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?”

just work.” He brushed it off with a faint

nothing

not 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 a while already, Jeremy. I want to make you dinner tonight.

us.” Jeremy curled his lips into

ingredients and

sky began to darken as Madeline started

those years ago when they first got married—a

the day had never come despite the years

meal—three dishes and a soup. It was

table and helped him to

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

had only taken a

worried as Jeremy’s coughing

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

wipe the corner of his mouth with a piece

her heart

the ball of tissue Jeremy had coughed blood into half

of water, she pushed her feelings aside and passed Jeremy the cup as

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