Chapter 1136

Madeline walked in. She was about to go upstairs when she suddenly heard Jeremy’s voice from the bathroom. “I’ve already died once. Do you think I care? Don’t tell me how to do things. Our relationship, if anything, is just business.” Madeline felt her heart clench at the reminder of his ‘death’. Yet what kind of ‘business’ was Jeremy talking about? Madeline turned around and walked toward the bathroom door. Jeremy’s raspy baritone voice sounded. “She’s my limit. Back off or there won’t be a negotiation at all.” Madeline had a subconscious feeling that the person Jeremy was talking about was her. Madeline did not want to eavesdrop on his phone call, but she could not seem to ignore the conversation. Just then, the bathroom door opened. Madeline looked up to meet Jeremy’s bottomless gaze. “Who were you calling, Jeremy? Did something happen?” “Don’t worry about it. It’s just work.” He brushed it off with a faint smile. Yet, the conversation had evidently nothing to do with wor