“Mommy, what’s wrong?”

“Mommy, you’re crying.”

Madeline heard Karen’s concerned voice as well as the two children’s confused voices.

Yet, Madeline continued to stare ahead blankly. Then, she parted her pale lips. “Why do I have to pay such a heavy price just to love him? Why…”

Karen immediately knew that Madeline was talking about Jeremy.

She started panicking. “Eveline, are you talking about Jeremy? What did Jeremy do?”

Madeline bit her lip and said with tears streaming down her face, “He