Chapter 20

When Madeline remembered her battered self. she did not know what to do.

Every woman would want to present their best selves to the man they loved. However. whenever she was with him, she would be in her worst and most torn-up state. At this moment, she was even covered in the scars he had given her.

“Who allowed you to come in?” Jeremy stopped outside the door.

Madeline looked at him. “This is my home.”

“Your home?” The man chuckled lowly. “Do you think you have the right to call this your home?”

The light in Madeline’s eyes faded. Jeremy's words stabbed her heart like glass shards.

“If Mer weren't so kind, you would still be rotting in prison.” Jeremy’s words were laced with love for Meredith.

Madeline scoffed. “Yeah, if it weren't not for . 1 wouldn’t have ended up in such a place.”

It was obvious that Jeremy was enraged by what she had said. “You're still trying to talk back at a time like this?”

“Jeremy. I did not! I’m telling the truth!” Madeline clenched her fists and emphasized her words with her head high.

Nonetheless. the man’s handsome face was covered by a layer of frost. He lifted his icy glare and peered at Madeline. “No, huh? Alright, get over there and kneel. I'll believe you if you kneel until the rain stops.”

Madeline was stunned. and she subconsciously touched her stomach.

“Don't you want me to believe you? Why are you still standing here?” Jeremy said in a cold voice.

stood in the rain as she lifted her tearful eyes at the man who used to care about her so much in her memories. “Jeremy. I

“Jeremy. I'm hungry.”

finish talking, Meredith’s girly voice was heard from inside the

So. Meredith was here.

heart sank. It was as if it was sinking in

here. If you want to enter this house. you'll have to kneel until I’m

he slammed the door and turned

Consequently, the temperature of her

that the

shadows were casted on the curtain, and

will you

of the day, I still won't be able to compare to Meredith's

still in a drowsy

think you'd kneel for the entire night

child in her stomach was fortunate to still be

you like to

heinously

was dry. She was unwell, so she did not

stayed in the same position for an entire night, Madeline's limbs were extremely numb. She got up and struggled to enter the house. However. before she

was so tired that her knees were bent. She reached

pale lips pleaded, “Jeremy. please believe me. I really didn't push

and heartless woman like you?” After he said that, he

in so much pain that she could not get up. She clutched her stomach,

child in her stomach. Madeline used all

my stomach hurts.

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