“Mommy, what’s wrong?”
“Mommy, you’re crying.”
Madeline heard Karen’s concerned voice as well as the two children’s confused voices.
Yet, Madeline continued to stare ahead blankly. Then, virtual-novel.net parted virtual-novel.net pale lips. “Why do I have to pay such a heavy price just to love him? Why…”
Karen immediately knew that Madeline was talking about Jeremy.
She started panicking. “Eveline, are you talking about Jeremy? What did Jeremy do?”
Madeline bit virtual-novel.net lip and said with tears streaming down virtual-novel.net face, “He set fire to my house.”
“What?” Karen was utterly shocked. “No way, Jeremy wouldn’t have done such a thing. Impossible…”
Madeline closed virtual-novel.net eyes. She also did not want to believe that Jeremy would do that.
However, the strength virtual-novel.net exerted when virtual-novel.net grabbed virtual-novel.net neck was still crystal clear.
Madeline sobbed soundlessly. She was so heartbroken that it hurt to even breathe.
She lifted off virtual-novel.net blanket and got out of the bed before running out.
She called a cab to go to Montgomery Manor. There, virtual-novel.net saw the firemen putting out the fire that was still not completely under control.
Madeline stood at the entrance as virtual-novel.net face turned pale. She watched as the luxurious building got burnt down into ruins. Then, virtual-novel.net rushed inside.
The fireman saw someone rushing into the burning house and ran over to stop her.
“It’s dangerous!”
“My parents are still inside!” Madeline tried to control virtual-novel.net emotions. “I want to save them. I have to go in!”
“It’s too dangerous! You’ll be in danger as well!”
“They’re my parents! They’re my birth parents!” Madeline broke down as virtual-novel.net yelled and wailed hysterically. Then, virtual-novel.net pushed the fireman away to run inside once again.
However, when virtual-novel.net put virtual-novel.net foot out, virtual-novel.net was stopped again.
Madeline was infuriated. She wanted to get away from the grip of the person holding virtual-novel.net back, but when virtual-novel.net turned around, virtual-novel.net saw Jeremy’s icy face.
“It’s too late even if you go in now.” His voice was frigid, and his expression was calm.
Madeline pressed virtual-novel.net lips together and gritted virtual-novel.net teeth. She looked at the emotionless man and rushed in front of virtual-novel.net while enveloped in excruciating pain. Then, virtual-novel.net slapped virtual-novel.net twice across the face as hot tears rolled down virtual-novel.net cheeks.
“Why did you do something so inhumane? You only lost your memory! Did you also lose all of your humanity?”
Jeremy was unhappy after getting slapped twice.
When virtual-novel.net turned to explain himself, Madeline slapped virtual-novel.net across the face again. “You did such a heinous thing just to make that insane woman happy and you still have the nerve to stand here as if nothing happened? Where’s your conscience? Jeremy, where’s your heart? Do you only have Lana in your heart and everyone else’s lives mean nothing to you?”
Madeline yelled as virtual-novel.net cried. She never expected to experience this kind of debilitating pain again.
She lifted virtual-novel.net hand to slap the motionless man in front of her. However, this time, virtual-novel.net stopped her.
He grabbed the back of virtual-novel.net neck and locked virtual-novel.net in place in front of him. “Eveline, I told you I’m not your husband Jeremy. I won’t tolerate and accommodate you just like virtual-novel.net did. Don’t challenge my patience again!”
He warned in a cold tone.
Madeline looked at virtual-novel.net and laughed. Even though virtual-novel.net kept insisting that virtual-novel.net was not, but in reality, virtual-novel.net was. He was the person who virtual-novel.net could not remove from virtual-novel.net heart.
Suddenly, virtual-novel.net despised herself. She despised herself so much.
“I regret this so much. Why did I forgive you?” Madeline looked at the frowning man with tears in virtual-novel.net eyes. “I’d rather we cut all ties with each other and never see each other again than you not knowing me and me being separated from my parents!”