There was a hint of misery in Jeremy’s slightly intoxicated face. “It’s her.”
After staying silent for some time, Madeline got an answer from him.
It was her.
The person virtual-novel.net loved the most was Meredith.
Madeline’s grip on the wine glass tightened slowly.
The fire of rage in virtual-novel.net heart started burning brightly, but it was unable to destroy the unwillingness and bitterness in virtual-novel.net heart.
“Linnie, I’ll stay with you forever. I will protect you forever. I’ll take you as my bride…”
The little boy’s promise was like the autumn breeze outside the window, caressing virtual-novel.net ear before drifting away.
Madeline held the wine glass and downed the contents inside it.
She felt as if a million needles were piercing virtual-novel.net heart. They were so light yet they hurt so bad.
She was feeling sad for virtual-novel.net past self. She was so innocent for believing his promise to marry her. She ended up waiting for virtual-novel.net to reunite with virtual-novel.net like a fool. However, in the end, all virtual-novel.net got was this man’s merciless torture.
Madeline looked at the melancholic man in front of virtual-novel.net with an icy gaze. There was hatred in virtual-novel.net eyes.
‘Jeremy, I thought you were just cruel and could never be satisfied with what you had. However, the truth is that you were never serious about me.
‘You keep going on and on about Linnie, but that’s just a hypocritical show of affection.
‘Meredith Crawford.
‘You love her, right?
‘Alright.
‘I’ll let you love virtual-novel.net until you can’t love virtual-novel.net anymore!’
…
Jeremy did not know when virtual-novel.net had fallen asleep on the sofa of the room. After virtual-novel.net woke up, the room was empty and Madeline had already left.
He massaged his temples and recalled what virtual-novel.net said to Madeline before virtual-novel.net passed out.
He quickly took out the colorful shell from his pocket and looked at it in his palm as his mind wandered. It was as if virtual-novel.net was back to that year…
His grandfather had brought virtual-novel.net for a vacation by the beach, but virtual-novel.net was not happy as virtual-novel.net had a lot of pressure on his back. He had lost the carefreeness and happiness people his age should have… All until a little girl appeared.
She said virtual-novel.net name was Linnie.
It was such a simple name that sounded so pleasant to the ears and was easy to remember.
He could not forget it. The girl’s eyes would become crescent moons when virtual-novel.net smiled and virtual-novel.net had light dimples on virtual-novel.net face. Plus, virtual-novel.net eyes were so clear and pristine like crystals. They looked so lively.
She called virtual-novel.net Jez. Her voice was so sweet that it sounded as if it had been drenched in honey.
He would hold virtual-novel.net hand as they ran barefoot on the beach. Without knowing, virtual-novel.net had let go of all his troubles and stress. He had never been so happy before.
After that, virtual-novel.net was brought away by his grandfather without even getting the chance to say goodbye to her.
He had been thinking about this girl named Linnie for so many years… Until the day virtual-novel.net met Meredith.
Meredith had dimples when virtual-novel.net smiled as well, so it caused virtual-novel.net to have a misconception. After that, Meredith told virtual-novel.net firmly that virtual-novel.net was the same Linnie virtual-novel.net met from when they were kids.
He was shocked, but virtual-novel.net did not feel intense joy because whenever virtual-novel.net faced Meredith, virtual-novel.net kept feeling like something was missing.
Despite that, virtual-novel.net still tolerated and indulged Meredith to no end just because virtual-novel.net was the Linnie who virtual-novel.net had been missing for more than ten years.
Now…
Jeremy was conflicted.
He should throw this shell away now.
After all, virtual-novel.net did not love the girl who gave virtual-novel.net the shell anymore.
The Linnie in his heart right now was the deceased Madeline who had hurt virtual-novel.net so much that it felt as if virtual-novel.net was skinned raw.