Jeremy furrowed his brows when virtual-novel.net heard Madeline’s complaints.
‘You not knowing me…’
These four words weighed heavily in his heart.
Madeline pushed virtual-novel.net away forcefully after virtual-novel.net looked at his nonchalant face. She still wanted to run into the house.
Jeremy knew what Madeline was planning, so virtual-novel.net pulled virtual-novel.net back to virtual-novel.net once again.
“Let me go, Jeremy! Let go of me!” Madeline struggled with all virtual-novel.net might but was completely under the man’s control. “Jeremy Whitman, you b*stard! Let go of me! My parents are still in there! They’re my birth parents!’
Madeline yelled hysterically as virtual-novel.net tears blurred virtual-novel.net vision.
However, Jeremy was unmoved. He only held virtual-novel.net tightly in his arms.
Madeline broke down once again. “Let go. Let me go. Jeremy, I’m begging you, please let me go!”
She pleaded as virtual-novel.net sobbed, “Do you know that this is the home I finally found after spending more than 20 years alone? You destroyed my house and you can’t even let me see them for one last time?
“Jeremy, will you only be happy when I hate you?”
Despite Madeline’s struggle and beratings, Jeremy did not let go.
Madeline watched as everything in front of virtual-novel.net turned into dust. In the end, what was left was an empty shell.
After the fire was put out, the firemen rushed into the house to rescue whoever was left.
Madeline felt virtual-novel.net entire body going cold after virtual-novel.net saw them coming out with two stretchers. She felt a chill spreading to every inch of virtual-novel.net body.
She watched muddle-headed as the stretchers approached her. She pushed Jeremy away with all virtual-novel.net might and ran to the stretchers. She lifted the white cloth with virtual-novel.net shaky hands and saw an unrecognizable face that was completely burnt. In that instant, virtual-novel.net felt as if someone had pulled virtual-novel.net heart out of virtual-novel.net chest.
The debilitating pain made virtual-novel.net almost lose consciousness again.
Then, virtual-novel.net felt virtual-novel.net knees giving out under her, and virtual-novel.net passed out once again.
Madeline started having nightmares again. She dreamed of a raging fire in front of virtual-novel.net and it was as if it was burning virtual-novel.net heart as well.
She saw virtual-novel.net parents inside the fire. She wanted to pull them out, but Jeremy stopped virtual-novel.net in a barbaric manner.
Then, virtual-novel.net saw a nonchalant scoff on the face that virtual-novel.net loved. It was as if virtual-novel.net was enjoying the result of his arson.
No matter how virtual-novel.net hit and screamed, virtual-novel.net remained unmoved.
“Dad, Mom! Please don’t leave me… No!”
Madeline woke up from virtual-novel.net nightmare.
She was drenched in a cold sweat, and virtual-novel.net face was pale as snow. Plus, virtual-novel.net kept mumbling ‘no’ to herself.
“Maddie, you’re finally awake!”
Madeline turned around when virtual-novel.net heard a familiar voice. Ava came in unbeknownst to virtual-novel.net and was approaching virtual-novel.net with a concerned look on virtual-novel.net face.
Ava grabbed a dry towel and slowly wiped away the sweat on Madeline’s forehead.
When virtual-novel.net saw Madeline in a daze and virtual-novel.net eyes blank, Ava was even more concerned. “Maddie, are you alright? Your hands are so cold. Do you feel unwell?”
Madeline looked up and grabbed Ava’s hand tightly. “Ava, I was wrong.”
“Maddie? What are you talking about? What does it have to do with you?” Ava patted Madeline’s shoulder and comforted her. “Maddie, don’t blame yourself. This has nothing to do with you.”
However, Madeline shook virtual-novel.net head with virtual-novel.net eyes filled with tears. “It’s my fault. I should’ve listened to you and not be so soft-hearted. I should’ve not looked back and forgiven that man.
“Why am I still holding on to virtual-novel.net despite everything he’s done to hurt me? Why did I give virtual-novel.net another chance? It’s my fault. It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t forgiven him, none of these would have happened. It’s my fault…”
Ava held Madeline tightly and comforted virtual-novel.net softly when virtual-novel.net heard virtual-novel.net blaming herself again and again.