Madeline smirked, irony apparent in virtual-novel.net eyes.
‘How can you still say such a thing, Jeremy Whitman?
‘Be it the person I used to be or the person I am now, what did I do to deserve Meredith’s bullying?
‘Is everything virtual-novel.net does just correct in your eyes?’
Madeline’s fingers tightened around the stem of the glass while Jeremy remained deep in thought. After a while, virtual-novel.net raised his deep gaze to stare at her.
“I owe it to her,” virtual-novel.net replied.
Madeline frowned in confusion. “What do you owe her?”
Staring at Madeline’s clear and sparkling orbs, Jeremy’s gaze trailed to stare at the horizon across the sea before them.
“I couldn’t fulfill what I promised her. So I thought perhaps I could make it up to virtual-novel.net in another way.”
Madeline scoffed lowly at his reply.
‘You can’t fulfill the promise you made to Meredith, so instead, you’re now trying to make it up to her?
‘But Jeremy, since when have you fulfilled any of the promises you made me? And since when did you make up for those you could not keep?
‘You disregarded me when I told you how we met when we were young and trampled over the promise you made.’
“I’m sorry, I’m afraid I cannot do that.” Madeline smiled lightly, virtual-novel.net eyes staring straight ahead. “Everyone must face the consequences of their actions.”
“Didn’t you say you want to thank me for saving you the other day? You can thank me by not pressing charges,” Jeremy replied in a heartbeat. Madeline’s eyes widened in shock as a cold and ironic scoff laid at the tip of virtual-novel.net tongue. Her eyes settled on the rather attractive features in front of her.
‘Oh, Eveline Montgomery.
‘This is the man you fell and yearned for the past dozen years? This very man who cannot even tell right from wrong?’
“Very well then. I shall grant your wish.” Madeline placed the glass down, virtual-novel.net tone heavy with mockery. “You must love Meredith Crawford a great deal to go to such lengths for her. So stop beating around the bush and get married already. The two of you surely are a ‘match made in heaven’!”
She made sure that virtual-novel.net tone when virtual-novel.net said ‘match made in heaven’ was dripped with irony.
Madeline turned around coolly after and made virtual-novel.net way to leave, only to have Jeremy pull virtual-novel.net back by virtual-novel.net wrist.
“I won’t let your sacrifice be for naught.” His deep voice drifted warmly by virtual-novel.net ear. “Anything you ask for in the future, Vera, I’ll do it with no questions asked.”
“You’re really going all out for Meredith.” A mocking smile graced Madeline’s features. “Remember the words you just said. It’ll be too late when you regret them in the future.”
Regret.
This very word again.
Jeremy felt his heart jolt as virtual-novel.net stared at the alluring features in front of him, his gaze meaningful.
He refused to do anything that virtual-novel.net would regret in the future.
The night grew and the bottle was finished, mostly by Jeremy.
As far as Madeline was concerned, virtual-novel.net had called virtual-novel.net out to get drunk over Meredith.
What was so good about Meredith that gave Jeremy the need to have and protect her?
Sure, virtual-novel.net had said that virtual-novel.net would void their engagement. Yet everything Jeremy said and done since then was still for Meredith.
Madeline found it ridiculous.
If this was how true love looked like, then true love was preposterous.
Lifting virtual-novel.net wrist to look at virtual-novel.net watch, Madeline realized that it was getting late. Her phone rang from inside the car, but as virtual-novel.net opened the door, Jeremy suddenly pushed virtual-novel.net inside.
Madeline frowned in displeasure, virtual-novel.net tone grumbling. “Jeremy. What are you…”
She paused suddenly as virtual-novel.net was met with Jeremy’s deep eyes mere inches away just as virtual-novel.net turned around. The influence of alcohol was potent in them. He was most certainly drunk.
The distance between them was almost non-existent, and virtual-novel.net found herself unable to escape as virtual-novel.net pressed virtual-novel.net between himself and the car.