The man before virtual-novel.net gave off an air of frost and avoidance, his chiseled features betraying nothing as virtual-novel.net stared at her.
The wind blew strongly in the deep of autumn at the cemetery, caressing the cheeks of those who visited.
Madeline calmly gave a soft smile at the man who had appeared in front of her. “Why are you here, Jeremy?” virtual-novel.net asked, virtual-novel.net tone casual with a hint of surprise. However, virtual-novel.net did not let out the nervousness virtual-novel.net felt.
Jeremy walked over slowly before turning to look at the tombstone. “Why are you here? And who’s this? Why are you paying respects to him? This is your first time in Glendale, isn’t it? I didn’t know that you had relatives resting here.”
Madeline pretended to be shocked as virtual-novel.net replied, “Don’t you know, Jeremy? Madeline was still technically your ex-wife. Don’t you recognize virtual-novel.net grandfather?”
“My ex-wife’s grandfather?” He stared dazedly at the name engraved on the tombstone, the words ‘Grandfather of Madeline Crawford’ were indeed engraved on the bottom left corner.
“Why would you come and pay respects to my ex-wife’s grandfather out of the blue?”
“Sympathy, perhaps,” Madeline parted virtual-novel.net lips to reply in a heartbeat as virtual-novel.net stared at the flowers virtual-novel.net placed. “I’ve been feeling sad for this Madeline Crawford as of late. The man virtual-novel.net loved deeply doesn’t even like her, and virtual-novel.net had died being known as the shameless woman who even your family thinks death’s the least amount of punishment for virtual-novel.net crimes…”
She said with a smile before bending down to light the candle.
“Perhaps It’s because I look too much like Madeline and have fallen in love with the man virtual-novel.net was smitten with, so I couldn’t help but sympathize with virtual-novel.net past. I had someone help me look into virtual-novel.net past connections. Knowing that virtual-novel.net grandfather had passed away, I thought that maybe I could pay my respects for her.”
Madeline found no logical faults in virtual-novel.net explanation.
Meanwhile, Jeremy stood stunned by the side. Staring at the flickering candle, his deep dark eyes seemed to have been lit by a bright flare as well.
“Oh, are you here to give roses to someone resting here too, Jeremy?” Madeline stood and smiled, brushing off non-existent lint and smoke out of Jeremy’s shirt collar.
“The strong wind’s giving me a bit of a headache. How about we return first?”
Jeremy turned to face Madeline’s crescent-eyed smile and nodded.
Madeline watched Jeremy quietly as they made their way back and realized that virtual-novel.net had yet shown any burst of emotions on his face.
Did virtual-novel.net believe the words virtual-novel.net said?
Most likely.
He could not possibly stay silent if virtual-novel.net suspected her, especially not with how much virtual-novel.net hated her.
…
Headlines of Meredith’s conviction began to trend in newspapers a few days later.
Following that was the incident of Meredith stealing the identity of Montgomeries’ eldest daughter.
Netizens were in outrage. As much as they felt for the Montgomery family, they were also heartbroken for Jackson.
Such a smart and brave child did not deserve such a horrible and wicked woman for a mother.
While reading the news, the Montgomery family’s Twitter post about the search for their daughter caught Madeline’s eye.
Within the passage of text was a description of a butterfly-shaped birthmark on their long-lost daughter’s waist.
Madeline immediately tried to stop that from trending.
She could not let Jeremy see such a piece of news now.
At the same time, Madeline knew that virtual-novel.net had to pick up the pace of virtual-novel.net revenge.
Jeremy came to look for virtual-novel.net just as virtual-novel.net read the news and informed virtual-novel.net of the date when virtual-novel.net was going to bring virtual-novel.net to meet his parents.
Madeline made sure to dress up that day and entered Whitman Manor with virtual-novel.net arm linked with Jeremy’s just as the sun set over the horizon.
Oh, how unwilling Jeremy was when virtual-novel.net had stepped foot here back then.