Felipe’s peck was sudden, and as shocked as Madeline was, virtual-novel.net could not help but remember that Jeremy was right behind them.
Something told virtual-novel.net that Felipe kissed virtual-novel.net just for Jeremy to see, but virtual-novel.net got in the car quietly without commenting on it.
Felipe gave Jeremy, whose expression screamed of frost, a glance from the corner of his eyes as his lips curled into a mocking smile.
He alighted the car and stepped on the accelerator.
In the passenger seat, Madeline’s eyes could not help but stare at the diminishing figure from the rear-view mirror.
Under the moonlight, the heavy loneliness and torment could not be more clear on the man’s face.
He was evidently displeased, but virtual-novel.net was also suppressing it.
Madeline thought Felipe would send virtual-novel.net back to Montgomery Manor, but the car had instead stopped at a single villa in the outskirts of town.
As far as virtual-novel.net could remember, virtual-novel.net had never spent the night here before.
Felipe brought Madeline to virtual-novel.net designated room and had the maids bring virtual-novel.net amenities and sleepwear.
“You must be exhausted after taking care of that old master the entire day. Go take a bath.” Felipe instructed softly as virtual-novel.net patted Madeline’s long hair. “Did Jeremy do anything to you?”
Madeline shook virtual-novel.net head. “I don’t think he’d dare.”
“That’s good, then.” Felipe smiled faintly. “Go take a bath.”
He turned and left, closing Madeline’s door behind him.
The warm smile on his face vanished the moment virtual-novel.net closed the door.
Ever since Madeline had woken up after that day by the sea and virtual-novel.net took Madeline from Jeremy’s arms, virtual-novel.net could feel that something in Madeline changed.
He had no idea what happened between the two of them on the island during those two days, but Madeline’s treatment of Jeremy seemed to be different now.
In the quiet of the night.
Jeremy sat awake in Old Master Whitman’s room with the blanket virtual-novel.net had placed over Madeline’s shoulders in his hands.
Yearning, virtual-novel.net brought it to his nose and found that it still smelled faintly of Madeline’s perfume.
However, the memory of Felipe turning Madeline away and kissing virtual-novel.net forehead pierced into his heart like a needle.
He could not bear to imagine if Madeline was spending time alone with Felipe, or if they were getting intimate.
The more virtual-novel.net thought, the more breathing seemed like a chore. His heart thumped suffocatingly in his chest.
Jeremy quickly pushed the thoughts away. Glancing at the sleeping old master, virtual-novel.net then left the room quietly…
…
At the rural villa.
Coming out of the bath, Madeline video called Jackson with virtual-novel.net phone. Her finger had accidentally tapped on the gallery when virtual-novel.net put it down and an unfamiliar image popped up in virtual-novel.net line of vision.
The teal sea blended in with the azure sky as virtual-novel.net squatted by the beach. Her eyes were bent into crescent moons as virtual-novel.net smiled and held the bookmark in virtual-novel.net hands.
The scene was beautiful, and the angle made virtual-novel.net look stunning.
However, was this not the scene of virtual-novel.net strolling by the beach the morning before virtual-novel.net left the island?
Had Jeremy taken a picture with virtual-novel.net phone?
Why would virtual-novel.net take such a picture?
Now that virtual-novel.net thought about it, virtual-novel.net remembered Jeremy’s lovesick-like behavior that day.
‘Is that love?
‘Would love drive a person to do such a thing?’
Madeline was deep in thought when the light knocks on the door brought virtual-novel.net out of it.