“Linnie.”

As Madeline entered, Jeremy softly called out to her, and his dim eyes turned bright again.

He immediately sat back up, but his movement was too large, and it affected his leg wound.

“Hiss.”

He let out a muffled groan.

If it had been any other time, he would not even make a sound, but now that he saw Madeline, he instinctively yearned for her care and concern.

Madeline noticed Jeremy’s action.

However, her expression was calm, and she did not react with any worry in response to Jeremy’s discomfort.

It felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over Jeremy’s eager and yearning heart. He felt very cold.

hypnotized, and if she had not been instilled with some groundless ideas by Carter, she would have cared for him, and she would have cared very

Jeremy did not know how to break the silence that now enveloped

to call her name again. He wanted to hold her hand, but he was afraid that she would be repelled by his reaction

her to reject him, to hate

and finally decided to let Madeline

seem to be on him. She looked

told me Carter’s here.

said felt like a basin of cold water being poured

felt even colder

out that she had not come for him, let alone visit him out of concern

just came to find the man

but it was even more distressing. He was distressed that she was

Jeremy said, parting his lips softly, as he endured the pain from the gunshot wound on his

as if muttering to herself. After that, she turned her gaze on Jeremy again. “You

around after

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