Chapter 192

Derek POV

That left one obvious suspect, her mother. I had never trusted her either. People like Madison don't just magically become that cruel; they are made to become it. With an equally cynical mother, I can picture how Madison became that way.

Suddenly, it made sense. It explained why she looked so strange and surprised when she saw us yesterday. It would explain the marks on her arm. Someone attacked her. Those bruises didn't seem like something that happened earlier that day. They looked much more recent. Maybe someone else was in that building.

"You are not thinking that..." Luke paused. His horrified expression matched mine. I could tell he thought the same thing.

I jumped off my seat to search for my car key.

"Do you think she would be capable of that?" Luke asked.

"It's 2023. Women are capable of anything," I answered."I'm pretty sure that is only supposed to be used when referring to something good." He answered.

I spotted my key on the opposite side of the room. I needed