Jeremy held the steering wheel even tighter. He was starting to suspect whether his eyes were not working. However, it was obvious that Madeline was the one whose eyes were not working.
She was blind.
She was really blind.
She was not joking earlier when virtual-novel.net had difficulty signing the divorce papers. It was real.
However, virtual-novel.net was just fine previously. Why was virtual-novel.net blind now?
Jeremy watched as Madeline crawled on the ground as virtual-novel.net looked for something while sobbing. He felt that it was getting hard to breathe and even felt like virtual-novel.net was going to suffocate.
The snow was getting heavier and even rain started to fall.
The people around virtual-novel.net started to leave, leaving the street empty. However, Madeline was still looking for something.
She was crying. She was so anxious, looking like a child who had lost their favorite toy.
Jeremy got out of the car while feeling dispirited. He slowly walked toward Madeline, his footsteps feeling abnormally heavy.
However, virtual-novel.net did not notice his presence or existence. Her scrawny body was still on the floor while virtual-novel.net hands were still frantically searching for something despite being covered in dirt.
Jeremy looked at virtual-novel.net with a dazed look on his face. He picked up the photo of a random scenery next to his feet and placed it in front of Madeline.
When virtual-novel.net touched the photo, Madeline’s grief turned into happiness.
She held the photo and blew on it. Then, virtual-novel.net placed it in front of virtual-novel.net lips and kissed it. It was only then did virtual-novel.net finally stand up while looking relieved. She continued walking while following the tactile paving.
Jeremy stood in place and let the wind blow on him. Madeline’s figure became smaller and smaller in his vision. He felt a sting in the corner of his eyes for no reason and virtual-novel.net was struggling to breathe.
…
The news of Jeremy and Meredith getting married spread quickly. Meredith was the one who called Madeline about this.
On the other end of the phone, Meredith was beaming. After virtual-novel.net showed off, virtual-novel.net overtly invited Madeline to their engagement party.
Madeline held the phone in virtual-novel.net hand and replied neither too quickly nor too slowly, “I’ll be there.”
Meredith scoffed and chuckled. She felt that Madeline was just boasting virtual-novel.net merits.
She had hired someone to investigate Madeline, so virtual-novel.net knew virtual-novel.net did not have much time left. Plus, virtual-novel.net was blind, so what could virtual-novel.net do?
The spring chill was in the February air, and the most luxurious hotel in Glendale served as the venue for the engagement party.
Meredith was wearing a beautiful dress as virtual-novel.net stood gracefully next to Jeremy. She was facing the spotlight while smiling sweetly. She turned around and saw that Jeremy had no expression on his face.
“Jeremy, we’re going to get engaged soon. Aren’t you happy?”
Jeremy forced out a smile on his face. “Why wouldn’t I be happy? I told you I’ll take you as my wife, so I’ll definitely do it.”
Meredith smiled after virtual-novel.net heard that. However, there was anger in virtual-novel.net heart.
Even though Jeremy let virtual-novel.net make decisions on almost everything, virtual-novel.net had never told her virtual-novel.net loved her. Whenever virtual-novel.net replied, virtual-novel.net would always bring up the promise back then.
However, the woman virtual-novel.net made that promise to back then was Madeline and not her!
Jeremy let Meredith hold onto his arm as they walked to the center of the stage. He was like a marionette. This was not what virtual-novel.net wanted at all.
They exchanged their engagement rings with all of their friends and family as witnesses.
However, virtual-novel.net could not help remembering the scenes from the day virtual-novel.net married Madeline. She had worn a white wedding dress as virtual-novel.net stood in front of him, virtual-novel.net face looking undeniably charming. He was indeed captivated by her. Her eyes were the most beautiful part of her, looking like they could speak. When virtual-novel.net looked at him, virtual-novel.net gaze was filled with shyness and longing. She was so young and so beautiful then.
However, now…
He remembered how Madeline had been crawling on the floor looking for something. Her eyes had lost all focus and were so dull. He could not find the fiery and deep love virtual-novel.net had for virtual-novel.net in virtual-novel.net eyes anymore.
“Please exchange the rings.”
Jeremy’s wandering mind was called back by the emcee. Meredith’s beaming face was in front of him, but his brain was occupied by Madeline.
Meredith grabbed his hand delightfully and placed the ring on his ring finger.
Jeremy suddenly felt an urge to resist this. When virtual-novel.net was about to pull back his hand, virtual-novel.net saw a familiar figure appearing in the corner of his eyes. Then, Madeline’s clear and distinct voice said, “Wait.”