Madelyn dabbed some concealer onto the red, swollen area around her lips and avoided the wound. She then put on some lipstick.

'Otherwise, I'll have a hard time explaining the situation again when we get back,' she thought.

Madelyn waited for half an hour before she started feeling impatient.

Finally, Zach emerged from the supermarket exit with two big grocery bags in hand. He placed all of it into the trunk.

Then, he went to the passenger seat. By the time they got home, Jadie was already b