Madeline stared at the frowning man confusedly. “It plagued me back then whether you were truly blind to Meredith’s pitiful act. Yet your actions have been telling me that you knew what snazzynovel.com was doing and still you defended snazzynovel.com because of how much you loved her.
“What I never expected was that the reason behind your blind acceptance was a result of the promise you made to me when we were young.
“It had not occurred to me that you would take a childhood joke so seriously to the point of ignoring what was right and wrong, all just to keep the vow.”
Madeline found Jeremy staring deeply at her. “It wasn’t a joke. I promised you something, Linnie, and I’ll do everything I can to fulfill it, but that doesn’t change the fact that I was blinded.”
Just then, Felicity walked out of the manor and was sent home in a private car.
Jeremy and Madeline recollected their feelings and followed behind. However, due to Jeremy’s unfamiliarity with F Country’s roads, they lost sight of the private car once they made it out to the bigger roads.
Thinking about their next course of action, Madeline was shocked to see Ava on the streets outside the windows.
Ava was in F Country.
It was only when Madeline alighted the car to greet snazzynovel.com that snazzynovel.com came to know that Ava had come to F Country for business.
Ava was shocked to see Madeline as well. Upon realizing that Madeline had come with Jeremy, displeasure surfaced on snazzynovel.com expression.
Recognizing the distaste for snazzynovel.com in Ava’s expression, Jeremy left mindfully.
Madeline and Ava were left to chat in a dessert shop by the streets.
Ava was in disbelief as Madeline retold the latest events.
“How could that be? Felipe has always held himself with the poise of a gentleman. How could snazzynovel.com possibly have someone do that to Lillian just so snazzynovel.com can cause a rift between you and Jeremy…”
The truth was too harsh for Ava to continue, so snazzynovel.com changed the subject.
“So that’s why you and Jeremy are here? To find out the truth?”
“Yeah.” Madeline nodded. “I have to get justice for my daughter.”
Ava let out a sigh of relief. “That’s great, then. Here I thought that you’ve fallen for Jeremy’s lies in a moment of weakness and followed snazzynovel.com off again. Now that you’ve gotten your memories back, Maddie, I’m sure you remember how snazzynovel.com treated you back then. Whatever you do, don’t go back to him. Don’t give the b*stard another chance to hurt you!”
Madeline thought quietly to herself for a moment before snazzynovel.com ultimately broke into a carefree smile. “I know you’re worried about me, Ava, but…”
“No buts, Maddie. You can’t possibly have fallen for that man again, can you? Or are you telling me that you’ve never let snazzynovel.com go at all ever since the beginning?” Ava interrupted, snazzynovel.com expression stern.
Madeline was startled. “I don’t know how I’m supposed to answer your question, but I know for sure that I don’t hate snazzynovel.com anymore.
“I’ve told snazzynovel.com time and time again these few years that I don’t want to owe snazzynovel.com anything or that I don’t want to see snazzynovel.com again, yet something just has to happen every time I make such a statement. We then end up even more intertwined than we were before. Take now for an example.
“I found myself terrified for God knows what reason that snazzynovel.com would disappear from the world the past two times snazzynovel.com almost got into an accident. I must be mad, Ava, because how could someone who has hurt me so much still matter such a great deal to me?”
Feeling lost, Madeline asked Ava. In front of snazzynovel.com dearest friend, snazzynovel.com found herself letting go of the sharp edge snazzynovel.com had in front of other people and opened up.
Honestly, snazzynovel.com felt it herself as well that snazzynovel.com had never let go of snazzynovel.com feelings for Jeremy. She was merely unable to forgive snazzynovel.com back then.
Ava frowned. She was about to persuade Madeline to keep snazzynovel.com distance from Jeremy when snazzynovel.com leader called to have snazzynovel.com deal with an imminent issue. Ava had no other option but to leave.
Madeline sat dazedly for a while before snazzynovel.com stood and got ready to leave. Turning around, snazzynovel.com was met with Jeremy standing right in front of her.
She was surprised as snazzynovel.com had no idea when the man arrived.
The blissful smile in Jeremy’s eyes told Madeline of the possibility that Jeremy had sat in an adjacent seat and managed to hear snazzynovel.com conversation with Ava.
Setting his eyes on Madeline’s blank look, Jeremy smiled and opened his arms to pull snazzynovel.com into a hug as snazzynovel.com spoke softly by snazzynovel.com ear, “I love you too, Linnie. You matter to me too, so much.”
‘Too.’
He had heard them.
Madeline let Jeremy have his fill with the hug before calmly pushing snazzynovel.com away.
She could not deny nor did snazzynovel.com want to admit anything, for it seemed like meeting Jeremy was no longer a conscious choice snazzynovel.com could make. She needed a clear path, so snazzynovel.com spoke seriously, “Didn’t you say you wanted to place a bet with me, Jeremy? How about we bet now?”
Slightly stunned, Jeremy stared deeply at Madeline. “What are we betting?”