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Married by Mistake Mr. Whitman’s Sinner Wife [Sixteenth Child] Chapter 1141

Ava’s expression turned heavy, and it was the first time Madeline had ever seen such an ironic, exasperated, and lonely expression on her friend.

Madeline thought about her parents and how they had also hurt her so harshly before.

Still, blood was thicker than water.

Not to mention that Eloise and Sean truly regretted and felt bad about their actions after. However, they were now…

‘Mom and Dad.’

Madeline’s eyes burned as she thought of her late parents.

Ava looked up to meet Madeline’s reddened eyes and thought of Eloise and Sean as well. She quickly changed the subject. “Let’s not think about sad things anymore, okay, Maddie?

“Didn’t you say you want to buy Ryan a birthday present? Let’s go pick something out from a branded store. I want to buy something for Dan as well.”

Madeline snapped back to reality and stared at Ava with a serious look. “There’s no reason why any mother wouldn’t love their child, Ava.”

“I know what you’re trying to say, Maddie. I also want to believe that my parents do love me. But after what they’ve done back then, this so-called repayment they’re doing now is just them trying to make themselves feel better. I don’t need such repayment.”

Ava was stubborn. Whatever she had been through, it must have been bad.

Not knowing how to persuade her, Madeline did not raise the topic anymore. She had no idea what Ava’s parents did either, which made reconciliation difficult.

Ava took Madeline’s hand and went toward the branded shelves. “Although, Maddie, won’t Jeremy get jealous with you buying gifts for Ryan?”

Madeline shook her head. “He won’t. I’ve already talked to Jer about it.”

“Jeremy this, Jeremy that. You sure are calling his name sweetly now.” Ava teased with a mischievous smile. “You’re finally enjoying the happiness after all that pain, Maddie.”

The happiness after the pain.

Madeline wished that this was the happiness after the pain.

However, she could not help but remember how Jeremy had hid the ball of tissue from her.

While in a daze, Ava seemed to have wrapped up the conversation with the clerk. The clerk had now gone to take the accessories from the storage behind so that Ava could confirm the order.

As they waited, both Madeline and Ava’s eyes fell on the accessories in the display case.

The Jones family was hardly short on money. Such branded items were nothing more than daily necessities to him. Sweeping her gaze over them, Madeline settled on buying a watch.

Madeline was about to pull Ava over to look when she heard an arrogant and mocking voice sounding from behind. “I never knew you would shop at these places. Aren’t you afraid of the shame if the people here realize that what you’re wearing are all fakes?”

Madeline looked in the direction of the voice to find a young lady donned in hefty jewelry. Her arms were crossed as she stared at Ava with an intent smile.

A clerk by the side then approached the woman with a pair of high-heels and handed them over courteously. “The shoes you ordered are here, Miss Mendez. Let me help you try them on.”

Miss Mendez?

Madeline quickly thought of the Naya Mendez Ava had mentioned to her before.

This Naya was one of the Graham family’s future daughter-in-law candidates, the daughter of a rich man.

Madeline had thought nothing much of Naya when Ava first told her about the other, but it was evident that there was more than met the eye after hearing Naya’s mocking tone.

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Naya slowly sat down and allowed the clerk to put her shoes on for her.

Not wanting to waste her time on Naya, Ava turned to leave only for Naya to taunt again.

“Are you leaving, Miss Long? Are the things here too expensive for you to buy? That’s fine. Daniel and I are great childhood friends. I can lend you money if you can’t afford them now. Don’t keep wearing fakes, alright? Just imagine how shameful it would be if someone found out.”

Naya’s expression was one of arrogant superiority as she showed off the bracelet on her wrist.

Watching Ava stare at her silently, Naya raised her wrist. “Isn’t this bracelet beautiful? I mean, of course, it is. It’s a six-figure bracelet, after all. This is a limited edition Miss L.ady bracelet from two years ago. Not even money can buy you one now.”

Ava smiled and praised as she watched Naya brag. “No wonder it’s so beautiful. It’s Miss L.ady’s limited edition.”

With her ego fed, Naya stood up and walked toward Ava with her shoes put on.

“You’re Ava Long, aren’t you?”

Ava nodded. “How can I help you, Miss Mendez?”

Glancing at the other customers and staff in the shop, Naya raised her voice. “I know that you’re only with Daniel because his family is rich, Ava. There are just too many gold-diggers like you in this world, but you have to take a look at yourself too.”

She raised her arrogant gaze and gave Ava a look-over. “Just look at yourself. You don’t even have a single branded item on you. How could you possibly be worthy of Daniel? It didn’t feel right to point out your lie when we were at Graham Manor, but don’t pretend you’re some big shot when you don’t even have the money to back you up. Don’t buy fakes to pretend you belong in this circle if you can’t buy the original brand.”

Naya then rolled her eyes arrogantly. “Don’t you know how embarrassing it would be if someone noticed the fakes you’re wearing?”

Madeline grew infuriated as she walked toward Naya and asked calmly, “What about you, Miss Mendez? You claim it to be embarrassing, so do you also know how it feels like to have someone realize you’re wearing fakes?”

Naya was still gloating when she suddenly heard Madeline speak.

Her smile froze as she turned to look at Madeline. Seeing that she was a beauty a few levels above her, Naya was even more displeased. “Who are you? I’m just talking to my friend, what’s it to you?”

“Stop being delusional, Miss Mendez. You’re not my friend.” Ava shot back and turned to link arms with Madeline. “My only best friend is here.”

At that, Naya’s expression soured as she scoffed. “So you two are a team.” She mocked, staring down at Madeline arrogantly as if trying to pick on her.

“What did you just say? You’d better clear things up. How dare you claim that I’m wearing fakes in front of so many people? I can sue you for defamation, you know!”

Madeline was unfazed as she replied with her eyes twinkling. “According to the 246th rule on the book of criminal law, public humiliation and false accusations with the intent of defamation can result in up to three years of jail time.

“I’m sure everyone here heard what you said, Miss Mendez. My friend has every right to sue you for defamation.”

“What?” Naya scoffed disdainfully. “You’re suing me for defamation? Then what about you? Wasn’t what you said just now also defamation?”

“It’s not.” Madeline smiled faintly and pointed at Naya’s bracelet. “This bracelet you’re wearing is fake.”

Naya was stunned. Her eyes flared as she burst into laughter while pointing at Madeline arrogantly.

“You think it’s fake just because you said it is? Who do you think you are? Who are you to appraise it? Your attitude is clearly sour grapes! This is an exclusive Miss L.ady bracelet from two years ago. You probably haven’t even seen it before!”

“If she hasn’t seen it, then I don’t think there would be anyone else in this world who has.” Ava wrapped her arm around Madeline’s shoulder pridefully as she introduced Madeline.

“Since you don’t know, Naya Mendez, then let me tell you. This beautiful and kind woman over here is Vera Quinn, Miss L.ady’s top designer back then. You’ve got to at least heard of her name before, right?”

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What?

Naya’s expression shifted like Christmas lights, turning red and green.

She stared at Madeline in disbelief and finally understood why Madeline was so certain.

In the meantime, gazes of shock and admiration began to fall on Madeline.

“So this was Miss L.ady’s top designer. She’s so pretty, no wonder her designs are so well-liked.”

“I’ve bought quite a few of her brand’s accessories too. They have quite unique designs.”

“I bought a lot from them too, until they changed the designer. Then I stopped.”

Ava was proud of her friend when she heard the comments.

On the other hand, Madeline began to feel shy. “Lie low, Ava.”

Ava shrugged and stared at Naya in exasperation. “It’s not my fault she started it.”

“…” Naya’s lips twitched. She opened her mouth to protest as she felt that her image was beginning to shatter.

“So what if you were Miss L.ady’s top designer? That doesn’t give you the right to defame me! My father’s a well-known businessman in Glendale. We aren’t even short on money, so why would I need to buy a fake? You’re just slandering me to help Ava!”

She wore a pitiful expression to pull the crowd on her side.

“Vera Quinn, right? Since you’re the one who designed it, then take a look at the serial number on my bracelet! Why would I need to wear fakes when I’m the daughter of a businessman?”

Madeline remained calm. “I don’t know whether you need to or not, nor do I want to know. I just want to say that the fact that there’s a serial number further proves that the bracelet is a fake. These so-called serial numbers are a system structured by those who sell fakes. The real bracelet doesn’t have a serial number at all. I can pull out the information for you if you don’t believe me.”

“What…” Naya’s expression fell at her explanation.

She clenched her jaw, unable to refute.

Ava did not speak either, merely smiling at Naya instead.

Huffing, Naya turned to leave as she realized the situation was not looking good for her.

However, her turn was too dramatic and she knocked into the clerk approaching from the opposite direction. Everything the clerk held fell onto the floor, causing one of the earrings’ diamonds to fall out. There was a scratch mark on the sapphire necklace as well.

The clerk’s expression fell. “Oh no!”

Naya was looking for an outlet for her anger and raged at the clerk. “What’s there to ‘oh no’? It’s just a set of accessories. I’ll just pay you back!”

“But… “ The clerk looked at Ava. “This midsummer limited edition set from Legendary Mystery belongs to this lady.”

Naya turned to the direction the clerk was pointing in to find a smiling Ava.

Naya did not believe her. “Are you kidding me? Her? How can she afford to buy this set of accessories when she can’t even afford a piece of crystal from that earring with her entire monthly pay?”

Ava had initially come to refund the accessory but had a better idea now.

“Stop wasting your saliva, Miss Mendez. Your carelessness has caused serious damage to my properties. You have two choices now. Either open a check and pay me back now, or you can wait for a letter from my lawyer.”

“You…” Naya was infuriated.

“Aren’t you the daughter of a businessman? I’m sure you bring your checkbook with you wherever you go, right? Then get to it already. Let’s not waste anyone else’s time.”

“…”

Naya clenched her fists, her beautiful face twisting in anger.

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She had lost enough of her dignity with the bracelet she wore being discovered fake. To have her unable to write a check now would only make it worse.

spent recently, she already reached the

more embarrassed and pulled out her name card before throwing it at the

her purse and left. Naya glared at Ava and Madeline just as she walked past them. She warned the former,

gone, Madeline and Ava immediately felt more

completely different people in front

hold tight to Dan, Ava. This Naya seems difficult to deal with.” Madeline reminded kindly, for

her memories. “The first time I saw her, the outfit she wore and the brooch she got Dan’s mom were also fakes. But Dan’s mom had no idea

understand what people like her are thinking. They’re the ones with the fakes, yet they still accuse

did not

people. Meredith

a similarity—their lack of a baseline. These two were the kind who would do anything

up choosing a gift for Ryan in the end, although Ava did manage to find

at the lovey-dovey expression Ava was wearing, Madeline also felt the urge to buy couple clothes but stopped herself when she realized that she had already outgrown the age of being hopelessly in

seem to imagine how it would look to have an aloof man like Jeremy

there came a situation where Jeremy

around for paparazzi who had nothing better to do with their lives. Confirming that the coast was clear, Madeline alighted the car and entered

the door, Madeline was met with

at the sound, and the seemingly endless coughs made her temples

had not the courage to think deeper into

to an end that she finally snapped

Jeremy’s footsteps down the stairs, Madeline smiled and

and he walked over with a smile. “Did you have fun shopping?

smile and urged him coquettishly. “I bought a set of clothes

and

walked toward the stairs. “I’m going to the room first,

“Okay.”

did not suspect her as he tried the clothes on in the living

made her way upstairs to the bedroom and checked the trash for the tissue. Coming up with nothing, she then went to the study where

down, Madeline reached her hand inside without thinking about how unsanitary it was and took

breath and willed herself to calm down as she unfurled the ball of tissue. The strength from her legs seemed to have vanished the moment she opened it

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darkened. She could not see anything at all. Before her was endless darkness and she

recovered yet. There was still

He lied to her.

“Linnie.”

from outside,

feeling cold. She stuffed the tissue into her pocket. Wiping the tears off the corner of her

her was Jeremy in the white T-shirt she had

corner of his lips. “How

of her. The faint smile he was wearing brought her back to

yet hints of

as she threw herself into Jeremy’s

no idea what prompted this but raised his arms to hold

“What’s wrong, hmm?”

whispered, holding her emotions back

love and reluctance to leave him. The man smiled and

gaze grew lonely. “No matter

tick, I will never let you

last sentence in his

…

a lab and

another ball of tissue to be tested when she had done

quickly went to do tests on the dried clot of

out of

not be out yet, but she

only hiding it from her so that she would

reason why he hid from her

not in

she sat down when she suddenly received a call from Ryan.

Madeline remembered that

back and spoke softly, “Yeah.

See

“Alright.” Madeline agreed.

the phone, she exhaled a long

Ryan was

soon be able to openly be the wife of the man she

Still…

thought of Jeremy’s

out tomorrow. Everything she was thinking about now was merely

knowing what to buy Ryan, Madeline finally decided

while she made the cake, handing her things from

came, and Jeremy then took it upon himself to send her off, all the way to where she and Ryan had decided

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in a black suit, quiet as he stared at the body of water before him. The man exuded an

wait in the car as she approached Ryan from behind with the cake in

Rye. How’s your

Ryan slowly turned around.

sun shone behind the man. There was a cold and dangerous look between his defined brows

expensive gift you would need from me, so I made you a cake

at it. “Could you open it and light a candle for me? I’d like to

opened the box and pulled out a slender candle, poking it into the

the candle, but Ryan pulled out a lighter from

glow of the setting sun faded, and the flickering candle flame danced in

away sat Jeremy in the car, watching the scene before him. The man’s sharp eyes bore into Ryan as frost seemed to

did not want to make the man wait too long either. She was going to return the moment Ryan made his wish, blew the

would mark the end

seemed to be deep in thought, Ryan’s

you know what I wished

she interested in knowing. She merely smiled and replied,

deepened. “Thank you. I’m sure

papers from the bench before walking back to stand in

divorce papers you

yet?” Madeline asked, feeling more joyful with every passing

be able to be with

thought to herself as a smile

however, she saw Ryan shaking his

slightly. “Is there a condition

wish just now that I’d be able to be with the woman I love forever and we would never

“…”

Madeline felt that

did not have the opportunity to speak when she saw Ryan taking the lighter and lighting the corner of the divorce papers on fire right

the flames eating the papers, Madeline

“Ryan?”

change the status between us,” he

frowned. “What

don’t want to get a divorce,

“…”

is a fact that will not change,”

his words back shocked Madeline. “Why? Why are

that someday isn’t today,”

bench and gave

not too far away

elegant gentleman now had his arms domineeringly around Madeline. He leaned down and accurately

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into Ryan’s arms. Seeing him lean down to kiss her, she quickly tilted

you doing, Ryan?!

to have Ryan suddenly reach out and grab the back of Madeline’s head, forcing her

radical contrast to the gentle one he

familiar with the

you know, Eveline? You’re the best

“…”

meaning behind those words, and a sharp glint flared in her

every ounce of strength within her when

of the man’s icy features. He grabbed Ryan’s collar roughly and sent a heavy punch to the side of his face without a second

she’s off-limits!” Jeremy’s tone was bone-chilling and his eyes honed sharply into Ryan like an

lightly wipe off the blood around the corner of his lips. A nonchalant

at an enraged Jeremy.

gave a light

set off an explosion within Jeremy. He then reached out for

glared harder into the

my wife!” Jeremy spat the words out as the frosty aura between his

was at the fact that Madeline was technically still Mrs.

wife. Not to mention that Eveline and

eyes were tinted with the desire

bench, and by the time he

showed no fear or worry at the sight. He merely smiled. It was evident

Madeline quickly ran to his side to hold his hand. “Don’t let your feelings cloud you,

heart began to race

nuzzle against Ryan’s chest. The man’s differently colored irises shone with arrogance as he stared

he should have pulled the trigger long ago, but Madeline’s interference halted

longer whole. Some of his memories were lost and some were blurry. Yet the things Madeline had told him before still

did not want him

how was he supposed to hold back in the face of Ryan’s actions just

Jeremy.” Madeline pulled his

pulled him around, the man turned to take the cake

pulling Madeline into his arms

alone to look up in front of him where a vague light flashed. The man curled

…

mood plummeted as she

she was reminded of the words Ryan said and the fact that he suddenly decided not to go

man stayed silent for a moment before he

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back on his word, isn’t

echoed the words Ryan told Jeremy, “Not to mention that Eveline and I have already

over to the trash can by the road where she threw

find Jeremy already standing in

did not say anything. Instead, he placed a hand on the back of Madeline’s hand to

it won’t change what I feel for you.” He comforted her, understanding what Madeline was worried about. “Let me deal with it, okay? I’ll make

worry. “Don’t go overboard, Jeremy.

understand why Madeline was worried. “I want to be with you for a very long time, silly. I won’t go overboard again, I