“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.

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

Jeremy did not know how to break the silence that

to hold her hand, but he was

to reject him, to

his heart and finally decided to let Madeline

Madeline’s gaze did not seem to be on him. She looked around the room before turning her gaze

me Carter’s here. Where

basin of cold water

even

him,

came to find the man whom she now “ loved”

aching. It was not a bone- etching pain, but it was even more distressing. He was distressed that she was being used by

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

that, she turned her gaze on Jeremy again. “You seem to be injured, Mr. Whitman. Then I won’t interrupt your rest. You

around after

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