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Married by Mistake Mr. Whitman’s Sinner Wife [Sixteenth Child] Chapter 1401

Madeline ignored the pain and suddenly shot to her feet.

“Hey, why are you ignoring me?” upset, Eloise grabbed Madeline’s hand. She had no idea what was happening behind her.

“Why would I ignore you, Mom?” Madeline held Eloise’s hand tightly. Her heart ached at the sight of the dirt and dust on Eloise’s innocent child-like appearance.

She did not have a clue what happened while she was unconscious, except that Eloise had woken up and the man was now unconscious on the floor by the door.

Madeline did not have the time to entertain those thoughts. Seeing the spreading flames that had started some time ago, she took Eloise’s hand and walked toward the exit.

The spreading flames blocked their way, and Madeline found herself coughing from the pungent billowing smoke.

It was only then that Eloise seemed to have noticed that the house was on fire. Staring dazedly at the raging flames, she seemed lost.

“Mom! Cough. We have to leave now!” Madeline squeezed Eloise’s hand. She tried to escape through the room’s door, but the piles of garbage and takeaway boxes ended up contributing to the rapid spread of fire.

“Cough cough!”

Madeline fell into a violent and uncomfortable coughing fit when she suddenly heard a violent crash outside.

It was followed by the main doors being kicked open with a bang.

Jeremy kicked down the door and was shocked when he was met with a strong scent of blazing black smoke once he walked through.

“Is it you, Jeremy? Jeremy! Cough, cough, cough…” Madeline shouted at the door. Her senses told her that Jeremy had arrived, and the irregular rhythm of her heartbeat never deceived her.

Jeremy covered his mouth and walked along the entrance to the outside of the room where Madeline and Eloise were trapped in.

“Linnie!”

Through the heavy black smoke, Jeremy’s half-squinted peach blossom eyes caught sight of Madeline and Eloise’s figures.

“Don’t worry, Linnie. I’ll come in and bring you and Mom out right now!”

“Don’t! Don’t come in, cough! It’s still somewhat safe in here. Ensure your own safety before you come and save me and Mom, Jeremy! Do you hear me?”

Madeline persuaded him to stop, even though she wanted nothing more than to bury herself in Jeremy’s arms where it would feel safe like no other place. Still, him entering the room rashly would not do anything to help them.

“Fire! What a big fire!”

Eloise suddenly screamed.

“Eveline’s still in the fire! It’s all gone! The fire has burned everything away!”

“Mom?”

“Eveline! I have to save Eveline!” Eloise murmured to herself before she suddenly pushed Madeline’s hand away and ran toward the flames.

Madeline pulled Eloise back. “Eveline’s right here, Mom. I’m right here!”

“No. You’re not Eveline, you’re not my Eveline! My darling daughter, Eveline Montgomery, is still inside! She’ll be burned to death! It’s Lana, she’s the vile witch who wants to kill our entire family!

“Eveline, my child. Mom knows she has never taken good care of you or protected you but won’t you forgive Mom? Please? Come back to me,” Eloise rambled, her expression especially solemn under her dust-covered face.

She seemed to have remembered the day Montgomery Manor was burned to ruins for she kept repeating about how she needed to save Madeline.

Madeline’s heart tightened as if something had taken hold of it. She had no idea if her eyes were burning from the smoke or something else but she could not seem to stop the tears from flowing.

“Eveline is safe, Mom! She’s standing right in front of you!”

“No, no, my Eveline is still in the fire! I have to save her! Let go of me!”

Eloise pushed Madeline away again and rushed desperately toward the raging flames before her.

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She had only one thought and it was to save Madeline.

Madeline did not expect Eloise’s strength to grow so exponentially either in order to save ‘her’.

She ended up staggering two steps backward before she knocked into the bookshelf beside her.

The bookshelf swayed twice as if it was about to fall.

Knocking into it hurt slightly, but Madeline did not have the time to worry about herself as she saw Eloise already stepping into the fire.

“Mom!” she exclaimed and ran over to embrace Eloise as tears fell freely from her burning eyes.

“Look at me, Mom. I really am your Eveline!” Madeline hugged Eloise and stressed the words.

“My Eveline…” Eloise was stunned for two seconds as she stared blankly at Madeline’s face. Her eyes were filled with doubt and question. “No, you’re not. Eveline would never talk to me. She hates me. You’re not… Cough cough, you’re not…”

Madeline tightened her arms around Eloise. “Eveline stopped hating you a long time ago, Mom. I know you didn’t hurt me on purpose. Eveline doesn’t blame you anymore.”

“Eveline doesn’t blame me anymore?” Madeline’s words seemed to have gotten through to Eloise who raised her hand to touch Madeline’s teary cheeks. Her delicate brows became furrowed. “Do you truly not blame me anymore, Eveline?”

Madeline nodded and squeezed Eloise’s hand. “Truly. Eveline doesn’t blame her mother. Eveline loves her mother. Cough cough.”

Eloise seemed to have understood Madeline and gave a relieved smile. “Will you come home with me then, Eveline?”

“Yeah! I’ll go home with Mom! Our family won’t be separated anymore!”

“Okay.” A loving smile broke on Eloise’s face. She raised her hand to caress Madeline’s head, but a look of horror suddenly tinted her kind gaze.

Madeline had no idea what was going on, but she saw Eloise suddenly rush behind her.

The swaying bookshelf lost its center of gravity and fell with a bang, crushing Eloise, who had run over to protect Madeline, to the ground.

It then dawned on Madeline that Eloise had suddenly run behind her to protect her.

“Mom!” Madeline screamed and hurried over to Eloise.

“Mom, cough cough…” Feeling unwell, Madeline fell into another coughing fit. The pile of garbage around the room had given the thick smoke an abnormal smell that attacked her nose.

“Linnie! Can you hear me, Linnie?” Jeremy’s anxious tone crept closer.

“Jeremy…” Madeline tried to shout back in response but something seemed to be stuck in her throat. It threw all her efforts to waste.

Her vision began to blur and even breathing became more difficult.

“Linnie! Linnie!” Madeline heard Jeremy shouting heart-wrenchingly before her senses were overwhelmed by the scorching high temperature that enveloped her.

Amidst the confusion, she thought she felt a cool gust of air blow over her. It was accompanied by a scent and a familiar sense of security that slowly calmed her inner anxiety and fear.

“Jeremy…” Madeline murmured, seeing Jeremy’s face appearing vaguely in her blurred vision before everything in front of her eyes turned black.

She began to have nightmares about Eloise still crushed under the bookshelf and covered in blood.

She kept screaming ‘Mom, Mom’ but Eloise never woke up.

“Linnie. Linnie, are you awake?”

The man’s magnetic, gentle baritone voice drifted into her ears and Madeline’s eyes shot open. When she sat up, her eyes were filled with confusion. “Mom! Jeremy!”

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“I’m right here, Linnie.” Jeremy sat down on the bed and wrapped his arms around Madeline’s shoulder to comfort her. “Everything’s alright now, Linnie. It’s okay, calm down.”

Madeline’s nervous heartbeat gradually settled when she felt the man’s familiar warmth engulf her.

Thinking back to what happened before she fell unconscious, she clenched her fingers through the aftershock as her beautiful pupils shone with unease.

“The bookshelf fell and Mom got crushed under it to save me.” Madeline threw off the covers and got off the bed.

Jeremy rushed forward to hold Madeline. “Where are you going, Linnie? You haven’t fully recovered yet.”

“I know Mom is in the hospital as well! Bring me there, Jeremy. I need to know how Mom is doing.” Her expression was frantic as her eyes became swirled with panic and fear.

Jeremy’s sharp brows were knitted together. “Mom’s alright, Linnie. Be good and rest, okay?”

“I’ll rest, I promise, but I need to know how Mom is doing first.” Madeline was persistent as she took Jeremy’s hand with a stern expression. “Just bring me there, Jeremy.”

Even so, Jeremy hesitated as if taking the step was a difficult feat to accomplish.

Madeline had a foreboding thought that something was wrong. Her expression shifted as she let go of his hand. “Mom is in bad condition, isn’t she?”

“Nonsense. She’s fine, Linnie. You’re overthinking it.” Jeremy comforted, trying to pull Madeline back before she broke down.

Madeline regulated her emotions and nodded calmly. “I won’t overthink it. I’ll just ask the doctor, then!”

Madeline moved quickly and immediately ran to the nurse’s station to ask if there was an Eloise Patton who was also hospitalized here.

The nurse did a quick search and affirmed it. “We do have a lady by the name Eloise Patton who was just admitted to the hospital. She’s in the VIP ward in front.”

Hearing this, Madeline felt her heartstrings tighten suddenly. “Can you tell me how my mother is doing?”

Understanding that Madeline was the patient’s daughter, the nurse told her everything she knew.

“The patient is in a rather critical state. She was crushed by a heavy object and broke two of her ribs in the process, one of which had pierced her lung and caused massive internal bleeding. The situation was urgent when she first arrived at the hospital, but she’s no longer in life-threatening danger. She’ll be alright with enough rest and recovery,” the young nurse explained with a smile before she ended with words of comfort.

“Don’t worry too much. Your mother is not in life-threatening danger.”

Still, Madeline remained dazed. “Thank you.”

She then turned to see Jeremy walking over to her.

“Linnie.”

at the man despondently. “I want to see

come to know of Eloise’s

in response and followed

the bed with both his hands clasped around Eloise’s. His very handsome

much

she suddenly turned to lean against the

quickly grabbed Madeline’s shoulders. “It’s not your fault,

to see through her, to realize

arms. “It’s only natural for a mother to protect her children. As long as you’re okay, I’m sure Mom will feel at

man’s comforting words, Madeline

consoling me, Jeremy. I won’t overthink

husband and wife, silly. You don’t need to thank me for this, hmm?” Jeremy lifted his finger to scratch the tip of her

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her lips and smiled

about the man who kidnapped

in by the police and is now in the detention ward. He confessed to

he say?”

he saw Mom by the road near the ruins of Montgomery Manor. He recognized her from her looks, so he conned Mom to follow him

said that, Jeremy

in alone. I was fully capable of subduing that

overflowing with remorse. “I was so scared that you’d get hurt

stare at the man’s enchanting

without hesitation and felt

to

and caressed

in relief, feeling

it affected Eloise’s physicality greatly and all she could do was look at the person in front of her with her eyes open. She

ached tremendously

regardless of how muddled Eloise’s mind was, Madeline could still feel

be filled with gentleness and love when they trained on

Eloise, bringing freshly brewed warm herbal soup and personally feeding Eloise one sip at a time. Karen would even comfort the other as she fed, saying, “Get better soon, Eloise. It has to be uncomfortable staying in the hospital every day. Get better and come back to the manor. We’ll spend each day chatting and making snacks like we

she looked at Karen

comforted when she noticed the change in Karen

would even say a couple of words here and then, even though it would

she did not find herself complaining about how difficult it was. She was content as long as she got to be with her family. It was mainly because she had lost too many opportunities to spend time with her family, so she cherished every

heart clenched at the sight of Madeline being so busy every day, so he secretly arranged a vacation

herself taut all this while and he would do anything

of them. Having sent the kids to kindergarten as usual, Madeline then

the light to turn green at the intersection when she suddenly received

that was like a spring breeze drifted into her ears and tickled her heart. “Where are you now,

Mr. Whitman missing me?” Madeline

I miss my wife, so I’m wondering if my wife is free to come over

but she kept a cold facade. “Very well, then. I suppose I could grant your wish this one

up the phone with a smile. Watching the light turn green, Madeline then

in on the person walking on the zebra-crossing right in front of

who entered her line

could

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as she watched the

Honk, honk, honk!

behind, causing Madeline to snap back to her senses. When she looked up again, the face she had just seen

‘Did I imagine it?’

she did not think too much into it and stepped on the

to know that the man had booked flight tickets for their relaxing holiday trip and

she understood Jeremy’s intention, Madeline

never gone on a decent honeymoon with

itinerary, both Madeline and Jeremy went to visit

were leaving tomorrow and Madeline was

has your Dad to take good care of her. Don’t worry and go relax.” Sean patted

knew and trusted her father to do everything to take care of Mom,

serious injury because she wanted

sat by the bed and took Eloise’s hand, looking into her mother’s

gone for very long, Mom. You have to

looking back at her with confusion. Her

Madeline’s disappointment and walked toward her. He put his hand on her shoulder and

I’m sure Mom will remember that you’re

Your mom will recover, Eveline. Don’t worry.” Sean

other was her father. Feeling the care and love these two men had for

ago. She wondered if it was her own illusion and was

Madeline and Jeremy were going on a trip tomorrow, Karen picked up the soup and walked toward Eloise. She spoke in an encouraging tone, “Yeah, take a trip. Look at you two. You already have three

promised while smiling at Eloise. “Don’t worry, Eloise. With me visiting you

she was in agreement

good care of Eloise. “I’ll have to trouble you

sighed with a pitying tone while she brought a spoonful of herbal soup to Eloise’s mouth. “I must’ve been blind before with how I couldn’t see the truth even when

chuckled self-deprecatingly as she locked gazes

unfortunate now that Eloise is suffering such consequences

silent just as she finished speaking. She found Eloise frowning and staring especially heavily at her. A moment later,

saying? Pretend I didn’t say anything, okay? Don’t worry, everything will turn out

subject and began to

better

have understood for she smiled softly

…

custodial ward

sat indifferently on the sickbed, resting his eyes while the wounds on

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and a prison guard walked in. “Someone’s

starry gray eyes at the sound of the

come and visit as who

not my parents?’ he thought to himself, but a face he had never expected surprised him by suddenly appearing before his

he could

thought that the meeting that day would be their

the woman in front of him sneering. It was a sound that turned all of Ryan’s pleasant surprise and hopes into

one who arranged my future, Rye, did it not occur to you that your future would

and a

so upset, Rye. Why did you become like this? What’s the point of me being like this if you’re

the flawless beauty in front of him and looked

all

give up

the fury that donned her face. Even when she was furious, the woman was

frustrated at Ryan’s lack of response and seemed moments away from gnashing her

game isn’t over, Ryan! What do you have to

telling you. I won’t let it end like

because you’re giving up doesn’t

frowned when he heard this. “What do you

raised her hand to point at her delicate, beautiful face. “This appearance is my capital. After all that I’ve

you dare mess around,”

be content with how it has ended, can you, Rye?” The woman provoked, saying,

turned around

to stop her, but every move

his eyebrows deeply and looked at the closed prison door as he clenched

with how all

knowing that the question was without

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The following day.

two-hour flight and arrived at

the resort reminded her of midsummer Glendale when

luggage at the hotel and changed into

filling the area with young ladies in bikinis, men with

atmosphere, Madeline’s

water that stretched infinitely into the horizon, a bold idea suddenly popped into Madeline’s

and tell Jeremy her idea when the world

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those men.” The man’s seductive baritone voice

her eyes. She turned around

to admire the beauties of the world,” Madeline replied innocently before she turned back to continue admiring the

Madeline domineeringly and pushed his handsome face in front of Madeline’s eyes, blocking her sight as her gaze

keep looking, Linnie,” he stressed

smile. “Perfect. I’d like to

gentle again a short moment later. “I’ll let you see as much as you want when we get back to the hotel tonight if that’s what my wife wishes, but your eyes can only be on

sweet and stopped

only look at my husband.” She gave a crescent-eyed smile and wrapped her hands around Jeremy’s shoulders before leaning against his

leaning against him and a bright

could, he wanted the moment to stay forever. He wanted to stay by her side every day and make her

she first returned for revenge. She wanted a quiet and peaceful life, yet she never got to experience it

do right now is fulfill your simple and small wish,’ he thought to himself before leaning down to place a peck on

into a light smile and looked up to meet the man’s

“What bold thing?”

“Be honest with me, Jeremy. You thought about it too, didn’t you? That’s why you brought me to a place by

Jeremy ruffled Madeline’s short hair as his gaze turned serious. “I want to be by

meant as well as the worry

as of recent. The things that she had gone through

suddenly grabbed Madeline’s

overthink it, Jeremy. Linnie will be right here with you, from now on until forever.” Madeline then got on her tiptoes to place a peck on the corner of Jeremy’s lips. “Come on, teach me how to

to pull it

decided that he did not want other

a swimming pool in our

“…”

Madeline just how prone

averse to it, for the stingier he was and the more he wanted

with this man and the man’s bossy

as Madeline did not decline, Jeremy then turned her around with a hand around her. They did not expect a young lady to walk by them just as they turned