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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?”

you say such a thing,

I are no longer engaged.” Jeremy’s words were frosty and distaste became apparent in his peach blossom eyes.

could you be so heartless, Jeremy? Meredith’s been with you for so many years. You’re the only

Jeremy suddenly yelled, startling Eloise

eyes were covered with frost. “I refuse to allow anyone to slander

referring to Vera Quinn. “Hmph.

Eloise left. Her infuriated words carried the promise of

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

anyone managed to threaten Jeremy Whitman? Jeremy was afraid of

biggest fear would be the moment blood trickled

to Madeline sleep talking, but she seemed to have stopped talking after Eloise’s

staring at Madeline’s quiet appearance for a few seconds, Jeremy

closed did Madeline dare

earlier, it had shocked

of hatred Eloise had for who she was before and

self-deprecatingly

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she succumbed to darkness finally cleared,

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

race, thumping a familiar beat in her

lip

possibly fall for him

‘I hate him!

with every push toward the deep end he forced

would never yearn for the

you know how it

…

Meredith’s hospital room

herself at Jeremy’s arrival, thinking that her words must have gotten

to start worrying about Meredith.”

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 life lightly because this burden is too much for her to handle…”

the frost in his gaze to

gaze immediately when they met Jeremy’s

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

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

thought her legs were fractured? How could

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

you have to support your claim that Vera did it?

Jeremy’s icy gaze, Rose felt beads

that it was her!” Eloise suddenly proclaimed, “Only she would hurt

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

exclaimed heart-wrenchingly, distress apparent on her

most now

Eloise agreed.

she turned to exhort Jeremy. “Go in

Eloise, Jeremy pushed open the

entering, Jeremy realized that the bed was empty and Meredith was nowhere to

the direction of

bathroom. Its door was wide open. The sound of water gushing from the showerhead met his ears

disgust at the sight of Meredith that very moment. He spun around and averted

Sinner

was the only woman he had ever seen

Meredith ‘pregnant’. It was only from Meredith’s words the following morning that he came to know

right now, he found himself repulsed by the vague

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

Jeremy grabbed the bedsheets and walked into the bathroom with his gaze

“Come out.”

he realized

eyes as anger began to brew

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

Why did something like this happen to me? They took turns torturing me. It hurts.

anymore, do you, Jeremy? Not after this. I remember how you told me I was the most adorable and innocent girl you’ve met. But your

instinctively at

His Linnie.

her go the moment he fell

himself caring so much whenever he heard

he felt

deeply at the

pushing herself away from his chest and running out the bathroom to carry out

doing?” Jeremy frowned.

and shook her head. “You must think I’m disgusting now, Jeremy. You won’t want to marry me anymore. My life’s

love you, Jeremy. Perhaps our next life would treat us better

as she spoke her lines, the corners of Meredith’s lips quirked upward as she placed

toward her and snatched the

me

hand as they fought over it, and red liquid began

I’m so sorry. I

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

hand immediately halted just before she could press the emergency button. Her expression froze as she turned to look at Jeremy. “What are you saying, Jeremy? Why would I do such a

“Wouldn’t you?”

through her teeth. “Unless you don’t

thin lips curled into an ironic smile just as the ice in his eyes thickened. “How am I supposed

as she frantically went to hold Jeremy’s arm. His gaze became furious. “I didn’t mean to lie to you, Jeremy! My legs did actually get injured, it’s

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doing her best to explain herself, Jeremy’s eyes were

“Jeremy…”

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

at his words. “No way! I am

rolled the name off his tongue before pulling his arm

as she stood rooted in place. She merely watched on as Jeremy turned and left. She clenched her jaw and stomped her leg

could never find out her involvement in

…

days later, Madeline signed the papers for her discharge before she made a beeline for

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

defending

to hide behind a corner. It was until she

expression fell instantly at the sight of Madeline, disappointed that it was

“Vera Quinn!”

flesh.” Madeline lifted the corners of her lips lazily as she entered the room. “What’s this? You’re alone? Here I thought Jeremy would be with you.

your words, Vera. Who do you think you are to

to see Jeremy, so I came

“You…”

the trap you set for me. Would you

smirked, her noble-looking face sweeping

Madeline Crawford died last 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

as the woman grabbed

Madeline evaded it smoothly.

for was

the door when the cup hit his frame. Glass

in shock, the blood draining

Jeremy. I almost thought I wouldn’t have survived

degree of delicate as she

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

me to call him that.” Madeline smiled

Meredith’s

sparkling. “Perhaps you should explain it to Miss Crawford over here, Jeremy. Everything I

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infuriating Meredith

I’m the only woman Jeremy loves, so why would he get

toward Jeremy,

lying, right, Jeremy? Tell me

not.” Jeremy did not hesitate to answer

in satisfaction. “Who knows what would’ve happened had you not saved me, Jeremy.

free,” he replied gently, turning to

Madeline broke into a smile before turning to look meaningfully at Meredith. “I’ll have to thank you, Miss Crawford. I would have never known just how much Jeremy cares for me had it not been for

and change the subject. “Why? Why must all of you hurt me? What did I do? Do

reached out to push Madeline away before running

Madeline by the waist as she appeared to have lost

Jermey’s embrace. His cool cologne tickled her nose, disturbing the steady pattern of her heartbeat and

steadying herself, she pulled herself out of Jeremy’s hold and stared in the direction where Meredith had run to. “Aren’t you going chase after her?

light scoff before Madeline was done speaking. “If she’s truly suicidal, something would’ve occurred the last time she

was shocked by his

he implying that he had seen through

said you wanted to thank me? Let’s go.” Jeremy

stayed deep in thought for a few

treated Jeremy to a meal at one of Glendale’s

her to the lobby

he watched her unclasp the seatbelt, ready to

Whitman?” Madeline turned around

whisper alluringly by her ear. His casual smile was tinged with a smudge of mirth

kind smile. “Very well then, Jeremy. Is there

the words you told Meredith Crawford?” he asked, an indescribable look swimming

merely telling the truth, but I apologize if I’ve made you and your lover

Jeremy tugged,

Madeline found herself mere inches from Jeremy’s deep

to marry me,

“…”

skip a beat at

never expected herself to fall for

a person, you had to feel

tugged into an ironic smile as she rejected the man. “Blame fate, Mr. Whitman. You already have your dear Meredith, while I am to be Felipe’s bride,” she

never have given me the light of day, Mr.

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