Madeline Crawford and Jeremy Whitman

Despite Madeline's comfort, Ava still sighed sadly.

She leaned her head on Madeline's shoulder, the corners of her eyes started welling with tears without her knowing as the cold wind blew past her.

"Maddie, I don't think it's important whether two people have feelings for each other or not if they want to end up together."

"How could that be?" Madeline did not understand why Ava said that. "A marriage without feelings is the most painful and saddest thing in the world. You have feelings for Dan. He's such a gentle and considerate person too. I believe he'll make you very happy."

Ava raised the corners of her lips, pulling them into a regretful smile. "Yes, I also believe that Dan is a man who can bring happiness to his wife. However, his wife won't be me."

Upon hearing this, Madeline's expression changed drastically.

She turned her head to look at Ava abruptly. "Ava, what do you mean by that? What happened between you and Dan?"

"He's decided to marry his childhood sweetheart, Naya."

"How did that happen?" Madeline had no idea what was going on.

Ava could not control herself and started sobbing softly, "Maddie, I really envy you. Although Jeremy was blinded by those bad people, leading him to ignore and hurt you, both of you still ended up together in the end."

Ava suddenly said something that was pretty irrational.

"I would rather be hurt by Dan severely too. As long as I can be with him in the end, I'd be willing to bear it."

"Ava, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Madeline took out a handkerchief and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Ava's eyes.

"Aca, so many things have happened to me recently and I never had the time to chat with you or go shopping with you. I don't know what has happened between you and Dan. Why does he want to marry another woman all of a sudden? What's going on? Don't cry now, hush."

As she listened to Madeline's comforting words, Ava started crying even harder.

"Maddie..."

Ava suddenly hugged Madeline and burst into tears.

Madeline quickly comforted her. She understood how Ava was feeling now.

The feeling of loving someone and being unable to have them was like having a fine net wrapped around one's heart. She could still vaguely remember the suffocating breathlessness. Madeline did not ask the reason anymore. Instead, she kept holding Ava to comfort her.

After a long time, Ava's mood eased a lot.

She wiped away her tears and then told Madeline the reason.

"Dan's grandfather fell ill and is in a serious condition. He asked Dan to break up with me and said that he wanted to see Dan marry his childhood sweetheart Naya before he dies." "And Dan agreed?"

"Dan disagreed at first but he had no other choice. "Ava lowered her eyes in despair. "Maybe Dan and I are just not destined to end up together, or maybe, we're just not meant for each other."

"Don't think that way, Ava. I believe Dan will not give you up for this reason and marry a woman he doesn't love. The person he likes is you." Madeline was very sure of Daniel's character. Moreover, no man would be willing to give up his beloved woman. Besides, Daniel had no reason to give up Ava because of her family or character.