When Madeline was faced with Jeremy’s doubts, virtual-novel.net could only clench virtual-novel.net fists. She felt virtual-novel.net nails digging into virtual-novel.net palms before virtual-novel.net slowly said, “Jeremy, there are some things I can’t tell you yet, but please believe me. I won’t ever do anything to hurt you.”
“If I don’t believe you, I wouldn’t be standing here right now.” Jeremy took Madeline’s hand and lowered his head closer to her. “Linnie, I’m your husband. You can trust me and rely on me anytime.”
When virtual-novel.net heard his soft voice of patience and comfort, Madeline felt a pain in virtual-novel.net heart. She looked at his deep expecting eyes but could not say anything.
“Jeremy, I—”
“Mr. and Mrs. Whitman.” A man walked over to say hello.
Madeline took Jeremy’s arm and smiled politely at the guest.
After virtual-novel.net left, another came, and then a third one. They were all here to talk to Jeremy.
Madeline could feel Jeremy’s coldness toward her. It felt like virtual-novel.net would rather have small talk with acquaintances than continue on with their conversation.
She knew that virtual-novel.net was angry.
He was angry because virtual-novel.net did not want to tell virtual-novel.net the truth, that virtual-novel.net did not pour everything out to him, and that virtual-novel.net did not think of virtual-novel.net as someone virtual-novel.net could lean completely on.
Madeline looked at Jeremy, walked to the long table, and downed a glass of champagne.
…
After Ryan left the banquet hall, virtual-novel.net walked down the emergency stairwell. As virtual-novel.net neared the landing between the third and fourth floor, virtual-novel.net heard loud sobbing.
When virtual-novel.net got closer, virtual-novel.net saw a curled-up Lana next to the trash can.
Lana opened virtual-novel.net eyes wide in horror. “Ryan?”
“It’s me.” Ryan walked up to Lana with a blank expression. When virtual-novel.net saw Lana gritting virtual-novel.net teeth as virtual-novel.net struggled to think of something, Ryan stretched out his foot and stepped on Lana’s fingers without any hesitation.
“Ouch!” Lana screamed in pain. “What are you doing, Ryan?! Take your foot off!”
Lana stared at Ryan angrily, virtual-novel.net face looking hideous. “Ryan, don’t think you can bully me now that the Stygian Johnson Gang isn’t behind me. Let me tell you, even though my brother is dead, there’s still someone behind him! Hmph!”
She sneered, “What’s so great about Interpol anyway?! In the end, you guys still had to let me go and still haven’t caught the person behind my brother! Hahaha—uh!”
Lana’s laughter stopped abruptly when Ryan grabbed Lana’s jaw with his two fingers.
With a pull, Lana’s face showed that virtual-novel.net was experiencing sharp pain.
“Let go of me, Ryan!”
“Do you know why you’re alive and back in Glendale?” Ryan’s eyes narrowed while his tone sounded extremely cold.
Lana stopped suddenly and looked at the face before virtual-novel.net that had lost its gentleness with confusion.
“Don’t try and trouble Eveline. If my plans are disrupted because of you, I’ll make you suffer a thousand times worse than what you’re feeling right now!” Ryan warned fiercely before strongly pushing Lana away.
Lana ended up knocking the back of virtual-novel.net head against the wall, the pain making virtual-novel.net teeth chatter.
Ryan took out a handkerchief and wiped the fingers virtual-novel.net had used to touch Lana in disgust. After wiping his hands, virtual-novel.net threw the handkerchief to the ground and walked downstairs, his mood ruined.
Lana looked at Ryan as virtual-novel.net walked away, feeling thoroughly confused.
Ryan was completely different from the Ryan virtual-novel.net knew before.
‘Is it because his identity as a member of Interpol has been exposed that virtual-novel.net has no qualms revealing what he’s truly like?’
Lana could not understand. In a disheveled state, virtual-novel.net stretched virtual-novel.net trembling hand into virtual-novel.net bag and took out a small syringe before injecting it into virtual-novel.net vein…
In the banquet hall, Madeline had drunk several glasses of champagne without knowing it herself. When someone went over to say hello to her, virtual-novel.net would drink two more glasses of red wine.
Perhaps it was because Madeline was drinking different types of alcohol, so virtual-novel.net started to get a little drunk.
Even though Jeremy was talking to other people, virtual-novel.net had never let his sight leave Madeline—not even for a moment.
When virtual-novel.net saw virtual-novel.net drinking glass after glass of alcohol, virtual-novel.net felt a burning discomfort in his heart.
Madeline also started to feel sick in the stomach and wanted to lean on someone. However, when virtual-novel.net quietly glanced at Jeremy, virtual-novel.net felt that the man did not want to care about virtual-novel.net at this moment.