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

Married by Mistake Mr. Whitman’s Sinner Wife [Sixteenth Child] Chapter 291

Madeline’s head felt muddled under the influence of the drug. She vaguely thought she had heard a voice by her ear, calling her Madeline and telling her that it was going to be alright.

Madeline struggled to open her eyes just so she could see who it was, but her eyelids seemed to grow heavier by the second. Instinctively, she curled toward the man who refused to let her go. Perhaps because he gave her a sense of security.

This might have been the first time Madeline felt what it meant to be protected.

All she had been subjected to these past few years were nothing less of torture. Every time she wished someone would help her up, all she received was more pain.

It had gotten to the point where she had given up on hoping because her heart was tired from all the disappointment.

Right now, she finally understood what it felt like to have someone supporting her back and it was very warm…

Jeremy felt the person in his arms lean deeper into his embrace, her hands slowly sliding up to rest around his neck to hold herself in place.

Jeremy’s thoughts snapped back to reality. Lowering his gaze to stare at the woman in his arms, Jeremy could not help but be reminded of Madeline Crawford who he had lost long ago.

“How are you feeling, Vera?” he asked. Despite knowing very well that she was not Madeline, her appearance had Jeremy finding it impossible not to care about her.

Madeline’s brows furrowed “Dizzy…”

“I’m bringing you to the hospital now!” Jeremy immediately carried her to the car.

“Jeremy!”

He was surprised to hear Meredith’s voice come from the factory behind.

Jeremy halted and turned around in confusion only to be met with the sight of Meredith kneeling on the floor with tears streaming freely down her face. Her clothes were a mess as she pointed her finger at the thugs he had dealt with. “Jeremy! These men forced themselves on me! You have to stand up for me, Jeremy! It hurts, I don’t want to live anymore!”

Chupse.

Jeremy felt the thread of his sanity snap as he furrowed his sharp brows.

His memory provided him an image of the pure and innocent Linnie from his youth.

Regardless of how certain Jeremy was that he had never once loved Meredith in all their years together, his heart still refused to believe that she, as memory served, was anything but pure and innocent—untainted.

How could such a thing occur now?

After receiving a report, the police arrived in no time.

The four thugs were apprehended while Madeline and Meredith were both admitted into the hospital.

Both Sean and Eloise rushed to the hospital when they got wind that something had happened to Meredith. Eloise sobbed into Sean’s arms when she was told that Meredith had been taken advantage of by four different men.

“How could this happen? Wasn’t Meredith supposed to be resting in the hospital? How could she suddenly… Sean! Why must our daughter suffer such a harsh fate?”

“It’s all my fault. I should’ve kept a better eye on Meredith.” Rose blamed herself while she mused internally, ‘What on earth had happened?

‘Didn’t Meredith go to record a video of Vera getting taken advantage of? How did she end up being the victim?’

“Where’s Jeremy? Why isn’t he here looking after Meredith?” Eloise huffed as she looked around the hospital room.

“I heard that Vera Quinn also got admitted. Jeremy must’ve gone to see her.” Rose sighed sadly and wiped off her tears as if she was extremely sad. She pressed on, adding oil to the fuel by saying, “Meredith’s here suffering yet Jeremy has gone to see that witch!”

“This is absurd!” Eloise exclaimed, immediately turning around to ask the nurse which room Madeline was resting in…

Within the quiet hospital ward stood Jeremy as he watched impassively as Madeline slumbered off.

He felt his heart clench at the raw memory of her almost being taken advantage of mere moments ago.

Taking a tentative step toward Madeline, he slowly reached out his hand.

His warm fingertips fell on her brows on their own accord. She looked exactly like her, from the curve of her eye to the delicate bridge of her nose to her cherry pink lips. She was breathtakingly beautiful.

Still, this was not the woman on his marriage certificate.

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Bending his finger, Jeremy was about to pull his hand back when the decisive words of Ava and Daniel echoed in his head.

‘She is Maddie!

‘I refuse to believe that there are two people in this world who would like so alike!’

How could they be so sure? Unless it was because they saw some sort of identifying mark?

Identifying mark?

Jeremy was reminded of the mole above Madeline’s left chest.

Jeremy remembered how Vera’s grip on the towel had tightened when she walked out of the bathroom the time she had stayed the night for Jackson.

Had she perhaps done so not out of embarrassment but out of fear of him realizing something?

Jeremy’s heart rate sped up at the thought. Staring at Madeline who was still deeply asleep, one of his fingers fell on the button of her hospital gown.

The first, second, and third buttons were unclasped in quick succession.

Click. The ward door burst open when Jeremy’s hand was still on Madeline’s gown.

“What are you doing, Jeremy?” Felipe walked into the room. Seeing Jeremy’s hand on Madeline’s clothes, he walked up to tuck the blanket over Madeline’s shoulders.

Jeremy took his hand back as his deep, cold, and inquisitive gaze met with Felipe’s.

“How did you manage to move my wife overseas back then?”

Felipe smiled calmly. “What are you talking about, Jeremy? You can’t possibly still think that Vera is Madeline, can you?”

Jeremy pursed his thin lips, opting not to answer.

Felipe chuckled faintly and sighed. “The dead cannot be brought back alive, Jeremy, nor do I have the ability to revive a dead person. Madeline’s death pains me as well, but perhaps, death is more of a relief to her.”

Jeremy’s eyes dulled, but he chuckled coldly. ‘Relief?”

“Am I wrong? She gave her passion and love, waited for you her entire life, yet what did you give back in return? Did you ever care for her? No. In fact, you never even stopped to see her for who she was.”

Jeremy felt a coldness washing over him at Felipe’s words.

“You only hope that Vera is Madeline, Jeremy, because you know you’ve blamed her for things she didn’t do. You’re guilty, so you hope to make it up to her. In your eyes, Vera is merely a vessel for you to make peace with the guilt inside you.”

“Shut up!” Jeremy interrupted icily, his chest heaving.

He no longer wanted to remember how he had hurt Madeline in the past, for every time he did, even breathing and the fact that he was alive felt like a sin.

She had loved him her entire life, even until her dying breath.

Yet what had he given her in return? Nothing but endless torture.

“I’m going to get Vera her prescriptions. Don’t do anything you shouldn’t.” Felipe reminded on a heavy note before he turned around and left.

Outside the door, Felipe’s thin lips curled subtly as he watched Jeremy stand soullessly by the bed.

‘There was no such thing as a pill of regret, Jeremy. A love too late is worth nothing. You don’t deserve Madeline anymore.’

The unconscious Madeline began to dream. It was a scene from her youth when she and Jeremy had first met by the seaside. The sea breeze was salty, but the air was sweet.

Hand in hand they ran without a care in the world. Oh, how pure and easy their life used to be.

Perhaps she had gotten hurt then, and in her wound buried a thorn. Every time they met again, the thorn would start to hurt her. The pain only worsened until she got to the point where she started praying for death…

Madeline furrowed her defined brows as the dreamscape began to shift, bringing her back to the most painful memory from three years ago. Her hands reflexively gripped the bedsheets, and she began to mumble while sleepwalking.

“Why, Jez? Why won’t you just believe me…”

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For a moment, Jeremy thought he heard someone calling the name ‘Jez’. This thought snapped him back to reality as his confused gaze landed on Madeline.

He watched her pretty brows crease and her cherry blossom lips part as if she was sleep talking.

“Why…”

Madeline’s brows furrowed deeper at the sudden question.

‘Why?

‘Did she just say why?’

Starting at the look of distress on Madeline’s features, Jeremy leaned over to hear her better.

“Why won’t you believe…”

Bang!

Just as Jeremy was about to lean his face closer to Madeline’s ear, the ward door was pushed open with a loud bang.

He was interrupted right before he could hear Madeline’s entire sentence.

His sharp brows were scrunched as Jeremy lifted his gaze that was filled with extreme displeasure.

Eloise barged into the room in a huff. “How can you be here waiting by this woman’s bed lovingly while my daughter is still in a coma because of you, Jeremy Whitman? Not only that, but I can’t believe you kissed her too! What do you take Meredith for?”

Kiss her?

Jeremy stared coldly at Eloise, thinking that she had seen him lean forward toward Vera and misunderstood the scene.

The dignified and proud Jeremy met Eloise’s fuming gaze before he parted his thin sexy lips in a casual reply. “Yeah, I kissed her. So what?”

“How could you say

I are no longer engaged.” Jeremy’s words were frosty and distaste became apparent in his peach blossom eyes. “How many times must I repeat myself before you accept

You’re the only one she has ever wanted. How could you dump her for a witch who looks just like Madeline Crawford?

Jeremy suddenly yelled, startling

with a splash of fury and his eyes were covered with frost. “I refuse to allow

was referring to Vera Quinn. “Hmph. The Montgomeries will never forgive you if you

promise of a threat and

at all by her threat. The Montgomeries may be one of

to mention, since when had anyone managed to threaten Jeremy Whitman? Jeremy was afraid of

fear would be the moment blood trickled out of Madeline’s

talking, but she seemed to

a few seconds, Jeremy turned

were closed did Madeline dare to

Eloise barged in earlier, it

to still be asleep, Madeline listened in to every word of hatred Eloise had for who she

her lips quirked self-deprecatingly as her eyes burned and

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finally cleared, and

he had held her tightly and comforted her as well as how she had leaned into his embrace from

to race, thumping a familiar

lip

fall

‘I hate him!

within me died with every push toward the deep end

like how drowning survivors would never yearn for

promise I’ll let you know how it

…

to Meredith’s hospital room where

Jeremy’s arrival, thinking that

start worrying about

Jeremy. I can’t believe she got… taken advantage of by four different men. Stay by her side, Jeremy. I’m scared that she might take her

frowned, directing the frost in

averted her gaze immediately

thought you were watching Meredith this entire time? How did she end up at

went to get her some water, but Meredith was gone when I returned,” Rose stuttered

thought her legs were fractured? How could

to take Meredith away!” Rose lied. “It must be Vera. She must’ve told

Vera did it? I suggest you watch your

Rose felt beads of cold sweat form from all the

the evidence to prove that it was her!” Eloise suddenly proclaimed, “Only she would hurt Meredith in such a ruthless

words. Just as he parted his lips to speak, a nurse exited the room. “She’s awake, but

heart-wrenchingly, distress apparent on

be held back by Rose. “I think the person Meredith wants to see the most now is Jeremy, Mrs. Montgomery. I’m sure you have a lot

Eloise agreed.

turned to exhort Jeremy. “Go in and comfort Meredith,

pushed open the

was very spacious. Upon entering, Jeremy realized that the bed was empty and Meredith was

direction of the balcony but suddenly heard movement in the

over to the bathroom. Its door was wide open. The sound of

felt a strong physical manifestation of disgust at the sight of Meredith that

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only woman he had ever seen

was only from Meredith’s words

by the

sob… Why, sob…” Meredith’s sorrowful wails sounded

bedsheets and walked into the

“Come out.”

the bathroom, he realized

swam in his cold eyes as anger

Jeremy’s chest, her arms clinging around him like an

happen to me? They took turns torturing me. It hurts. Why me? I feel so

do you, Jeremy? Not after this. I remember how you told me I was the most adorable

fingertips bent instinctively at Meredith using the nickname

His Linnie.

should have let her go the moment

find himself caring so

well aware that he

frowned deeply at

away from his chest and running out the bathroom to

Jeremy frowned. “Put the knife

me anymore. My life’s ruined and my face won’t look the same. The man I love doesn’t want me either.

Jeremy. Perhaps our next life

sorrow as she spoke her lines, the corners of Meredith’s

toward her and snatched the

die, Jeremy? Just let me die!”

the back of Jeremy’s hand as they fought over it, and

my God, I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to!” She

at his wound before averting his eyes that flared coldly at Meredith. “You’re the one who got people to kidnap

before she could press the emergency button. Her expression froze as she turned to look at Jeremy. “What are you saying, Jeremy?

“Wouldn’t you?”

“Unless you don’t

his eyes thickened. “How am I supposed to believe you when you’re standing here

Jeremy! My

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to explain herself, Jeremy’s eyes were

“Jeremy…”

you used to be when we were young.” Jeremy scoffed. “To the point that I can’t help but think you’re not the

nervously at his words. “No

the name off his tongue before pulling his arm back.

She merely watched on as Jeremy turned and left. She

never find out her involvement

…

signed the papers for her discharge before she made a beeline for

Eloise’s motherly love was nothing short of doting and loving, causing Madeline’s heart to clench painfully as she took it all

was defending such

until she made sure that

instantly at the sight of Madeline, disappointed that it was not

“Vera Quinn!”

“What’s this? You’re alone? Here I thought Jeremy would be with you. I

The corners of Meredith’s lips twitched. “Watch your words, Vera. Who do you think you are to call Jeremy by his name?

see Jeremy, so

“You…”

the trap you set for me. Would you describe it as a hilarious or a horrible turn of

noble-looking face sweeping over Meredith’s darkening

time, right? In your hands? But I do hope you keep in mind that I’m not Madeline. I won’t lie still as you have your way and torture me. I’d pull back on those abominable methods of yours if I were

had hit Meredith’s sore spot as the woman grabbed the cup of water and threw it at Madeline

Madeline evaded it smoothly.

account for was Jeremy to appear

door when the cup hit his frame. Glass shards flew upon contact and missed his face by

Meredith exclaimed in shock, the blood draining from

Jeremy. I almost thought I wouldn’t have survived to see you

tone a newfound degree of delicate as she lifted her alluring orbs to meet the

blown wide in shock. “Vera Quinn! What did you just call my fiancé? Why are you looking at

me to call him that.” Madeline

Meredith’s

Miss Crawford over here, Jeremy. Everything I said is the truth. Oh, and how you also said that you’re willing to have me as your wife should I say yes,

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infuriating Meredith to

Quinn! I’m the

feeling distressed and ran toward Jeremy, tears pooling in

lying, right, Jeremy? Tell

Jeremy did not hesitate to answer and it left Meredith gaping

“Who knows what would’ve happened had you

turning to

would have never known just how much Jeremy cares for me had it not been for the distressing situation you

the subject. “Why? Why must all

out to push Madeline away

by the waist as she appeared to have

found herself inadvertently falling into Jermey’s embrace. His cool cologne tickled her nose, disturbing

the direction where Meredith had run to. “Aren’t you going chase after her? What

interrupted with a light scoff before Madeline was done speaking. “If she’s truly

was shocked by

he implying that he

to thank

thought for a few more seconds before

at one

her to the lobby of

wrist as he watched

Whitman?” Madeline turned around and watched the man

go back to Mr. Whitman?” His thin lips parted to whisper alluringly by her ear. His casual smile was tinged with a smudge of mirth

smile. “Very well then, Jeremy.

with the words you told Meredith

“I was merely telling the truth, but I apologize if

apology.” Jeremy tugged, pulling Madeline

inches from Jeremy’s deep eyes. Their breaths

to marry

“…”

heart skip

never expected herself to fall for his

hate a person, you had to feel for

Mr. Whitman. You already have your dear Meredith, while I am to be Felipe’s bride,” she replied faintly, furrowing her defined brows. Her expression was tinged

have gifted me with such an appearance, or you would never have given me the light of day, Mr. Whitman. Even

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