Hannah looked at Madeline who approached her, and after a brief pause, she cried even harder now.
Madeline knelt slowly. “Don’t cry.“
Through Hannah’s misty and teary eyes, she saw a clean handkerchief appearing in front of her.
“Wipe your tears. Stop crying.“ Madeline comforted, “If someone who cares about you knows that you’re crying so hard now, they will definitely feel distressed.“
Upon hearing Madeline’s words, Hannah laughed self-mockingly and spoke slowly.
“I’ve been the apple of my family’s eyes since I was a child, and my parents regarded me as their treasure. Gradually, I became very proud and complacent. I went to Gray Manor to be a maid not because I wanted to be a maid, but to prove myself.“
As Hannah said that, she cried even harder.
Madeline squatted in front of Hannah, quietly and patiently listening to Hannah talk about the dissatisfaction and depression in her heart.
“Soon after that, I was able to prove myself because only exceptional girls could work as maids in Gray Manor. After being validated, I became more and more complacent.“
“So, when you met Jeremy, you were confident that he would have a good impression of you, but things didn’t go as you expected.“
Madeline stated what was in Hannah’s heart.
Hannah felt even more embarrassed; her pale face gradually showed a look of shame.
Somewhat annoyed, she clenched her fists. It was as if she resented what she had done all this time.
“Eveline, “ Hannah called Madeline’s name, lifted her eyes that had turned red from crying to look at Madeline. “Eveline, why did you save me?“
“Why do you ask such a silly question?“ Jeremy asked in a low voice. “No normal person would watch a life die in front of them and do nothing.“
“Eveline, you’re right. I should feel lucky.“ Hannah looked at Madeline. At this moment, there was no hatred that she previously had in her eyes. After she said that, she looked at Jeremy shamefully.
“Mr. Whitman, you probably despise me, don’t you? I kept thinking that you’ll like me, and I thought something happened between us, but actually, nothing happened.“
The more Hannah said that, the more she felt ashamed to look at Jeremy. “I am so sorry, Mr. Whitman.“
“You don’t need to overthink. I never had any feelings for you, and I never liked you. Plus, I won’t waste my emotions to hate you.“
Jeremy’s eyes looked sharp and overbearing. “You should instead apologize to my wife.“
When Hannah heard that, she was stunned. She looked at Madeline, but after a long time, she did not apologize.
Madeline did not expect her to apologize anyway. When she saw that Hannah had already calmed down, she stood up.
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