Married by Mistake: Mr. Whitman’s Sinner Wife by Sixteenth Child

Married by Mistake Mr. Whitman’s Sinner Wife [Sixteenth Child] Chapter 1411

Hearing Karen’s reply, Madeline made a confused sound of disbelief.

Jeremy’s narrow and charming eyes snapped open and his gaze fell on Madeline’s serious small face.

Madeline locked gazes with Jeremy as she continued to listen to Karen speak over the phone.

Soon after, Madeline hung up the phone.

Jeremy pulled her into his arms and asked caringly, “Did something happen to Mom?”

Madeline shook her head. “She’s fine. It’s just…”

“Just what?” Jeremy stared into Madeline’s glistening eyes.

Madeline took Jeremy’s phone and tapped into Twitter where she found today’s number one trend. She felt conflicted.

“Look, Jeremy.” She handed the phone to him and her frustration deepened.

Jeremy glanced at the content and a cold look flashed in his deep eyes.

The contents of the letter Old Master Jones wrote to Old Master Whitman were trending!

The lead was from an insider who knew of the truth behind the grievances between the Whitman and the Jones family 15 years ago.

“I remember giving the letter to Ryan’s dad and he said that he would destroy it. How could there be pictures of its contents uploaded online?”

Madeline was confused. This was indeed a troublesome incident.

“Now all of Glendale and even the entire world knows about this. Who knows how Ryan and the Jones family will feel if they saw this?”

Jeremy was deep in thought as he hugged Madeline. They were both in sitting positions.

“Grandfather and Ryan’s grandfather used to be good friends back then. It was this project ZF that caused a rift in their relationship.

“Grandfather had shown the project bidding book to Ryan’s grandfather out of trust back then. Ryan’s grandfather thought that some of the contents in the bidding book were very constructive and adaptable, so he plagiarized a few of the points. Grandfather found out about the plagiarism in the end and pointed it out to Ryan’s grandfather. Knowing that he had made a mistake, Ryan’s grandfather chose to disqualify himself.

“Whitman Corporation outstood everyone in the end and successfully got the project. After Riverdawn Corporation’s defeat, Ryan’s grandfather fell into depression. It was most likely because he wanted to maintain the image his family had for him, or perhaps he was angry at that time so he decided to tell his family that Grandfather was the one who plagiarized him instead. The Jones family believed it, so they all thought that Grandfather was the one who indirectly caused their grandfather’s death half a year later. That was how the two families’ hatred began.”

Jeremy’s tone was solemn as he spoke of everything that happened back then.

“The Jones family had no idea that their old master wrote a letter to Grandfather before he passed.”

Jeremy looked at the contents in his phone as he spoke.

The letter relayed Old Master Jones’ apology to Old Master Whitman as well as the truth of the entire incident.

He also spoke about how he had told such a ridiculous lie because he wanted to protect the reputation he had in his children and grandchildren’s eyes.

He had slandered his friend and in return suffered in remorse until he ultimately died in despair.

Jeremy, Madeline, nor the Whitman family had ever thought to publicize the contents of the letter, yet here it was, available for the world to see.

Now that the Jones family were no longer seen as the victims, many netizens began to comment and scold them as well as the late Old Master Jones after the letter started trending.

Madeline and Jeremy got up and went to eat a simple breakfast.

After breakfast, Madeline heard the adjacent table also talking about the trending topic. She could not help but feel frustrated.

“Should we go back, Jeremy?”

Jeremy lifted his beautiful peach blossom eyes. “What for?”

“Shouldn’t we do something about this?”

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“I’ve already told someone to delete as much as they can and try to out-trend it with something else. I’ve done all I can, so let’s just leave the Jones family to worry about the rest,” Jeremy replied frankly and tried to console Madeline.

“We aren’t guilty of anything, Linnie. We can’t change how others want to think either. All we can do is our own part.”

With that, Madeline’s emotions calmed greatly.

He was right.

The Whitman family had done most of what they could. Jeremy even went the extra mile to help as well. They had done enough.

“I brought you here so you could be happy and relax, Linnie. Stop worrying about those kinds of things already, hmm?” Jeremy scratched the tip of her delicate nose gently.

Madeline wrapped her arms around the man’s arm as a sweet smile that showed her dimples graced her lips. She asked coquettishly, “Well then, husband of mine, where are you bringing me today?”

Jeremy raised his sharp brows and quirked his seductive thin lips as he replied playfully, “How could I not have everything prepared if I’m going to bring my wife out?”

“Is that so?” Madeline looked curious, her eyes brimming with expectations.

The man smiled mysteriously and intertwined his fingers with Madeline’s.

“I’ve wasted too much time when I should’ve been cherishing you, Linnie. So let me try to make up for those happy times.”

“Hmm?”

‘How are you planning to make up for lost time?’

Madeline was curious and more hopeful about where Jeremy was about to bring her.

Before they left, Jeremy brought Madeline back to their room to change into another set of clothes.

Madeline never expected Jeremy to buy such an outfit for her. It was a white short-sleeved button-up and a dark blue plaid dress.

She turned to look at the man who was donned in an ironed white shirt and a navy blue tie with pants that were in the same midnight blue.

Looking at their outfits, Madeline felt that she had been brought back to when they were still students.

She remembered how she resembled a clumsy doe, knocking right into his chest.

She had flushed as she apologized while he gently placated her and told her it was fine.

It had been years ago, yet it felt like it was just yesterday.

Jeremy dragged Madeline to a university nearby where he had already contacted the professor there. He entered one of the lecture halls naturally. He walked toward the window seat by the last row and sat down with Madeline by his side.

No one suspected that they were not students as the two looked so youthful that their true age was impossible to guess.

Madeline sat by the window where the bright sun splashed on her face. Her flawless cheeks glowed with a youthful tint.

Jeremy sized Madeline up. The sweetness and quiet of the moment seemed to have freed the heart-wrenching remorse he kept locked away.

‘If I could’ve let go of my memory of you when we were children, Linnie, then perhaps I wouldn’t have let you go when we met again.

‘Yet it’s still you. Be it when you were young or when you grew up, I couldn’t help but fall for you in the end.

‘Thank you for loving me. Thank you for giving me another chance to start over.’

Jeremy thought to himself as he quietly reached his hand under the table.

In order to gain extra knowledge, Madeline was listening intently to the professor when she felt the touch of a familiar palm. Her heart skipped a beat as her face immediately flushed red.

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She turned to look at the man beside her to see him staring gently at her. Madeline felt her face growing hotter and her heart racing faster.

Despite already being in love with the man for quite some time, she was dazed as if she had been turned into a lovesick young lady.

She looked up to see the professor teaching the subject passionately. Madeline could not help but play along with the man next to her, allowing him to hook his fingers with hers. Their fingers were intertwined until the bell that signified the end of class rang.

Madeline could not imagine how it would be if she and Jeremy had gotten the chance to relive their school days. If the past could be rewritten, she wondered if he would turn into the bossy handsome kid who would surround her every day during and after classes, preventing other boys from coming close to her.

Most likely.

Madeline smiled sweetly. From how bossy he was on the beach yesterday, she would not be surprised if he did anything he could to make her his.

Strolling by the campus where even the atmosphere was filled with youthfulness, Madeline found her mood greatly lifted.

The gloom and worry from moments ago seemed to have been swept away. All she wanted to do now was spend some quiet time with this man.

Jeremy and Madeline spent the entire morning in the university. He even brought her to the canteen for lunch during lunchtime.

There were many couples in the university, but it was the first time the students saw such a pretty and loving pair.

“When did our school have such handsome and pretty students?”

“I’ve never seen them before. They don’t seem like our students.”

“Why would they be wearing our uniform if they’re not our students, then? Are you stupid?”

knowing smile at

Madeline and left

the trees where rays of sunlight would shine through the leaves. Madeline could not help but tease the man, saying, “Who would’ve thought that Mr. Whitman would be so eye-catching? They were right. You’re indeed a handsome student. I’m

lips proudly. “Are you sure it’s just enough to surround the campus? Not

I’m the luckiest one to be acknowledged by the great Mr. Whitman.” Madeline played along in mock annoyance before she chided, “You were the one who wanted to get married to me. Yet you just had to pretend to be the

would I be able to marry such a great wife?” He smiled before his gaze turned

was popular?” Madeline pointed at herself in disbelief. Looking back, the only people who talked to her back in her university days were Meredith, Ava, and

even girls tried

man then smiled and told her the truth that he had

Linnie. Love at first sight, you know? They tried so many ways to

anyone text me their confession. I only remember Dan confessing to me during the graduation ceremony

expression spread on his attractive features. He then spoke in a serious tone. “Don’t you know that a jealous man is the

to acknowledge your presence, though? Nothing was going

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know about it, Linnie, but all the men who fancied or tried to pursue you knew very well that you were

only to see a slight red flush on the man’s handsome features. “Tell me already, Jeremy. Just what did you do

to chase after you so that they knew I was

“…”

stricken

Jeremy to have done something like that

that she thought about it, she was not surprised

dominant man. He was now and he was

merely never dared to think

she had a crush on Jeremy

with her at

face,

that not only are you the woman I fell in love with

to push his face right before

of halo were scattered over each other’s faces as their eyes

how time passes, Linnie, you’ll always be the angel I want to protect the most

angel grows old? Would you throw me

what you look like, you’ll always be my

promise, he sealed his lips over

love he had for her, burning

had dreamed of kissing her on the streets on a summer day with no one staring at them. At that moment, he realized that as long as they were together, no matter when or where they were or what they were doing, it would all be worth

Madeline to walk around in a

approaching, and Jeremy carried an exhausted Madeline on his back as he walked almost an

exhausting, but Jeremy found

bath back in the room before they got ready to eat in a restaurant. Then, the doorbell suddenly

curiously. However, Jeremy held her back

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the accidents and unexpected incidents that had

was concerned. He simply refused to slack

door, they were met with a smiling

terrace in an hour. Our esteemed guests are welcome to join if they wish. Here are your invitations, and I hope that

out this was what it was.

server smiled politely

have fun, so there was no

shocked to know that Jeremy knew of such an event and had even prepared their outfits. He even helped Madeline into

of the full-body mirror, Jeremy went up to hug her from behind. His words were heavily weighted with

the man’s gaze in the mirror with a smile before she lifted her hand to pat the man’s handsome face lightly. “What are you jealous of? I’m

that so? I don’t think I believe

found herself easily giving in to

lips thrice. “Muah, muah, muah. Happy now, Your Majesty, King of

broke into a smile. It was one that only ever appeared in front of

cool wind blew that midsummer

arms with Jeremy as they made their way to the terrace. The party had not started

all sorts of masks as they chatted and fooled around on the

wolf-shaped one which covered more than half her face, leaving only her twinkling eyes and cherry blossom-pink lips

reason, Madeline could not help but laugh at the sight of a company’s

funny to you?” Jeremy asked seriously, feeling the urge to make her laugh more at the sight

waist before taking his phone to snap an intimate picture of the two of them

first to like and comment, praising Madeline. [Mom is so beautiful. You can tell she’s a beauty

he felt a

that the party was

understood the rules of the masquerade party and kept their true identities hidden. Under the fantastical

who the other person was for all that mattered

who each other was. They only attended to enjoy the atmosphere and

started and Jeremy pulled Madeline

be clueless, but she was now

with Madeline. Holding her in his arms, the two danced freely in the center of the dance floor. At

so they both went to grab some food by the bar

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down for a while when one masked man

lights and the mask on Jeremy’s face, Madeline could easily imagine what expression the man was

Madeline could already guess

she thought about it, it was weird that no women had come to ask

pissed man in front of her when a young woman in a witch outfit

could

see you here, Jeremy.

was there at all

a large pumpkin mask on her face

the woman took off her

with an ethereal appearance. The woman had flirty and energetic almond

sour tinge of jealousy spread in Madeline’s chest at that

must have felt all this while. Perhaps, the jealousy

not recognize any of the men who were asking her for

recognize Jeremy despite the mask

she looked up to catch a

heartstrings tightened. ‘Why would Jeremy make such an

did I imagine

wondered internally when she heard Jeremy make a confused sound. “What a coincidence.

come over and take a vacation. What about you? How are you doing lately?” the woman asked with a smile when she

my wife. I brought my wife here for a vacation,” Jeremy explained as he wrapped an arm around Madeline’s

Madeline smiled softly

gaze fell back on Jeremy. “The fact that you can bring your wife here means that you should be alright now, then. Keep it up, alright? Don’t waste all the hard

Those six months?

words awoke

Indeed.

refusing to tell her what happened during those six months

part of Jeremy’s disappearance,

issue. Just

the woman left, Madeline gave Jeremy a deep look. “I have something to

had a bad hunch and went after

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chased after her. He could already feel

at those six months, it was not a memory he wanted to

sat on the beach by the hotel and took off her mask. She faced the night breeze head-on as she walked forward with no

“Linnie.”

behind and Madeline’s footsteps slowly came

with him, but it would not

in front of Madeline. The sea breeze blew and ruffled her short hair. Under the yellow street lamps, the melancholic look on Madeline’s small face was clear

furrowed in apology as he opened

her tightly, his slow

pink lips. “She could recognize you despite the mask you wore. She even

loosened his grip to cup Madeline’s cheeks with both his hands. His lips were pulled into a small smile in an attempt to recover

silent and

thin lips, and his attractive features were tinted with a few extra shades of

jealous.

months, I asked you before where you had been and what you did, Jeremy. Yet you refused to tell me, or you would just brush me off with a few simple sentences. I

face

through so much, Jeremy. What more do we have to hide from each other? I love you and I care about everything that involves you. Even if these aren’t good things, I’m willing to listen and accept.

furrowed with

and pulled her into his chest. This time, he cherished her

from the half a year that I spent without you in my life. That was one of the lowest moments in my life, to

die than suffer

her heart tighten immediately at

lifted her beautiful eyes that were filled with heartache. “Can you tell

knew that Madeline was concerned about him and her heart was aching as well. He did

hand as they walked along the

leave. I thought that at least with me leaving, I would leave with you thinking I’m still alive. I would take that over me decaying and dying in front of you one day when the

that, Madeline’s footsteps came

not ignore the ache that

could tell what Madeline was thinking from her expression, and he gave a reassuring smile as he comforted her. “As long as I can

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blurred as she stared at the peaceful expression on

of my hair and irises have changed?” Jeremy asked with a smile. “It does have something to do with the slow-acting poison

his handsome brows suddenly

just so that I could live longer. That woman just now was the doctor who invented the medication that would prevent the spread of the slow-acting poison. I spent half a year struggling in despair as

body and I would only have two more years at most. That was why when I returned to you