Chapter 170

Hearing Jeremy call her that caused a wave of emotions to wash over Madeline.

She did not think that Jeremy would have rushed to her side and hold her like that.

Madeline looked up and saw the concerned look on Jeremy’s face.

Was he worried about her?

A brief moment of doubt could be seen in Madeline’s eyes as she felt Jeremy hug her tightly. She could even clearly feel the warmth from his chest.

It was the warmth that she used to long for, but today, she no longer craved it.

“Thank you, Mr. Whitman,” Madeline said calmly.

Jeremy sobered up at that, relaxing his hug.

Madeline tidied up her clothes as she shot a meaningful look at Jeremy. “If I’m not mistaken, did you call me Maddie just now? According to your fiancée, you deeply hate your ex-wife. Not only was she constantly clinging to you, she even trapped you and forced you to marry her. If that’s the case, shouldn’t you hate me as well? Why did you help me just now?”

After that, there was an air of silence around them.

It took a while before Jeremy spoke again. He showed Madeline a fake smile as he said, “If you want to know, then get in the car.”

Madeline awkwardly wrinkled her eyebrows before nodding. “Fine. To satisfy my curiosity, I’ll get in your car.”

Not long after she got in his car, Madeline’s phone rang. She looked at the screen and saw that it was Meredith. She was definitely calling to ask about the aromatherapy kit.

Madeline looked at Jeremy who was driving the car as she answered the call, even switching on the speaker. Meredith’s questions could quickly be heard.

“It’s been a few days. Where’s the aromatherapy kit I asked for? What have you been doing after receiving my money?”

The car was already very quiet, and thanks to the speaker, Jeremy could clearly hear what was being said. He was already starting to feel that the voice was familiar when Meredith spoke yet again, “I’m warning you, if you don’t give me the product in three days, I’ll report you to the police for fraud!”

Madeline calmly replied in a low voice, “If you can wait, then wait. If you can’t wait, then don’t bother looking for me. I don’t need your money.”

“You…”

Madeline hung up before Meredith could even say anything else, immediately refunding her payment.

After the car quietened down, Jeremy curiously asked, “Who was that on the phone just now?”

Even though he knew it was Meredith, he still found it strange that Meredith would give such a phone call to Vera. He even heard Meredith mentioning an aromatherapy kit.

Madeline casually smiled. “It’s just an unreasonable customer.”

“Customer? Other than managing the jewelry shop, do you have other businesses as well?” Jeremy looked at Madeline with interest.

Seeing that Jeremy was interested, Madeline let out a mysterious smile. “Mr. Whitman, you’ll find out very quickly.”

Hearing that answer, Jeremy smiled and did not press on.

In Madeline’s eyes, it was quite funny. When had he ever smiled at her when they were together in the past?

‘Jeremy Whitman, you really are living a good life. It seems like my death really was a good thing for you.’

As she was thinking that, Jeremy’s phone started to ring.

Jeremy looked at the screen and ignored it, but the phone kept on ringing. He finally put on his Bluetooth headset in annoyance.

“What is it?” Jeremy asked coldly.

Madeline heard the sharp shrieking voice of a woman on the other end of the call. She thought that the voice was quite familiar, and after listening closely, she realized it was Rose.

“Jeremy, Meredith left a note and went missing. She said she’s exhausted and depressed. She said she’s going to the place where she first met you for some peace and quiet. I really don’t know where you first met her. Hurry and go see if Meredith is really there. Don’t let anything happen to her!”

Madeline could clearly hear the words that were said toward the end.

She had long gotten used to Meredith’s usual tricks.