Madeline sat up. She ignored the searing pain on virtual-novel.net arm and removed virtual-novel.net hand from the man’s grip. “Go now!”
However, after virtual-novel.net was finally out of Jeremy’s grip, virtual-novel.net pulled virtual-novel.net close and held virtual-novel.net tightly. “Linnie, don’t chase me away.”
“…” Madeline felt a wave of sadness crashing against virtual-novel.net heart. She felt tears falling from virtual-novel.net eyes.
Of course, virtual-novel.net wanted virtual-novel.net to stay with her, but this was not the time to be romantic.
She knew Jeremy would be worried and reluctant to leave, so Madeline softened virtual-novel.net voice and patted the man’s shoulder. “Jeremy, listen to me. I’m fine. It’s just a flesh wound. It’ll heal in a few days.”
She comforted, then virtual-novel.net voice became firm.
“The most important thing right now is proving your innocence.”
“No, you’re the most important right now.” Jeremy let go of his arms and cupped Madeline’s pale face. “I can’t let my wife get hurt because of me again.”
Madeline felt that Jeremy was feeling sorry for her, but at the same time, virtual-novel.net felt sorry for virtual-novel.net as well.
“Jeremy, as your wife, I’m happy to bleed and cry for you. Don’t blame yourself.”
She caressed his face and noticed that virtual-novel.net looked even worse than before.
“Did you experience another burst of pain at the roof just now? Are you in a lot of pain?”
Jeremy did not plan to hide from virtual-novel.net any longer. He nodded. “I’m used to it now.”
Madeline frowned and felt slightly remorseful. “You shouldn’t have thrown away the last three bottles. At least you can use it when you’re suffering.”
Jeremy shook his head and held Madeline’s hand. “I can endure this pain. The pain that I can’t endure is when you’re not with me.”
Madeline felt a tightness in virtual-novel.net heart when virtual-novel.net heard that.
She understood what Jeremy was saying. However, virtual-novel.net still said, “Jeremy, listen to me and go.”
“Linnie.”
“Go. If not, I’ll ignore you forever.”
Madeline pretended to threaten virtual-novel.net angrily. However, Jeremy knew virtual-novel.net was just scaring him.
She would not ignore him.
When virtual-novel.net saw Jeremy still holding virtual-novel.net hand, Madeline retracted virtual-novel.net hand abruptly.
However, virtual-novel.net exerted too much force and it affected the wound on virtual-novel.net arm. She grunted in pain while furrowing virtual-novel.net brows.
Jeremy wanted to hold virtual-novel.net as virtual-novel.net felt his heart shattering into pieces. “Linnie!”
Madeline avoided his hand, virtual-novel.net expression becoming stern. “Jeremy Whitman, I asked you to leave.”
She looked at the dispirited man sternly.
“Don’t make me repeat myself so many times. Go immediately. I don’t want to see you in front of me ever again.”
Madeline gritted virtual-novel.net pearly whites and said coldly after making up virtual-novel.net mind.
“You always said that you won’t make me sad, but now you’re going against my wish like this. Jeremy, I’ll be happy if you leave now. Do you understand?”
Even though virtual-novel.net knew virtual-novel.net said like that was all for his own good, Madeline’s cold words still felt like glass shards as they penetrated his heart.
He retracted his hand that was suspended in mid-air and pressed his lips together.
Madeline turned virtual-novel.net face away to not look at him.
The only thing virtual-novel.net wanted right now was for virtual-novel.net to leave safely.
Jeremy had to leave when virtual-novel.net saw virtual-novel.net being so determined.
However, after virtual-novel.net turned around, virtual-novel.net still turned his head to glance at virtual-novel.net reluctantly.
Madeline decided to be cold till the end. She finally let down virtual-novel.net facade after virtual-novel.net heard Jeremy’s footsteps getting farther and farther away. Then, virtual-novel.net looked in the direction where virtual-novel.net left.
‘Jeremy, we can’t turn back now.
‘We can only get the anti-toxoid reagent to cure you once and for all after we expose Ryan completely.’