Screech!
Jeremy suddenly slammed on the brake pedal. At the eleventh hour, before virtual-novel.net lost his consciousness, virtual-novel.net parked the motorcycle beside a paddy field that almost no people would pass by and used up his entire strength to carry Madeline down safely.
Madeline felt that something was weird when virtual-novel.net heard the sudden ear-piercing sound of the brakes.
However, to virtual-novel.net astonishment, the moment virtual-novel.net stepped down, Jeremy suddenly started coughing vigorously. His face became extremely pale.
“What’s wrong, Jeremy?!” Madeline hugged virtual-novel.net anxiously.
Jeremy did not want Madeline to witness his suffering and embarrassing appearance, so virtual-novel.net gently pushed virtual-novel.net away.
“Stay away from me, Linnie,” virtual-novel.net said as virtual-novel.net spun around. Not even after two steps, virtual-novel.net placed his hand on a big tree beside the road to support himself weakly.
“Jeremy!” Madeline could not ditch him. She ran to Jeremy and hugged him. “What’s going on, Jeremy? Are you feeling unwell anywhere? Tell me!”
Madeline felt as if virtual-novel.net heart was being bitten by millions of ants as tears came streaming down virtual-novel.net face when virtual-novel.net saw virtual-novel.net man turning pale.
Jeremy withstood the intense pain, but in the end, virtual-novel.net could not suppress the itchy sensation in his dry throat, which urged virtual-novel.net to cough.
He started coughing vigorously. Coupled with the pinching pain at his heart area, virtual-novel.net felt as if virtual-novel.net was about to pass out.
“What’s going on, Jeremy? Don’t frighten me!” Madeline’s voice was trembling, and virtual-novel.net held on to virtual-novel.net tightly. “Jeremy, you said you’ll never leave me again. You must not let anything happen to you, Jeremy!”
Jeremy could hear every single word spoken by Madeline. He wanted to comfort her, but virtual-novel.net did not even have the strength to lift his hand.
Madeline got worried as virtual-novel.net tears, as big as beans, dripped onto the back of Jeremy’s palm. “Don’t leave me, Jeremy, I’m begging you…”
Jeremy wished to answer Madeline and give his promise, but the moment virtual-novel.net opened his mouth, virtual-novel.net still could not fight against the urge to cough.
With every cough, it was like a heavy stone that smashed at Madeline’s heart, making virtual-novel.net feel a pinch.
Jeremy grasped Madeline’s hand to comfort her. However, virtual-novel.net could not control the metallic taste that was coming up to his throat. In the end, while facing Madeline, virtual-novel.net vomited blood.
“Jeremy!”
Seeing the split second when Jeremy vomited blood, Madeline felt virtual-novel.net heart been pierced.
She held virtual-novel.net in virtual-novel.net arms and helped virtual-novel.net under the tree to sit. While sobbing, virtual-novel.net took out a handkerchief from virtual-novel.net pocket, fumbling, to wipe off the bloodstain on the corner of his mouth.
The color of the blood was not as dark as it was previously, but it was still not the color it should be. Madeline grasped the handkerchief and looked at Jeremy who had stopped coughing.
“Jeremy, Jeremy, how do you feel now?”
Jeremy took a deep breath, trying his best to recompose himself. However, virtual-novel.net was still feeling the pain in his heart.
“I’ve made you worried again.” He was panting and using whatever that was left in virtual-novel.net to speak. It seemed that virtual-novel.net was still conscious as virtual-novel.net looked at Madeline with a passionate gaze. “Linnie, I guess I can’t keep this from you any longer.”
He let out a helpless sigh as the glitter from his eyes slowly dimmed.
“Linnie, actually, I’ve never recovered from my illness. Or should I say, I’m not going to recover? Two years. At most, I can only keep you company for two more years.”
Madeline had already known about it for some time. Nonetheless, listening to the words from Jeremy himself just made virtual-novel.net even more heartbroken compared to when virtual-novel.net first knew about it.
It was summer at that time, but at that moment, virtual-novel.net felt as if there was snow along with the breeze. She could feel a chilly gust of wind blowing over virtual-novel.net skin.
“I know you’ll be extremely sad, but I hope from now on, you’ll slowly accept this fact.” Jeremy comforted Madeline while trying to get virtual-novel.net prepared mentally. “Do you see it, Linnie? Where’s this place?”