Chapter 196
Jeremy felt a rush of unease wash over him when he recognized the sarcasm and disdain in Madeline’s eyes.
Pursing his lips, his gaze drilled into Madeline’s eyes.
“As such, it’d be great if you would stop looking for me, Mr. Whitman. I really don’t want to be treated as the dead again.” Madeline rejected him indifferently.
“It won’t happen again.”
Jeremy parted his lips to say after a moment of silence.
With his gaze fixated on her, he bent his head to lean closer to her.
“I promise you, it won’t happen again.”
Madeline chuckled lightly. “Are you admitting to testing me the other day, Mr. Whitman?”
Jeremy remained silent under her inquisitive tone.
Perhaps so. While the entire world was privy to how shamelessly in love Madeline was with Jeremy, Jeremy was the only one who knew he loved her back.
The truth was, Jeremy had lost his mind the other day. He was not testing her, no. He had fantasized that she was still alive…
Yet, that was all it was. A fantasy.
Now, he was awake.
fantasize the woman before him to be
took Jeremy’s quietness
said, I shall accept your invite, Mr. Whitman. After all, offending you would do no
Madeline seemed, Whitman Corporations’ anniversary was
the other side of
mailed it off anonymously to
counter of a store to pick up the gown she had ordered from
store, Madeline was met with the sight of Meredith who was being
from last week, Miss Montgomery. Especially these few here, I’d
price tags. “This won’t do. This is
by Meredith’s desire for more expensive outfits, the shop assistants immediately
about this style,
also very fitting of your status!
with this evening gown,
after being put up on a pedestal with the shop assistants’ singing
wandered until it fell on a mannequin as if she had been enraptured by
dress before? I like its unique style. I want to try
assistants smiled awkwardly. “The gown has already
Desire was apparent in her gaze as it bore holes
This dress was handmade, so it was not cheap. It had to be ordered from overseas half a month
Meredith’s expression fell slightly while
tell the client their pre-ordered gown hasn’t arrived yet. You should wrap this dress up for
“I…”
a casual customer is more important than long-term
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