The Day I Stopped Waiting Was the Day He Started Begging novel Chapter 102

Sloane was speechless.

"You actually believe that clickbait garbage from the tabloids?"

"I can't help it, I'm biased when it comes to you."

No matter what, having a friend by her side made even the worst situations feel a little brighter.

Sloane tilted her head, looking at the bandage on Madeline's forehead, and couldn't hold back her frustration.

"That bastard from the Zimmerman family is unbelievable. He broke the law, didn't want to face the consequences, couldn't do anything to York, so he targeted you like an absolute lunatic. What a psycho."

"Thank god the video of him hitting you is everywhere now. I saw the Zimmerman family's stock tanking this morning, and I wanted to give a standing ovation. That's karma for you."

Madeline was confused, feeling like she had missed a lot while being stuck in the hospital for the past two days.

"How did you know it was Tyler Zimmerman?"

She had only recognized the man a split second before the car hit her.

"Maddy, you didn't know?"

Sloane looked at her with a strange expression.

Madeline shook her head and grabbed her phone from the nightstand.

Her entire trending feed was filled with the video of her getting hit by Tyler's car. Her face had been blurred, but Tyler's license plate and identity were prominently displayed.

As a journalist, Madeline could tell at a glance that this was a highly coordinated smear campaign.

"See? Maddy, tell me the truth, did Hunter help you with this? This entire media blitz screams of someone stepping up to fight for you without exposing your identity."

"I thought about it, and Hunter is the only one with the resources and the motive to pull this off. Honestly, he's a hell of a lot better than a certain someone else."

Madeline shook her head, her emotions conflicted.

Was it Hunter?

He had protected her the exact same way when she first ran away from home.

"However..."

Sloane suddenly changed her tone, grabbing Madeline's arm and leaning in conspiratorially.