The man’s cold accusations rained down on Madeline, and she felt extremely ironic.

“Weren’t you already aware about it, Mr. Whitman?”

Madeline’s answer enraged Jeremy even more. He lifted her chin angrily as he glared at her with his bottomless, black eyes that were filled with anger.

“So, you went to look for your old flame, hmm?”

‘Old flame? He must be referring to Daniel.’

Daniel had once been Jeremy’s classmate. They were two years older than her and had been her seniors.

When Daniel confessed to Madeline during their graduation ceremony, everyone in school thought that they began dating afterward.

Madeline did not know that Jeremy had believed those rumors as well.

“Madeline, I’m telling you, even if I were to kick you out one day, don’t think that you can run away to other men. I want to see who dares pick up trash I’ve used before!”

Trash.

He was describing her with such words.

Madeline’s heart was hurting. She pushed away the man with force that she did not know she