Chapter 1290

“Linnie?”

Jeremy was stunned and elated.

He reached for Madeline instinctively, but he had only taken a step when he realized how much the injury on his calf hurt.

Madeline’s heart lurched the same time Jeremy frowned at the pain.

“Jeremy!”

She ran toward him and wrapped her arms around his waist, hugging the man before he lost his balance and fell.

“Am I dreaming, Linnie?” Jeremy lifted Madeline’s head by her chin, his deep eyes reflecting her enchanting appearance.

Madeline shook her head. “You’re not dreaming, Jeremy. It’s me.”

Jeremy’s knitted brows relaxed. He forgot about Eloise’s presence as his eyes were solely fixed on Madeline.

Staring at her lovingly, he leaned down to capture her lips with a deep kiss.

Stunned, Madeline closed her eyes reflexively and returned his gentle kiss…

Embarrassed, Eloise turned around and walked to the door at the sight.

She looked back again to see Madeline and Jeremy still holding each other intimately before she looked around their surroundings.

“Where’s Sean? Sean should still be downstairs. I’m going to look for Sean,” Eloise muttered to herself before she took the elevator down.

It may have been a cloudy day, but the sun seemed to be shining bright in Jeremy’s heart.

He sat by the bed and held Madeline in his arms.

Despite not having the warm rays of sunshine on his body, his heart swirled with warmth and sweetness.

Madeline was not wearing much and he could see that the wound on her shoulder had not fully recovered. His heart clenched at the sight as he placed a loving peck between her brows.

“Do you hate me for handing you to Ryan, Linnie?”

“I know you did that for me. Why would I hate you for it?” Madeline looked up to meet his gaze. “You, however, how did you get hurt? To the point that you can’t even walk properly anymore. Did Ryan do this to you?”

Jeremy gave a light nod as a solemn look graced his eyes. “Ryan is a terrifying figure. I need to come up with a fool-proof plan and end this for good.”

His eyes then warmed up. “I want to bring you home as soon as possible, Linnie. I want our family to reunite and be together again.”

“We will, Jeremy. We’ll all be together again.” Madeline took his hand, her slender fingers intertwining with his long boney ones as adoration tinted her eyes.

“These past few days have been difficult without you around, Jeremy. But the thought that I’ll be able to see you after all of this gives me the strength to go on. Don’t worry about me, okay? I’ll take good care of myself.”

Jeremy’s heart lurched as remorse filled him at Madeline’s words.

She was his wife, yet he could not protect her as he should.

“I owe you too much, Linnie.”

“You don’t. You owe me nothing. I can feel how much you care and worry about me.” Madeline comforted him. Then, it dawned on her as she turned to look at the door. “Where’s Mom? When did she leave?”

Jeremy could vaguely remember Eloise’s appearance, but he had not paid too much attention to her as his heart and mind were only filled with Madeline.

Jeremy also thought of something that he should tell Madeline. “Linnie, about the day Montgomery Manor caught fire, Mom and Dad, they—”

“I have to find Mom, Jeremy.” Madeline got up and walked toward the door worriedly. “You might not know this, but Mom is no different than a child right now. She doesn’t know anything with her current mental state.”

Jeremy looked at Madeline in disbelief. “How? What happened to Mom?”

“I’ll explain later. Don’t go anywhere. I’ll come back once I find Mom.” Madeline opened the door and was about to step out when she came to a sudden halt.

She stared at the handsome man who had appeared in front of her, her expression changing. Every step she had taken outside was now frantically backtracked, one step after the next…