Chapter 998

She could not put a finger on what exactly was wrong, but he seemed like he was in pain. He kept asking himself the same question while pacing back and forth. Even his sharp and wise eyes had turned murky.

After a while, he picked up the divorce papers on the floor and tore them into pieces in front of Madeline.

“Linnie, I don’t want to divorce you. You’ll be my wife forever.

“I won’t disturb you and Pudding anymore. I’ll go out and keep watch for you outside.”

“…”

Madeline sat on the bed dumbfoundedly. She looked at Jeremy’s back and could not register what was going on.

After she came back to her senses and cleared her head, she felt heartache spreading all over her body.

She did not know if Jeremy would keep watch at the door the entire night, but she did hear some noises at the door.

Jeremy was pacing back and forth in front of the door as he clenched and unclenched his hand repeatedly.

He wanted to smoke again.

I was as if he could only relieve his frustration by smoking.

If he did not have an ounce of reason left in him, he might have forced Madeline to do something she did not want to.

‘Why is this happening?’

Jeremy was confused.

Before the accident yesterday, he had seen Madeline smiling at him while in a state of confusion.

Just now, Madeline was obviously fighting back, but for some reason, he felt more and more excited.

He even felt that Madeline was just pretending to fight back when she also wanted this.

Jeremy looked at his fingers subconsciously.

Cigarettes.

He finally remembered what was wrong and his vision became clear once again.

…

Lana was taught her lesson after Madeline had humiliated her. She stayed at home for the entire day before she felt better.

She was shocked by Madeline’s domineering strength.

When Lana went to the living room to take a can of beer from the fridge, she heard voices from Yorick’s room. “Alright, I’ll go over right now.”

After he said that, Lana saw Yorick walking out of his room with a grim expression.

She did not avoid him. “Yorick, who were you talking to? Why are you so polite with them?”

Yorick did not answer her and only asked, “Did you cause trouble for Eveline again? Will you only be obedient after I kick you out of the Stygian Johnson Gang?”

Lana could not deny it, but she was unconvinced. “I’ve never been so badly mistreated in my entire life!

Of course, I can’t let this go just like that!”

She was super cocky. “I got everything I wanted ever since I was small, and all of the men I like would kneel in front of me while serving me as their goddess. I will crush and humiliate the women who I don’t like, including Eveline Montgomery!”

Slap!

Yorick slapped Lana across the face. She clutched her face in confusion and saw Yorick warning her fiercely, “Do you seriously think you’re a queen? I won’t be able to defend you if you continue being so unbridled!”

Yorick then went downstairs angrily.

Lana stomped her feet in anger. However, after she thought back to Yorick’s words—‘I won’t be able to defend you’—she felt that something was amiss.

She followed after him and saw Yorick driving away. As such, she got into her car and followed him.

An empty cafe.

After Lana followed him to the cafe, she saw him going upstairs. She could see a person there.

She followed quickly and heard Yorick explaining to that person respectfully, “I’ve taught her a lesson. It won’t happen again.”

Lana knew he was talking about her when she heard that. However, what surprised her was how respectful Yorick was when he was talking to that person.

She was in disbelief, so she lifted her head to see who that man was.