Jeremy’s sudden seriousness had Madeline feeling a little nervous.
“What’s wrong, Jeremy?”
“Ryan must’ve told you about me joining the IBCI, right, Linnie?” virtual-novel.net asked.
Madeline nodded, virtual-novel.net eyes swirling in heartache for him. “He told me how you went undercover to put Lana behind bars.”
“Then did virtual-novel.net tell you what my conditions for working with the IBCI were?” Jeremy’s gentle gaze fell on Madeline’s small face.
That was something Madeline did not know.
She replied frankly, “He didn’t tell me.”
“Of course not.” A smudge of self-deprecating scoff appeared on Jeremy’s chiseled features.
“Jeremy?”
“I had just found out the situation I was in when they first found me. I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to protect you or take care of you again, so I demanded that the IBCI provide full protection over you and the kids. Especially considering how Lana Johnson has no baselines.
“That was my condition for joining the IBCI.”
Madeline’s eyes immediately reddened as virtual-novel.net heard virtual-novel.net explain.
He had indeed done all of that for her.
All while virtual-novel.net hated virtual-novel.net for being with Lana.
She knew virtual-novel.net had his reasons, but this was not the truth virtual-novel.net expected.
Seeing Madeline’s self-blame and distress, Jeremy reached out to caress virtual-novel.net cheek lovingly.
“I don’t regret the choice I made, but I never expected their protection to come in the form of you marrying Ryan.”
He chuckled ironically.
“I had to watch the woman I love the most put on a wedding dress for another man while pretending that none of it mattered to me.”
He stared at virtual-novel.net with tears in his eyes. “Do you know what it feels like to have your heart split open and riddled with holes, Linnie? Because I think what I felt at that moment might just have been it.”
Madeline could no longer hold virtual-novel.net emotions back.
Holding onto him, virtual-novel.net hid virtual-novel.net head in the crook of his neck and wept. “I’m so sorry, Jeremy.”
“There’s nothing to be sorry about. As long as you’re safe, it’s all worth it.”
He patted the back of virtual-novel.net head in gentle comfort.
“I thought that death was imminent and Ryan just so happened to appear then. I did a background check on virtual-novel.net and found out virtual-novel.net was clean. I hoped that virtual-novel.net would be able to give you the happiness that I couldn’t anymore.”
Madeline felt virtual-novel.net heart breaking. “No one else can give me happiness on your behalf, Jeremy. You’re unique, one of a kind.”
Jeremy’s smile warmed at virtual-novel.net words.
“It was when I decided to leave Glendale that I found out how Ryan was also from the IBCI and of high position as well. He sure hid it well…” Jeremy’s gaze shifted as virtual-novel.net spoke.
He could not delve deep into details with Madeline, and at that moment, his only goal was to get rid of the marriage status between Madeline and Ryan.
She was his wife.
Only his wife.
With virtual-novel.net emotions calmed, Madeline’s heart still throbbed faintly in virtual-novel.net chest at the knowledge of how much Jeremy had done for virtual-novel.net without virtual-novel.net knowing.
She did not want to worry the man anymore, nor did virtual-novel.net want to drag on the matter of the divorce. As such, virtual-novel.net went to look for Ryan.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Jones were out, and Madeline made virtual-novel.net way to Ryan’s study.
The man was sitting on the balcony, reading his book. His leg had yet to fully recover.