Chapter 1136

Madeline walked in. She was about to go upstairs when she suddenly heard Jeremy’s voice from the bathroom.

“I’ve already died once. Do you think I care? Don’t tell me how to do things. Our relationship, if anything, is just business.”

Madeline felt her heart clench at the reminder of his ‘death’.

Yet what kind of ‘business’ was Jeremy talking about?

Madeline turned around and walked toward the bathroom door.

Jeremy’s raspy baritone voice sounded. “She’s my limit. Back off or there won’t be a negotiation at all.”

Madeline had a subconscious feeling that the person Jeremy was talking about was her.

Madeline did not want to eavesdrop on his phone call, but she could not seem to ignore the conversation.

Just then, the bathroom door opened.

Madeline looked up to meet Jeremy’s bottomless gaze. “Who were you calling, Jeremy? Did something happen?”

It’s just work.” He brushed it off with

the conversation had evidently nothing to do with work at

nice meal even though you’ve been back for a while already, Jeremy. I want to make you dinner tonight.

two of us.” Jeremy curled his lips into a small smile and

then went shopping for ingredients and began preparing in the

started on the

her dream all those years ago when they first got married—a simple

day had never come despite the

dishes and a soup. It

set the table and

that moment, Madeline finally felt what it meant to live a simple and

taken a

was worried as Jeremy’s coughing

“Don’t worry. Can I have a glass of water, cough

to get a cup of water. Turning around, she watched Jeremy wipe the corner of

felt her heart grow

had coughed blood into

she pushed her feelings aside and

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