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

engaged.” Jeremy’s words were frosty and distaste became apparent in his

heartless, Jeremy? Meredith’s been with you for so many years. You’re the only one she has ever wanted. How could you dump her for a witch who looks just like Madeline Crawford? Do

startling Eloise to a

fury and his eyes were covered with frost.

Madeline who was still deeply asleep, thinking that Jeremy was referring to Vera Quinn. “Hmph. The Montgomeries will never forgive you if you hurt Meredith, Jeremy. Nor will

infuriated words carried the promise of a threat and the dignified aura of

one

since when had anyone managed to threaten Jeremy Whitman?

trickled out of Madeline’s mouth as she lay lifelessly in his

sleep talking, but she seemed to have stopped talking

Madeline’s quiet appearance for a few seconds, Jeremy turned

were closed did Madeline dare

in earlier, it

to every word of hatred Eloise had for who she was

quirked self-deprecatingly as her eyes burned

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memories from right before she succumbed to darkness finally cleared, and she remembered how

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

thumping a familiar beat in

her lip and

fall

‘I hate him!

within me died with every push toward the deep end he forced me

how drowning survivors would never yearn for

I promise I’ll let you know

…

hospital room where Jeremy arrived

arrival, thinking that her words

start worrying about

side, Jeremy. I’m scared that she might take her life lightly because this burden is too much for her to handle…”

the frost

crying, Rose averted her gaze immediately when they met Jeremy’s

this entire time? How did she end up at the waste paper factory

her some water, but Meredith

thought her legs were fractured? How could

Someone must’ve planned to take Meredith away!” Rose lied. “It must be

that Vera did it? I suggest you watch your words before you

gaze, Rose felt beads of cold

definitely find the evidence to prove that it was her!” Eloise suddenly proclaimed, “Only she

words. Just as he parted his lips to speak, a nurse exited the

Eloise exclaimed heart-wrenchingly, distress apparent

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 to say to her, Jeremy. We should let them spend some time

Eloise agreed.

room a worried glance, she turned to exhort Jeremy. “Go in and comfort

Eloise, Jeremy pushed open the door and walked

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

his eyes to look in the direction of the

sound of water gushing

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

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Madeline was the only woman he had ever seen

being completely wasted the two times he had gotten Meredith ‘pregnant’. It was only from Meredith’s words the following morning that he came to know they had slept

repulsed by

Meredith’s sorrowful wails

that, Jeremy grabbed the bedsheets and walked into the bathroom with his gaze lowered, wrapping them

“Come out.”

the bathroom, he realized that Meredith’s legs were completely

in his cold eyes as anger

over as she dove into Jeremy’s chest,

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

after this. I remember how you told me I was

fingertips bent instinctively at Meredith using

His Linnie.

have let her go the moment he fell for

did he find himself caring so much whenever he heard

aware that he felt nothing for

at

reaction had Meredith pushing herself away from his chest and running out the bathroom to carry out her plan. Taking a fruit knife, she held it over her

doing?” Jeremy frowned. “Put the

and shook her head. “You must think I’m disgusting now, Jeremy. You won’t want to marry me anymore. My life’s ruined and my face won’t look the same. The

Perhaps our next life

of Meredith’s lips quirked upward as she placed pressure on the fruit

her and snatched the knife

won’t you let me die, Jeremy? Just let me die!”

of the fruit knife cut into the back of Jeremy’s hand as they fought over it, and red liquid began to flow

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

that flared coldly at Meredith.

expression froze as she

“Wouldn’t you?”

Meredith lied through her teeth. “Unless you don’t believe

ironic smile just as the ice in his eyes thickened. “How am I supposed to believe you when you’re standing

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,

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doing her best to explain herself, Jeremy’s eyes were filled with nothing but

“Jeremy…”

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

shrunk nervously at his words.

stared thoughtfully at Meredith as he rolled the name off his tongue before pulling his arm back. “I’ll look closer into the case. You’d better

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

out her involvement in this,

…

the papers for her discharge before she

door, she heard Eloise’s soft words of comfort for Meredith. Eloise’s motherly love was nothing short of doting and loving, causing Madeline’s heart to clench painfully as she took it

defending such

hide behind a corner. It was until she made sure that Eloise had walked far enough that she slowly made

fell instantly at the sight of Madeline,

“Vera Quinn!”

as she entered the room. “What’s this? You’re alone? Here I thought Jeremy would be with you. I wouldn’t have

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

to see Jeremy, so I

“You…”

Crawford? That you ended up falling into the trap you set for me. Would you describe it as a hilarious or a

face sweeping over Meredith’s

still

b*tch!” She had hit Meredith’s sore spot as the woman grabbed

Madeline evaded it smoothly.

did not account for was Jeremy to

had just walked to the door when the cup hit his frame. Glass shards flew upon contact and

the blood draining

Jeremy in shock. “You’re here, Jeremy. I almost thought I wouldn’t

called his name intimately, her tone a newfound degree of delicate as she lifted her alluring orbs to

What did you just call my

call him that.” Madeline smiled

Stunned, Meredith’s

Crawford over here, Jeremy. Everything I said is the truth. Oh, and how you also said that you’re willing to have

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on Madeline’s face as she looked at Jeremy, her words infuriating Meredith to the point that veins had begun

you dare think of coming between me and Jeremy, Vera Quinn! I’m the only woman Jeremy loves, so why would he get

got off the bed while feeling distressed and ran toward Jeremy, tears pooling in her

right, Jeremy?

Jeremy did not hesitate to answer and it left Meredith

satisfaction. “Who knows what would’ve happened had you not saved me, Jeremy. Are you free today?

gently, turning to Madeline. “Have

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

flushed in shame. Seeing Jeremy’s brows furrowing, she began to cry and change the subject. “Why? Why must all of you

she reached out to push Madeline away before

to hold Madeline by the waist as she appeared

cool cologne tickled her nose, disturbing the

out of Jeremy’s hold and stared in the direction where Meredith had run

scoff before Madeline was done speaking. “If she’s

shocked by his

that he had seen through Meredith’s

to thank me? Let’s

in thought for a

at one of Glendale’s

he sent her to the lobby of her apartment

watched her unclasp

Whitman?” Madeline turned around

thin lips parted to whisper alluringly by her ear. His

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

what you were implying with the words you told Meredith

I apologize if I’ve made you and your lover uncomfortable, Mr.

your apology.” Jeremy tugged, pulling Madeline

Madeline found herself mere inches from Jeremy’s deep eyes.

you to

“…”

felt her heart skip

expected herself to fall for

person, you had to feel for

the man. “Blame fate, Mr. Whitman. You already have your dear Meredith, while I am to be Felipe’s bride,” she replied faintly, furrowing her defined brows. Her

given me the light of day, Mr. Whitman. Even if you hate this appearance with all your

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