Madeline Crawford and Jeremy Whitman
Chapter 243

Chapter 243

After he heard what was said from the other end of the phone, Jeremy tightened his grip on it.

Upon hanging up, he opened the app on his phone and saw the latest email he received. His pupils constricted as his finger lingered above the screen, but he did not tap the screen. Honk, honk!

The cars behind them started honking as the light had already turned green.

"Are you alright, Mr. Whitman?" Madeline looked at him curiously.

Jeremy pressed down on the lock key and tossed his phone to one side. "I'm fine."

He pressed down on the accelerator. His deep eyes looked at Madeline intensely before he looked back to the road ahead.

Madeline wanted to know more about Jackson, so that was why she got into the car. However, after that phone call, the air inside the car became tense and horrifyingly quiet. After the car stopped in front of the kindergarten, Madeline picked Lillian up but she did not run into Jackson. The teacher told her someone had already taken Jackson away. Madeline felt dispirited when she did not get to see Jackson.

However, she was also worried if Jackson was taken away by Meredith. Would Meredith do something heinous to that child again?

Jeremy stood at one side as he looked at the mother-daughter duo walking into the nightfall. He pressed his lips together.

There were a million expectations in his head but that was also the reason why he refused to look at the email. He was afraid that he would see something he did not want to see.

No matter what outrageous thing happened three years ago, he would be able to accept it. At this moment, he wished the woman in front of him was her.

Jeremy thought about that as he looked at Madeline. Suddenly, a car stopped in front of him.

Felipe walked out of the car and made his way over to Madeline. He picked up Lillian who was standing next to her. After conversing for a while, Felipe walked in front of Jeremy and smiled at him. "Jeremy, thank you for driving Vera over to pick up Lillian."

Jeremy looked at him with a piercing gaze. "No need to thank me. I only did this to get closer to her."

His answer was frank and there was a hint of willfulness as well as brashness in it.

Felipe smiled lightly after he heard that. "So, you're still suspecting that Vera is Maddie?"

"Is she not?" Jeremy looked into Felipe's eyes and probed.

He hoped to replace some flaws from Felipe's eyes, but there were none.

Felipe smiled calmly. "Vera isn't Maddie, of course. Maddie has already left this world. You should know this. Even if she's still alive, why would she stay with me if she loves you so much? Vera even gave birth to a daughter for me."

Jeremy felt his heart ache when he heard Felipe saying that.

Felipe was saying that with such a calm tone, but Jeremy felt like he was boasting. He was boasting to him that he owned her now.

He was still unable to prove that Vera was indeed Madeline.

"Vera and I will get married soon. I'll go back to the manor to announce this after a few days."

Felipe walked to Madeline who was waiting by the car after he said that.

"Vera, let's go home."

"Okay." Madeline nodded. She leaned against Felipe's body intimately.

She turned around and said goodbye to Jeremy casually before getting into the car.

In a blink of an eye, her body and smile disappeared from his vision.

Madeline let out a sigh of relief inside the car. "He's indeed suspecting me again."

"You two have the same face, after all. It's difficult not to make anyone suspicious, especially Jeremy. He's more observant than the average person." Felipe held Madeline's hand after he said that. His warm smile and gaze caressed her worried face like a spring breeze. “Don't worry. I've arranged for everything. He won't suspect anything after a few days."

Madeline felt slightly at ease after she heard Felipe's promise.

He was her light and safe harbor when she was in despair and met with trouble.

Madeline knew she could never repay him. She had heard him earlier as well. If Felipe wanted to marry her, she would not reject him.