Chapter 187

Never. Seeing that Madeline was turning around to leave, Jeremy pulled the corners of his lips into a ghost of a smile. "Miss Vera, you seem to want to draw a clear line with me?" Madeline turned her head and chuckled. "Mr. Whitman, you and I have always been just passers-by. There’s no need for me to draw a clear line between us." She quickly brought Lily into the car and returned to the apartment. Right after taking a shower, she prepared to coax Lily to sleep when the phone rang again. After looking at it, she saw that the caller was Meredith of all people. Madeline walked to the balcony to answer the phone, and Meredith's voice came from the other end, demanding, "Vera Quinn, where is Jeremy now? He’s with you, isn’t he?!" Madeline laughed in a low voice. "Miss Crawford, why would you come to me to ask if your fiancé is missing? You’re really interesting." "Vera Quinn, you don't have to pretend! Didn’t you undergo plastic surgery to look like Jeremy's ex-wife just so you ca