Madeline could not deny it now that Jeremey had asked.

“Yes, I guess so.”

“You guess so?”

“I… I was at the nursing station. The bouquet was already on Lillian’s bed when came back.”

Madeline avoided Jeremy’s gaze when she spoke. She knew that she was being untruthful, but she had to lie to him.

It was because she truly could not make someone up out of thin air.

If she had told him that Shirley was here, Jeremy would certainly be angry.

“Could it have been Fabian?” Jeremy guessed.

Madelin