His Wicked Obsession (Archer and Virginia) novel Chapter 308

Chloe snapped back to reality. Looking horrified, she dropped the picture frame and stumbled down the stairs, reaching out to grab his sleeve.

Archer shifted Toby in his arms and sidestepped her. Caught off guard, she tripped and collapsed onto the rug.

"Archer, I... I didn't mean to..." Huge tears began streaming down Chloe's face.

She thought she looked like a tragic, beautiful mess, but in reality, she just looked unhinged.

"I... I had an episode! My head was so messed up, I couldn't control myself! Every time I think about you not being here with me, I feel like I'm dying..."

Archer looked down at her deranged state, Doctor White's diagnostic report flashing through his mind.

He forced down the white-hot anger in his chest. Instead of helping her up, he pulled out his phone and used his last shred of patience to call Madeline Caldwell.

Half an hour later, Madeline rushed into Bayview Manor.

When she saw the horrific injuries on Toby, absolute shock took over her perfectly maintained features.

"Chloe! Toby is just a little boy! How could you beat him like this?!"

Chloe knelt on the floor, sobbing uncontrollably. "Mom, I genuinely didn't know what I was doing! I was in so much pain! I didn't mean to hit him..."

But this time, Madeline didn't pull her into a comforting hug like she usually did. Instead, she stared at Toby's swollen face and his puffy, terrified eyes, and for the very first time, she unleashed her anger on her precious adopted daughter.

"I don't care how upset you are or if you're having an episode, you cannot take it out on a child! He's only four years old!"

Madeline's voice had lost its usual gentle warmth, replaced by a harsh, scolding edge.

Archer held Toby, who had cried himself to sleep. His tone was perfectly flat, completely devoid of emotion. "I will be sending Toby to my family's estate for the time being."

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