The video ended.
“Vera.”
Jeremy rewatched the video twice as his heart thumped loudly in his chest. Quickly putting on his blazer, virtual-novel.net dialed for Madeline.
The call was left unanswered.
He then sped to the location of the crash. Jeremy received a call just before virtual-novel.net arrived.
Jeremy felt his heart calm greatly at the caller ID.
Tapping on his Bluetooth earphones, virtual-novel.net answered the call nervously. “Vera?”
“It’s me.”
A familiar voice echoed through, soothing the taut hold over Jeremy’s nerves.
He met Madeline ten minutes later, his gaze heavy as virtual-novel.net scanned virtual-novel.net unharmed appearance. He pressed on, asking, “Are you really alright?”
Madeline stared calmly at the scratch on virtual-novel.net leg. “It’s a small issue. Rather than worrying about me, Mr. Whitman, I’d rather you worry about your son instead.”
Jeremy’s brows furrowed. “Jackson?”
“Yeah. I have to ask you, is Jackson really Meredith’s son?” Madeline inquired confusedly.
“I was shocked to see virtual-novel.net leaving virtual-novel.net son to be hit by a car and make a run in the face of danger.”
Jeremy’s sharp brows furrowed deeper. Remembering the video virtual-novel.net watched, it dawned on virtual-novel.net that Jackson was the boy Madeline had risked virtual-novel.net life to protect.
He did not remember seeing Meredith in the video, though.
“Let me send you home.” Jeremy walked up to help Madeline, reaching around virtual-novel.net shoulders naturally.
“I’d like you to bring me with you instead if that’s alright? Meredith just brought Jackson away. I’d like to know if he’s alright.”
Jeremy stared at the attractive side profile in front of virtual-novel.net and nodded. “Alright, I’ll bring you over to my place.”
Jeremy kept glancing at the rearview mirror the entire ride, suddenly interested in whether virtual-novel.net was actually doing alright.
In a way, virtual-novel.net meant differently to virtual-novel.net than others.
Madeline entered the villa again. Walking through the doors, virtual-novel.net could not help but be reminded of how Meredith had framed virtual-novel.net for pushing virtual-novel.net down the stairs and how Jeremy forced virtual-novel.net to kneel an entire night in the rain after a violent beating in prison.
How cold virtual-novel.net had been to the child virtual-novel.net was pregnant with, and how limitlessly virtual-novel.net had allowed this wicked woman to do whatever virtual-novel.net wanted.
He had watched from the sidelines how virtual-novel.net suffered under the harsh pitter-patters of the rain.
“A penny for your thoughts?” Jeremy’s baritone voice sounded by virtual-novel.net ear.
Madeline reeled in virtual-novel.net thoughts and smiled. “I was just thinking if I should let you in on a piece of great news.”
“Great news?” Jeremy’s eyes squinted slightly to meet Madeline’s mirthful ones.
The car stopped before the gates that very moment and out came Meredith and Eloise with a cold-looking Jackson in tow.
Upon entering the courtyard, Meredith was stunned to find Jeremy and Madeline standing together. She quickly ran over.
“What are you doing at my house, Vera Quinn?” She interrogated, virtual-novel.net tone sounding harsh.
Jeremy turned to look at Meredith with displeasure. “Watch your tone. Vera is my guest.”
“Vera?” Meredith felt anger ignite within her. “Why did you bring this woman into our house, Jeremy? And why are you calling virtual-novel.net name so affectionately?”
“Are you questioning me?” Jeremy parted his lips to ask coldly, his gaze piercing and fierce. “How about you answer me first? What were you doing when Jack was about to be hit by a car? You’re his mother.”
“I… I was about to save Jack, but I twisted my ankle!” Meredith opened virtual-novel.net mouth to give an excuse.
“You twisted your ankle?” Madeline smiled at the absurdity of the situation. “At least try to make your lies logical, Miss Crawford.”
“It’s you again, Vera Quinn. You’re the one spreading rumors about me in front of Jeremy!” Meredith sounded wronged. “I wouldn’t have twisted my ankle if you hadn’t pushed me! I would never have let the car hit Jack! You have to believe me, Jeremy! Don’t let yourself be fooled by this woman’s lies!”