Chapter 26

The moment Madeline woke up the next morning, she was on the phone with Cilix. Her anger from the previous day had nearly made her forget the Sanders family issue.

"Did you give any thought to what I asked you last time?"

Cilix was silent on the other end, pausing before finally speaking up. "Madeline, come home. We need to talk this out in person."

"No way. I got lucky last time, not ending up hurt. I may not be so lucky next time."

Silence fell again before Cilix asked, "So, what do you propose?"

"Meet me at my mom's place."

It took a while, but Cilix finally agreed. "Alright."

As she stepped outside, Trevon emerged as well.

Back to his usual stoic self, he spoke up, "The lawyer will have the divorce agreement ready by noon. You don't have to worry about your mom's situation. Grandma took care of it, and the house is still yours."

Madeline looked down. "Just make sure it's written the way I said."

"Madeline!"

Trevon's voice was edged with a warning.

Madeline replied, "I d