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Married by Mistake Mr. Whitman’s Sinner Wife [Sixteenth Child] Chapter 491

Madeline never expected to see the day when Jeremy would kneel for her.

It would be a lie to deny that she was shocked, but as shocked as she was, it would be more fitting to claim that she found the situation absurd.

The man before her was one of noble status and his name was known throughout the entirety of Glendale. It was a given that anyone who crossed paths with him would treat him with respect, while some went the extra mile to get on his good side.

It was hard to imagine such a man kneeling in front of her, in front of the woman he had once cast away.

Madeline lowered her aloof gaze to stare at Jeremy’s handsome face, his knitted brows radiating the sorrow he felt.

“Who would have thought that the young master of the greatest family would kneel for the woman he had once tossed away? Don’t you find it hilarious, Mister Whitman?”

Jeremy took Madeline’s mockery in stride. “I would do anything for your happiness.”

“Hah.” Madeline scoffed. “You’ll make me very happy if you stop appearing in front of me.”

Jeremy’s eyes dimmed, feeling his heart ache in cold and pain as Madeline’s frosty gaze pierced into his chest.

All he could do was hold Madeline’s hand as he greedily took the warmth her hand provided.

“Madeline.”

“Don’t call me Madeline when the moment I became Madeline Crawford was the beginning of the tragic turn my life took.”

Madeline interrupted Jeremy coldly as she tried to pull her hand away, only for the latter to tighten his grip.

“Let me go, Jeremy. I don’t want our lives to be intertwined anymore. Don’t you have an idea how much I dislike and how much I hate you already?!”

Jeremy felt his body grow cold at her determined and annoyed tone.

She said she disliked and hated him.

Hate.

Jeremy silently pushed the heartache away for later as his Adam’s apple bobbed with the suppressed grief.

It took a while before he finally lifted his hurt-filled eyes, allowing his deep and dark irises to fall on the other’s beautiful features. Her features dripped with heavy fury.

“Eveline,” Jeremy called her by a different name. “You’re right, I’m blind and I’m a fool. I should never have allowed such a heinous woman to harm my wife and my child. I’ve done too much wrong to possibly hope that you could forgive me, but there’s something that you have to know.”

“It’s too late now. I don’t want to listen to you, nor will I believe anything you say anymore.” Madeline savored the serious and adamant look on the man before suddenly flinging his arm off as hard as she could. “I don’t love you anymore, Jeremy. Leave your shallow displays of affection for another woman. I don’t need it from you!”

Then, Madeline turned and left coolly.

Dazed, Jeremy kneeled in place as he felt his heart break. Frost swarmed in through the cracks, freezing him from the inside.

He swallowed soundlessly as his deep eyes reddened.

He scrambled to run just as he heard Madeline open the door to leave. “Eveline!”

Madeline was at the door when Jeremy hugged her again.

Pissed, she tried to push him away, but her strength was no match for his.

The cool scent of the man attacked her nose, and for a moment, she felt her heart quicken inexplicably.

“What do you want from me, Jeremy?”

“Don’t leave me, please. Don’t leave me again…” he murmured frantically by her ear.

“I don’t want you to vanish from my world again, Linnie. I won’t survive it a second time…”

“Leave your honeyed words for the woman in prison!”

“No.”

Jeremy rejected stubbornly and tightened his hold.

“I know you won’t believe me, but I’ve never said this to anyone else. I mean it, Eveline. I love you, ever since the beginning. You were the only one for me.”

For what was supposed to be the most touching phrase in the world, ‘I love you’ now sounded like the biggest joke as it drifted to Madeline’s ears.

“Haha…” Madeline scoffed. “You remind me of a saying, Jeremy.”

Confused, the man’s grip around her slacked.

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The two pairs of eyes locked under the dark of the night. Madeline’s gaze was cold as she parted her pink lips to speak, “The deaf heard the mute say that the blind saw love.”

“…” Jeremy’s reddened eyes widened when he heard Madeline.

“Perhaps it’s because you’ve never meant the words that you say, Jeremy, which is why you see your promises as pranks and your professes of love as jokes. But that doesn’t mean I’ve forgotten them.”

She paused for a moment, the mockery in her eyes thickening.

“You were the one who told me that Meredith has an irreplaceable spot in your heart, that the moment your eyes fell on her, you knew that she’s the only girl you’ll ever love and protect your entire life.”

Repeating Jeremy’s words to him, the contempt in Madeline’s smile grew.

“You were the one who said Meredith is your one and only, yet now you’re telling me it’s been me all along? Hmph. If this is what your love looks like, Jeremy, then I don’t want it.”

With that, she turned around decisively and left before Jeremy had the chance to stop her.

Jeremy broke into a self-deprecating smirk as he stared blankly at Madeline’s retreating figure.

There was nothing he could say about the happenings of the past.

How was he supposed to explain to Madeline that he only allowed Meredith to do as she wished as an extension of the love and care he had for Madeline when they were children?

Snow began to flutter from the night sky.

The snow was silent, yet Jeremy heard something shatter within him…

He had no idea how he endured the night.

Wide awake, he spent the night sitting by Jackson’s bed.

Remorse and guilt filled him as he stared at the familiar brows and eyes on the small face.

His heart felt like it had been stabbed as he thought of how difficult Madeline must have had it when she was pregnant with Jackson.

The day finally brightened and Jeremy heard activity from downstairs.

His heart raced, knowing that Madeline had returned.

Walking downstairs, he found Madeline bustling in the kitchen just as he had imagined.

Jeremy felt his gloom lift considerably, but he did not dare disrupt her for she was most likely here for Jackson.

Not wanting to give Madeline more reason to be angry at him, Jeremy waited for Jackson to wake before helping the boy wash up and change. Then, he took him downstairs.

Seeing the father-son duo appear hand-in-hand, Madeline ignored Jeremy to smile at Jackson.

“I made you breakfast, Jack. Would you like me to send you to kindergarten after breakfast?”

Jackson responded with a hopeful smile, “Can I have both Mommy and Daddy send me to school?”

“Of course,” Jeremy replied, sighing a breath of relief at Madeline’s lack of protest.

When breakfast was over, Jeremy then drove the three of them to the kindergarten.

Reaching the kindergarten, Jackson tugged on a young female teacher and pointed a finger at Madeline and Jeremy. “Look, Ms. Laurens, that’s my mom and dad! My mom’s a beauty!”

His classmates exclaimed innocently as their gazes landed on Madeline, “Jackson’s mom is so pretty.”

“His Daddy is so handsome too.”

A proud smile graced Jackson’s boyish features at their praises.

It was a smile that comforted Madeline.

Her child would no longer be as gloomy as he used to be.

Madeline turned to leave after she watched the child enter only to have Jeremy follow behind. “Where are you going, Eveline? I’ll send you.”

A car stopped in front of Madeline just as his words fell.

Alighting the car was Felipe who merely spared Jeremy a faint glance before he turned around to open the passenger seat door for Madeline.

Realizing Madeline was about to leave with Felipe, Jeremy stepped forward to loop his arm around her slender waist decisively. He then pulled her toward himself. “Please leave, my wife will not sit in your car.”

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Madeline was taken by surprise when she found herself being held tightly in Jeremy’s arms. She had not the chance to avoid him.

A smudge of anger tinted Felipe’s gentle features. “Let go, Jeremy. Stop bothering her. Vera’s my fianceé.”

“You’re very well aware who exactly I’m holding in my arms, Felipe, and I can tell you with absolute certainty that Madeline and I are still legally married. Don’t become a homewrecker.”

Felipe’s expression darkened.

Jeremy tugged lightly on Madeline’s waist with a faint smile. “Let’s go, darling.”

“…”

Madeline had half the mind to struggle only to realize that several parents were watching her and Jeremy.

Remembering how happy and proud Jackson was as he introduced her and Jeremy moments ago, Madeline relented.

Sparing Felipe and his cold eyes a glance, Madeline followed Jeremy into his car.

It was only after they had left the kindergarten perimeters that Madeline requested Jeremy to stop his car.

He listened and stopped by the roadside.

Madeline gave him a cold look. “I would never have gotten in your car had it not been for Jack, Jeremy. Stop bothering me, please. I’m not your wife anymore.”

Jeremy’s grip tightened around the steering wheel.

He turned around when he heard Madeline push open the car door. “You are. You still are the wife of Jeremy Whitman.”

Madeline turned back with a scoff. “Did you forget how you forced me to sign the divorce papers three years ago? I said no, but you held my hand and forced me to sign just so you could marry Meredith Crawford, that evil woman. How could you still call me your wife?”

Jeremy’s brows furrowed slightly when he remembered how heartless he had been.

His gaze was remorseful when he looked at Madeline.

Yet, Madeline saw a tint of relief in Jeremy’s eyes.

to speak, “Indeed, you signed the papers. But I’ve never formally

Madeline was stunned.

don’t have an ex-wife. You’re the only wife I’ve had,

“…”

married, Eveline. Be it the past or the present, you’re still the only wife I, Jeremy Whitman,

“…”

expression was no

the man’s gentle and happy

You forced me to agree to a divorce, only to tell me

had Madeline losing

haven’t divorced yet, then we can divorce for

gave the man in the

and give it to you as soon as possible. I don’t

with a

harder, his heart in pain as his gaze locked on the

would have thought? History was

had forced a divorce

the one who would place

done this to

…

Madeline arrived at the shop

to search for reference materials to draft the divorce

she made ended up being

calm herself down, for she could not wrap her head around why Jeremy had

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still his

Someone knocked on the office

Madeline was met Felipe who wore a warm and small smile

her table, she opened the door for Felipe to enter and made him a cup of

light sip before going straight to the point. “Why did you turn your phone off the past two days?

this topic, Madeline beamed with a beautiful smile. Her eyes were filled with

“I found my child.”

and Jeremy’s first

my side?” Madeline smiled sweetly, revealing her dimples.

is your son?”

I always felt a special connection and intimacy when

at the sweet and carefree smile Madeline had never worn in front

finally finding your

was a crease

you followed Jeremy into his car because of Jackson, didn’t

owe it to him as his mother. After all, Meredith only tortured and hurt him that way because of

held Madeline’s hand. “You’re not at fault. The ones to blame are Meredith and Jeremy. I

frowned in frustration at the mention of divorce. “Felipe,

Then I’ll bring you and Jack back to

eyes gleamed with

pulled Madeline

for a moment. Sure, that was her plan too, to leave this land of rumors after she completed

idea why

after Felipe’s departure, Ava came to visit her

two days, which ended in Ava

my foot!” Ava was furious. “You can’t fall for that, Maddie. He’s got to be lying to you! He might just be saying that so he can reclaim

My feelings for him

over to hug Madeline’s shoulder affectionately. “As evil as the b*stard is,

going through so much to give birth to him and being tortured to death by that bstard and that btch, I’m glad he’s doing alright. Not to

hurts me a

reddened. “You can’t soften your heart because of the child, Maddie. Don’t go back to him,

mind echoed with Ava’s remarks

go back

Definitely not.

agreement, locking herself in the office for

was grim as the

up, Madeline

ruffled through her past resources and had accidentally clicked on one of the nameless files she previously copied from

how the file was filled with thousands of .txt documents. She simply clicked on one of them and it

wrong as she

closed it only to open the first document saved

words within it had

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as

into it, the first thing Madeline saw was

dated three years ago, the day after she had

left

never thought you would leave me like this. You wouldn’t, right? This must be a prank, right? Don’t joke about things like this, Madeline. It’s

loved me, that you’d bother me forever. Why is your forever so short? It can’t be. I refuse

on purpose, Madeline. You’re doing this so that I would never forget you and miss you

[Madeline…

[Madeline…]

“…”

her name typed

was on

found herself unable to imagine how Jeremy must have felt while he wrote it back

Jeremy would type the words he

could not accept the fact that

could be seen within the

at the words at loss, but the timestamp dating when the document was saved made it impossible to have been

frowned as her gaze darted between the thousands

found it hard to click her mouse and delve

an employee came over to remind her. “Mr. Whitman’s here, Miss

of mockery

he’s here to fetch his wife

“…”

agreement that

us anymore.” Madeline explained curtly before rolling up the

large bouquet of fire-red

attractive features, exquisitely defined brows, and eyes that reminded others of ink, the man looked

mention his cool appearance was currently graced with a small smile, and his dark eyes swam

and customers to stare at the gorgeous view with smitten

handsome young

recognize him. That’s Mr.

so romantic even though he and

sure is

female workers and customers sighed

public knowledge that

regardless if she was Madeline or Vera now, she was going

walked over with adoration in his eyes as he handed the bouquet to her. “Let’s go fetch Jack from

divorce papers in her hand tighter. She gave up on her initial plan to cut straight to the

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he was happy enough with her

papers at the driver’s seat the moment she got in

already signed my part. Give it back to me when you’re

sink the moment he set his

too much into it, he kept the papers and stepped

complete and happy family feels like for the past six

what you’re trying to gain, but it’d do you good to stop believing that I would

cold and

such, Jeremy kept quiet and stewed in his own

arriving at the kindergarten, Madeline moved to the back seat so

she saw Jeremy in

so happy to see you

to our reunion makes it

Jeremy drove them to the

to the kitchen to prepare

sat and guided Jackson through his homework. By the time he finished it, so

stared at the mouth-watering dishes and soup

used to cook him dinner

was just that he never returned

not because he spent

in the office. He never once spent the night alone with

to help Jackson to some of the dishes and

face was enough to fill Madeline with warmth and

Jeremy took the initiative to wash the dishes, though Madeline ignored him and merely took Jackson’s hand as they went out for a walk.

in the park nearby. Jackson waved

Jackson’s elation as he called for his dad, Madeline could only smile and stare longingly at her

later, the sky was

in his arms, Jeremy and Madeline walked back to the villa under the guidance of

cut into his bones, yet Jeremy

from the corner of his eyes that Madeline was trembling in her light jacket, he reached out to take her slightly cool hands into his

but decided against it as she

moonlight shone on their backs, enveloping them in a

when they had returned to the villa and Jeremy tucked Jackson in for bed that Madeline reverted to her aloof attitude. She handed him the divorce papers

furrowed his

one Madeline had stubbornly given

and I don’t want to make it again.” Jeremy fixed his gaze on Madeline. “Give me

seconds. “I’ve already told

you’d throw yourself into another man’s arms after you’ve been so thoroughly hurt by this b*stard who you

walked toward Madeline. “Lily is our daughter, Linnie. You got pregnant with

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eyes flared as she clenched her fists tightly, her tone sounding determined. “Lily is not related

because you hurt me so thoroughly, you b*stard, that I gave myself

Jeremy’s growingly

a person like you as

Madeline raised her hand to push away the man in front

his legs had gotten, Jeremy felt himself stagger backward at

and left

to head home, Madeline’s mind began to take a trip down an

body, Madeline had Ava bring

cold words of the man she loved and the hatred of her dearest parents with a smile until she could

venue and she never expected Jeremy

lost consciousness two sentences

thought that she

royal hospital with a gentlemanly and elegant Felipe Whitman standing in front

saved her

F Country’s royal hospital, Madeline underwent tumor removal surgery. The surgery itself was rather successful and

was physically alive, her heart had already been completely shattered. Her onslaught of memories

the doctor told her she

again, and she lived through her most difficult

memories slowly came to an end with Madeline staring determinedly at

all ties she had with the horrid

…

at the villa early every day to make

outside Madeline’s shop in the evening so that they could pick Jackson up and return to the villa