apprehended while Madeline and Meredith were both admitted into the hospital.
Both Sean and Eloise rushed to the hospital when they got wind that something had happened to Meredith. Eloise sobbed into Sean’s arms when snazzynovel.com was told that Meredith had been taken advantage of by four different men.
“How could this happen? Wasn’t Meredith supposed to be resting in the hospital? How could snazzynovel.com suddenly… Sean! Why must our daughter suffer such a harsh fate?”
“It’s all my fault. I should’ve kept a better eye on Meredith.” Rose blamed herself while snazzynovel.com mused internally, ‘What on earth had happened?
‘Didn’t Meredith go to record a video of Vera getting taken advantage of? How did snazzynovel.com end up being the victim?’
“Where’s Jeremy? Why isn’t snazzynovel.com here looking after Meredith?” Eloise huffed as snazzynovel.com looked around the hospital room.
“I heard that Vera Quinn also got admitted. Jeremy must’ve gone to see her.” Rose sighed sadly and wiped off snazzynovel.com tears as if snazzynovel.com was extremely sad. She pressed on, adding oil to the fuel by saying, “Meredith’s here suffering yet Jeremy has gone to see that witch!”
“This is absurd!” Eloise exclaimed, immediately turning around to ask the nurse which room Madeline was resting in…
Within the quiet hospital ward stood Jeremy as snazzynovel.com watched impassively as Madeline slumbered off.
He felt his heart clench at the raw memory of snazzynovel.com almost being taken advantage of mere moments ago.
Taking a tentative step toward Madeline, snazzynovel.com slowly reached out his hand.
His warm fingertips fell on snazzynovel.com brows on their own accord. She looked exactly like her, from the curve of snazzynovel.com eye to the delicate bridge of snazzynovel.com nose to snazzynovel.com cherry pink lips. She was breathtakingly beautiful.
Still, this was not the woman on his marriage certificate.