Madeline Crawford and Jeremy Whitman

When Ava heard this, she became worried. “Madeline, Crawford, what on earth are you saying?”

“I’m serious.” Madeline smiled lightly. She looked at the azure ocean in front of her, and the beautiful memories resurfaced in her head once again.

“This is where Jeremy and I pledged our love to each other,” she said before quickly correcting herself, “Or rather, this is where my one-sided love began.”

Ava was stunned. Then, her brain registered what was going on. “So this is the place where you first met each other.”

Madeline nodded and closed her eyes. The sunlight shone down on her round but bony face. “Back then, he told me, ‘Linnie, when we grow up, I’ll take you as my bride’.”

Madline said before slowly reopening her eyes. Subsequently, tears escaped her eyes and silently rolled down her cheeks.

Ava was furious. “All men are liars! Jeremy knew how to lie to girls at such a young age; you even fell into his trap!”

“Yeah, I thought he was sincere. Not only did I think that, but I even thought that he was serious.”

“Maddie, just give up. That man is not worth your love,” Ava advised. She felt sad at the thought of how invested Madeline was in him.

smiled. “Ava, it has been 12 years. I

for him was bone deep. It was

easy for

sacrifice

that, an icy gust of wind howled,

as he’s

ever since she fell

I don’t think I’ll have the chance to give birth

up a shell.

pester him anymore. He should end up happy. I’ll be happy too because

at Madeline. She did not know

at a time like this. How stupid was she? How much did she love that heartless man to make her think that she

with

he saw her, he walked over to her with a worried

concerned about her, but she had not forgotten what Jeremy had said