“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.

himself. If Madeline had not been 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

toward him, Jeremy did not know how to break the silence

He wanted to hold her hand, but he was afraid that she would be repelled

did not want her to reject

struggled in his heart and finally decided to let Madeline

seem to be on him. She looked around the

told me Carter’s here.

basin of cold water being poured

felt even colder than

come for him, let

find the man whom she

a bone- etching pain, but it was even more distressing. He was distressed that she

pain from the gunshot wound on his calf, propped up

Madeline said as if muttering to herself. After that, she turned her gaze on Jeremy again. “You seem to be injured, Mr. Whitman. Then I won’t interrupt your rest. You should recuperate

turned around after

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