This was the sixth year.
Six years passed in a blink of an eye.
Madeline placed virtual-novel.net finger down on the ID fingerprint lock and opened the door of the apartment. At this moment, virtual-novel.net thoughts had wandered. She recalled how virtual-novel.net was wrongfully imprisoned and how virtual-novel.net was tortured during all those years there.
She could not forget how virtual-novel.net was forcefully induced into labor by those female inmates on that stormy night.
How could virtual-novel.net forget that tomorrow was virtual-novel.net child’s birthday?
However, this year would be different because virtual-novel.net would not cry at the empty grave.
She knew that virtual-novel.net child was not dead.
“Mommy, tomorrow is my birthday,” Jackson said. His voice that was as clear as bells brought Madeline back to reality.
She was slightly taken aback and could not suppress the pain in virtual-novel.net heart.
Jackson was Meredith and Jeremy’s child. The ironic thing was that virtual-novel.net child was born on the same day as Jackson.
“Mommy, you’ll celebrate my birthday with me tomorrow, right?” The little guy tugged on the corner of virtual-novel.net coat.
Madeline lowered virtual-novel.net head, smiling when virtual-novel.net looked into those expectant and pure eyes. She caressed his hair.
“Of course, I’ll celebrate your birthday with you.”
There was a spark of delight in Jackson’s eyes. He lifted his adorable pinky at Madeline before saying, “Mommy, pinky promise.”
Madeline smiled and went along with it, pinky promising Jackson.
A huge joyous grin appeared on Jackson’s good-looking face. When Madeline saw that, virtual-novel.net felt at ease as well.
She removed virtual-novel.net coat and was about to make Jackson something to eat.
When virtual-novel.net walked into the kitchen, virtual-novel.net remembered something before walking back to the guest room.
Madeline thought the room should be empty, but virtual-novel.net spotted Jeremy on the bed. He was in the same position as virtual-novel.net was this morning before virtual-novel.net left.
‘Has virtual-novel.net been sleeping for the entire day?
‘Even if virtual-novel.net has a fever, virtual-novel.net shouldn’t be like this.’
Madeline felt puzzled as virtual-novel.net quickly walked to the side of the bed where virtual-novel.net lowered virtual-novel.net gaze to look at the man’s sleeping face. She reached out virtual-novel.net hand and touched his forehead.
His temperature had gone down and there was some color on his face now.
When virtual-novel.net was sure that Jeremy was fine, virtual-novel.net retracted virtual-novel.net hand. However, when virtual-novel.net was about to turn around, a familiar hand grabbed virtual-novel.net wrist.
She was stunned. Then, virtual-novel.net turned around to see that Jeremy’s eyes were open and virtual-novel.net was smiling at her. Madeline swung his hand away in agitation.
“Were you awake this entire time?”
Jeremy did not answer her. He sat up slowly, his eyes were filled with tenderness. “You’re still concerned about me.”
“Concerned about you?” Madeline scoffed, virtual-novel.net tone cold and emotionless when virtual-novel.net said, “I just didn’t want you to die here and dirty my place.”
Jeremy’s smile cracked instantly. He saw his heartless self in Madeline’s cold eyes.
“Go now. I don’t want to see you.”
Madeline chased virtual-novel.net away with ice in virtual-novel.net eyes. Then, virtual-novel.net turned around to walk away.
Jeremy looked at Madeline’s back dispiritedly, moving his thin lips slightly but not being able to say a single word in the end.
He knew Madeline was back when virtual-novel.net heard the sound of the door. He pretended to be asleep because virtual-novel.net wanted to know how virtual-novel.net would treat him.
Despite Madeline’s coldness, virtual-novel.net was already satisfied by the act of virtual-novel.net taking his temperature just now.
After Jeremy walked out of the room, virtual-novel.net saw that Jackson was there as well.
Jeremy lifted his gaze to look at Madeline who was cooking in the kitchen and suddenly had a thought.
‘Does Maddie know that Jack is virtual-novel.net son?’