Chapter 839

Madeline was not prepared at all, and her nose touched the man’s sturdy chest.

She widened her eyes and looked at the handsome man showering in front of her in dumbfoundedness. At that moment, she felt the heat rising at the tip of her nose.

Water drops were falling from her head, blurring her vision. She wanted to lift her hand to wipe away the droplets on her eyelashes. However, Jeremy grabbed her wrist all of a sudden. Then, he used his right hand that was attached to the rope to hold her head. In an instant, he planted a kiss on her lips domineeringly.

Madeline was shocked. She only remembered to push him away when her entire body was soaked.

However, when she touched his naked flesh, she could feel her fingertips burning.

She was worried that the man would lose his reason, so she tried to pull his wrist away forcefully.

However, her resistance only elicited his lust for dominance.

Madeline had no choice but to bite him.

Jeremy frowned and stopped what he was doing.

He opened his eyes that were reddened by the water. When he saw Madeline looking at him angrily, he scoffed. “You weren’t like this before. Back then, you only had me in your heart.

“Eveline, I’ve lived in your heart for so many years. Are you going to evict me just like this?”

His cheeky and deep voice glided into her ears while his wet hands lifted her face that was covered with water droplets. Then, he forced her to look into his eyes.

“Eveline, tell me you still love me and tell me you still have me in your heart.”

His red eyes were shining with strong anticipation.

Madeline clenched her fists, her tone sounding calm.

“Jeremy, let me go. You should go back to Glendale.”

This was not the answer the man was looking for. His eyes went cold as he pressed Madeline against the wall to kiss her again.

Madeline grabbed the man’s arm when she felt the man getting more and more possessive. “Jeremy, no. You can’t—”

“Why not? Hmm? You’ve never rejected me before and even if you didn’t want to, you’d still obey me.

Is it because you’re in love with Felipe, the man who saved your life, that you hate me so much now?”

He sounded jealous. Then, he placed his handsome face next to hers. There was a look of endless passion and remorse in his eyes.

“Eveline, do you know how hurt I was when you were gasping for your last breath in my arms back then? I felt as if all light had gone out from my world and everything in front of me was black. I wanted so badly to exchange my life for yours.

“However, I didn’t know magic, so I could only watch as you lay on the operating table with your eyes closed forever.

“In those three years of your passing, I couldn’t sleep a wink. I missed you so much that it took over my life. Whenever I thought about what I had done to you, I felt such debilitating pain.

“When you came back to my world as Vera Quinn, I was hoping that it was you. I’d endure all the hatred and revenge you have for me as long as you were still alive.”

He looked at her with pain in his eyes. His Adam’s apple also bobbed lightly as he sobbed. Then, tears started to well in his eyes.

“Linnie, you can hit me, yell at me, and resent me, but please don’t stop loving me, okay?”

Madeline was wearing an icy mask this entire time. When she heard him telling her how he truly felt while looking into his tearful eyes, she felt her heart aching. Gradually, the coldness in her eyes started to go away.

However, when she was about to say something, she saw red from the corner of her eyes.

Madeline finally realized that Jeremy’s arm was wrapped in a bandage and she had just pulled on it forcefully. Now, the gauze was soaked and blood had also started to seep out.

He was indeed injured.

“Jeremy, your arm—”

“I don’t care about this kind of flesh wound. Linnie, the place that’s hurting right now is here.”

He held Madeline’s hand and placed it where his heart was.

Madeline’s fingers trembled as she felt his strong heartbeat. Then, her face started to heat up from the steam of the water.

Jeremy saw the changes in Madeline’s expression. Then, he leaned down and pecked her on the corner of her lips.