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

had evidently nothing to

press it. Thinking about what had happened over the past few days, she took Jeremy’s hands. “We haven’t even gotten the chance to have a nice meal even though you’ve been back for

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

ingredients and began

to darken as Madeline started on the

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

day had never come despite the years

dishes

table and helped

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

only taken a few bites

alright, Jeremy?” Madeline was worried as Jeremy’s coughing did not

Can I have a

get a cup of water. Turning around, she watched Jeremy wipe the corner of his mouth with a piece of tissue before quickly stuffing it into his

felt her heart grow

the ball of tissue Jeremy had coughed blood into half a year

of water, she pushed her feelings aside and

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