The Day I Stopped Waiting Was the Day He Started Begging novel Chapter 116

"The Channing Family buried the story completely, so no one outside their circle knows. What actually happened that night?"

Piper knew their time was short, and these details were the key to whether Madeline could save her.

She laid it all out.

"Our marriage was purely a business transaction. We never shared a bed."

"But that night, I accidentally overheard him on the phone, making plans with a friend to abuse a teenage girl."

"I couldn't just walk away, so I confronted him. Charles lost his mind and tried to assault me."

"I had already endured years of his family treating me like absolute garbage."

"So I fought back and accidentally injured him. The next thing I knew, his family called the cops and accused me of attempted murder."

"They even handed over a heavily edited audio recording of an old argument we had to claim it was premeditated."

Recalling the nightmare, Piper shook with pure rage, her bloodshot eyes wide with horror.

"Maddy, I wish I really had killed him."

"He's a monster! If he was just sleeping around with consenting adults, I wouldn't have cared. But he was plotting to prey on young girls!"

"The most pathetic part is that no one believes me. And I have zero proof."

A fierce resolve sparked in her dull eyes.

"But I won't back down. I believe that karma comes for everyone. Once I'm out of this vile marriage, I know I can build a good life."

"Maddy, I'm going to get out of here, right?"

Seeing the desperation in her friend's eyes, Madeline nodded firmly.

"Yes, you're getting out. And the second you step through those doors, you're starting over."

She squeezed Piper's hands, trying to channel whatever small comfort she could.

"Piper, life has dealt us a terrible hand. But hitting rock bottom just means there's nowhere to go but up."