At that point, the tears formed in Jeremy's eyes had already blurred his vision.

Through the tears, he saw that Madeline's eyes were also red.

"So the bad girl posing as me was Meredith?" Madeline said her guess out loud.

Jeremy nodded slightly with regret. "I'm sorry, Linnie. I made you suffer."

He embraced her with sincerity, love, and apology.

Madeline broke down and leaned against Jeremy's chest. Hot tears rolled down her cheeks. "So the reason you treated Meredith well was because you thought she was me…”

She pursed her lips that were wet with tears. "Even though it was just a naive and childish thing I said, you took it seriously and kept it as a promise. I’m very happy, really."

Madeline did not blame him for what he did and that made Jeremy feel even worse.

She should blame him. Even if he had gotten the wrong person, he should not have been so cruel to her, and neither should he have deceived himself after meeting her again and falling in love with her.

If he could tu