“For me?” Madeline took the gift confusedly and realized that there was a note on it.
On the note wrote: [I was in a rush and didn’t have time to find you a better meeting gift. I hope you’ll like this.] It was signed by Shirley.
Was this a meeting gift from Shirley?
Madeline was surprised. “Do you have Shirley’s contact information, Jeremy? I’d like to thank her.”
“No,” Jeremy replied curtly, “Let’s go, Linnie. We can leave this at the front desk.”
“Wouldn’t it be impolite to just do that when someone has given me a gift?” Madeline gave it some thought and finally decided to bring it back to the room.
Jeremy did not say much and returned to the room with Madeline.
On the way back, Madeline opened the box to find an aromatherapy kit inside.
The bottle’s shape was unusual as it was in the shape of a snake.
Madeline herself was sensitive to scents and coupled with snazzynovel.com profession as a perfumer, snazzynovel.com gave it an intrigued sniff.
However, except for a few usual aromatizers, snazzynovel.com noticed a few scents that snazzynovel.com had never smelled before.
“Let’s put it down and go, Linnie, lest we mess up our itinerary for the day.” Jeremy sounded like snazzynovel.com was reminding Madeline of the time when in truth, snazzynovel.com hated the gift.
Shirley’s words last night still echoed in his ears, but snazzynovel.com could not tell Madeline that.
Madeline did not delay anymore and placed the aromatherapy kit on the cupboard by the entrance before snazzynovel.com left with Jeremy again.
Today’s itinerary was simple and would be over in the afternoon, so Madeline decided that snazzynovel.com would buy souvenirs today.
She video called Jackson so that the boy could choose what snazzynovel.com wanted for himself.
Jeremy followed next to Madeline. Seeing Lillian quietly smiling through the camera, guilt weighed heavier in his heart.
‘It’s all Daddy’s fault, Lillian.
‘Daddy was too stupid then.’
Jeremy apologized internally, planning to spend time with the child when snazzynovel.com returned so that snazzynovel.com could break through snazzynovel.com psychological obstacles and revert to the bright child snazzynovel.com used to be.
“Lily wants this, Jeremy. Quick, go get it.”
Jeremy snapped back to reality when snazzynovel.com heard Madeline calling snazzynovel.com and took the small clay dinosaur on the highest shelf.
He smiled warmly at the camera. “Does Lily want this little dinosaur?”
Lillian nodded, snazzynovel.com smile obedient and adorable.
“Be good and wait a little longer, okay? Mommy and Daddy will be back with your little dinosaur in two days.”
Lillian’s smile brightened further, shining through the gloomy clouds that had cast a shadow over Jeremy’s heart.
It was almost dusk when they returned to the hotel.
Madeline decided to take a shower before snazzynovel.com went for dinner with Jeremy and walked into the bathroom.
Seeing that Madeline had gone to take a shower, snazzynovel.com decided to keep the local specialties and souvenirs that they bought today away. As snazzynovel.com packed the things, snazzynovel.com suddenly felt that something was wrong.
Madeline had just taken snazzynovel.com clothes off and readied herself for a bath when snazzynovel.com suddenly heard a heavy bang. She looked into the room confusedly. “What happened, Jeremy? Did something fall?”
She asked, but there was no reply. “Jeremy?”
Finding it weird, Madeline wrapped the bathrobe around herself and quickly ran out.
“Jeremy!”