Chapter 1344

Jeremy did not call out to Madeline as Jeremy was worried that he would alert Ryan of his whereabouts.

Ryan did not notice that Jeremy was approaching. He opened the car door and ordered Madeline to get in, “Get in the car. I’ll take you to see your Jeremy.”

Madeline glanced at Ryan questioningly and frowned before turning around reluctantly.

However, the moment she was about to get in the car, Madeline caught Jeremy speeding over from the corner of her eyes.

She turned her head to look as a surprised smile suddenly appeared on her face.

Jeremy also noticed that Madeline had spotted him. He wanted to tell Madeline to pretend that she had not seen him to avoid being discovered by Ryan, but Madeline was quicker and shouted at him like it was the more natural thing to do.

“Jeremy!”

Madeline tugged her lips into a smile and called out to Jeremy. At the same time, she tried to run toward him.

Eventually, Ryan realized that Jeremy had already discovered his whereabouts. Seeing that Madeline was trying to run toward Jeremy, he quickly grabbed Madeline and pulled her to him.

Jeremy wanted to stop him, but he was a distance away, after all. As such, he could only watch as Madeline was restrained by Ryan.

“Ryan, let go of Linnie!”

“Don’t say such naive things. I came especially for her, so do you think I’ll let her go?”

Ryan raised his dark gaze as a chuckle appeared on the corners of his mouth.

However, perhaps it was because of his injury, so Ryan did not look very good. He appeared to be enduring the discomfort this entire time.

“Jeremy, I know that me hiding now is just a struggle before being caught, but let me tell you, I’ll make you feel the pain of losing the love of your life before they catch me.”

After Ryan said that, he stuffed Madeline into the car with brute force before immediately getting into the car and ordering the driver, “Start driving!”

“Linnie!” Jeremy rushed over and saw Madeline under Ryan’s control as she patted the window of the car vigorously. It seemed as if she was saying something to him with a panicked expression. Judging from her lip movements, Madeline was calling out Jeremy’s name the entire time.

Jeremy knitted his eyebrows and quickly hailed a cab from the side of the road to follow them.

Ryan, who was sitting in the car, glanced at the back. After knowing that Jeremy was following him, curled the corners of his lips into a shadow of a smile. Then, he turned his gaze to Madeline’s uneasy face. His stern gaze suddenly became much softer.

“Eveline, I won’t hurt you as long as you’re obedient.”

Madeline looked at Ryan in fear and shrank toward the window to try to stretch out the distance between her and Ryan as much as possible.

Ryan did not mind. He glanced at the car following him again and ordered the driver, “Speed up. The money will be yours after we reach the destination.”

He threw a thick pile of dollar bills to the passenger seat. The driver’s eyes lit up as he immediately slammed on the accelerator. He even ran a red light.

Ryan smiled in satisfaction when he saw the car behind farther and farther behind.

He wound down his tense emotions and leaned in the car seat in exhaustion.

The gunshot wound on his shoulder that had not been properly treated was extremely painful, but he could only endure it.

He looked sideways at the terrified Madeline and a wicked smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

After turning and swerving around, the car finally stopped at the door of a villa that looked very dilapidated.

Ryan forcibly pulled Madeline inside. As soon as he entered the room, he pushed Madeline against the wall. His dark eyes stared straight at Madeline aggressively.

His complexion looked bad since the wound was now inflamed and he was in debilitating pain.

He also knew that he would be arrested in a short time.

He knew very well that he was weak and at a disadvantage now, so he could no longer contend with Jeremy. Now, the only thing he could win was Madeline—the woman who was driven half insane by him.

Madeline was disgusted when she was held by Ryan against the wall, but she was more afraid of him.

She had forgotten many things, but she did not forget Ryan’s cruel and terrifying methods.

When she was looking at Ryan’s ominous eyes now, she felt cold all over.

It was also because of this fear that she gained some strength and she pushed Ryan away before bolting toward the door. However, Ryan was quick and grabbed Madeline’s arm to pull her to the living room.

“Let go of me, you b*stard!” Madeline struggled out of Ryan’s hand. However, due to inertia, she fell backward and accidentally fell to the ground.

Just when Madeline was about to get up, Ryan quickly walked to her, crouched down, and grabbed Madeline’s foot with the palm of his hand. Then, he pulled Madeline to his front with brute force.

In the next second, he leaned over and brought his crimson eyes close to Madeline’s eyes. A smirk then appeared on his lips, looking as if he was bound to win.

“Eveline, do you know that you’re my only chance of winning? Don’t blame me, blame yourself for falling in love with Jeremy.”