"Were you expecting my kiss, Mrs. Whitman?"

"..."

"How very unfortunate. Now, I only kiss the woman I love."

A sense of tease could be seen in his smile while his eyes glittered scornfully.

Madeline felt heartbroken, but she replied in a composed manner, "Did you really think that I was anticipating your kiss? I was just going along with your act. Jeremy, all you want is to hear me saying that I love you and am missing you, right? Unfortunately, how much I used to love you has now become how much I hate you. Got it?"

She put on a smile, avoided his gaze, and left the scene.

Stunned, Jeremy left his hand hovering in mid-air. The sparkle in his smile and eyes gradually faded away.

…

Time had passed, and it was already Saturday.

Madeline put on a neat gown. Holding onto Felipe's arm, they both arrived at Jeremy and Yvette’s engagement ceremony.

She thought there would be a huge crowd at Jeremy's engagement ceremony, yet only a few showed up.

Aside from her and Felipe, there wer