Chapter 1414

“Wasn’t there?” Jeremy asked back with a smile. “You just didn’t know about it, Linnie, but all the men who fancied or tried to pursue you knew very well that you were mine.”

“What? What are you talking about, Jeremy?” Madeline was feeling progressively confused only to see a slight red flush on the man’s handsome features. “Tell me already, Jeremy. Just what did you do behind my back?”

“Cough.” Jeremy cleared his throat to cover up the slight franticness. “I had someone warn the guys who tried to chase after you so that they knew I was watching over you. Everyone kind of knew better than to offend Glendale’s number one bachelor.”

“…”

Madeline was stricken by the news.

She never expected Jeremy to have done something like that behind her back.

Now that she thought about it, she was not surprised at all.

Jeremy was a dominant man. He was now and he was the same back then.

She had merely never dared to think of such things.

During those blooming days, all Madeline knew was that she had a crush on Jeremy but the person Jeremy loved was Meredith.

When in truth, he had fallen in love with her at first sight when she knocked into him.

Seeing the shock on Madeline’s pretty face, Jeremy suddenly felt his heart clench.

“I’m sorry, Linnie. Forgive your husband for being such a deceitful man.” Jeremy’s warm fingertips fell on Madeline’s cheek. “I’m really blessed that not only are you the woman I fell in love with at first glance, but you’re also the little girl I yearned for since the beginning, Linnie.”

He leaned his head down slowly to push his face right before Madeline’s.

Spots of halo were scattered over each other’s faces as their eyes sparkled brightly.

“No matter how time passes, Linnie, you’ll always be the angel I want to protect the most in my heart.”

Madeline smiled sweetly. “What if one day your angel grows old? Would you throw me away then?”

“No matter what you look like, you’ll always be my only love.”

Following his promise, he sealed his lips over Madeline’s.

The sun’s scorching radiance was like the love he had for her, burning hotter by the minute.

He had dreamed of kissing her on the streets on a summer day with no one staring at them. At that moment, he realized that as long as they were together, no matter when or where they were or what they were doing, it would all be worth remembering.

Leaving the school grounds, Jeremy then brought Madeline to walk around in a nearby market.

Dusk was approaching, and Jeremy carried an exhausted Madeline on his back as he walked almost an entire mile before he reached the hotel.

It was exhausting, but Jeremy found himself enjoying it.

The two took a soothing bath back in the room before they got ready to eat in a restaurant. Then, the doorbell suddenly rang.

Neither Madeline nor Jeremy knew anyone here. Madeline went to open the door curiously. However, Jeremy held her back and stood in front of her warily to protect her. “I’ll open it.”