Adrian said to Madelyn, "What you saw between Forrest and Kayla that day, nothing actually happened. He just had a high fever and took a cold shower. You happened to stumble upon it and got the wrong idea."

Timothy chimed in, "Exactly. After you kicked him out in the middle of the night, he called us. We even took him to the hospital in the early hours."

Madelyn hadn't known about this, but she remained surprisingly calm upon hearing the explanation.

Kayla clenched her fists and vented her fr