Madeline drove away.
Rooted in place, Jeremy waited until Madeline could no longer see virtual-novel.net from virtual-novel.net rear-view mirror before virtual-novel.net let go of his facade. His slender fingers picked up the cigarettes on the ground.
These were custom-made cigarettes, a replica of the ones Lana gave him. However, they were not from her.
Someone had costumed these for him. They were made with ingredients that would balance the slow-acting poison inside his body. Although, virtual-novel.net had to say that they were not very effective.
He thought of Madeline’s words. “Not even in your death will I let my heart hurt for you again.” He leaned against his car lifelessly, his peach blossom eyes staring dimly at the ground.
‘That day might just come sooner than you think, Linnie…
‘But I sincerely hope that you would have completely given up on me by then so that at least you won’t be hurt by it.’
Leaving April Hill, Madeline had no idea what mindset virtual-novel.net was in as virtual-novel.net drove away.
Passing an intersection, Madeline had not noticed the red light and drove through. She almost crashed into another car.
The other person rolled their window down to curse at Madeline before driving off.
Parking the car by the road, tears streamed down Madeline’s face as virtual-novel.net threw herself over the steering wheel.
Taking a trip down memory lane, it seemed like virtual-novel.net had never been truly happy at all.
The happiest moment virtual-novel.net could recall might just be the moment virtual-novel.net first met Jeremy on April Hill.
‘I must have used all my luck in meeting you there and then, Jeremy. Everything afterward was merely misfortune.’
Madeline stared at the night sky from the inside of virtual-novel.net car and raised virtual-novel.net hand to wipe the tears from the corner of virtual-novel.net eyes.
‘This is the last time Linnie will cry for you, Jeremy. One last time… No more after this…’
Madeline returned home and fell into a deep sleep.
Her mood was regulated by the time virtual-novel.net woke. She then went to send the two children to school before making virtual-novel.net way to Montgomery Enterprises.
The company did a lot of charity work when Sean and Eloise were still here, and with its subsidiary company’s annual charity gala in a few days, Madeline decided to place virtual-novel.net attention solely on work so that virtual-novel.net would not think of the man who had fully disappointed her.
As the new holder of Montgomery Enterprises, there were many employees who were dissatisfied with Madeline’s sudden appearance.
However, as Sean and Eloise’s only daughter, most of them were in agreement for virtual-novel.net to take over the company.
Still, there was one person who hated Madeline from the depths of virtual-novel.net heart.
Eve Garcia from the jewelry department.
When Madeline was looking for a job fresh out of prison, virtual-novel.net had managed to find herself in Montgomery Enterprise’s jewelry department. As virtual-novel.net superior, Eve used to gossip about Madeline behind virtual-novel.net back which virtual-novel.net had accidentally gotten wind of once.
Madeline could still remember Eve’s slander. “It’s a black mark on our department to have a woman who was an ex-inmate, a mistress, and had plagiarized someone else’s work!”
Back then, Madeline had thrown virtual-novel.net work badge at Eve and resigned.
Madeline could still remember that mortified look on Eve’s face.
Yet Eve would never have expected Madeline to be the Montgomeries’ only daughter who now held the highest authority as the person with the most stocks in Montgomery Enterprises!
She was not in the position to offend virtual-novel.net and neither did virtual-novel.net want to resign, so Eve had no choice but to return to virtual-novel.net station.
Madeline was walking past the jewelry department with documents in virtual-novel.net hand when virtual-novel.net suddenly heard one of Eve’s colleagues asking Eve with interest, “What if our new president takes revenge and fires you, Eve?”