The Day I Stopped Waiting Was the Day He Started Begging novel Chapter 191

Madeline's words took Seraphina completely by surprise, causing her to stagger back a few steps in utter disbelief.

"Madeline, I can understand if you two had a little private disagreement, but you can't just throw around accusations like that."

"If I were making things up, I'd be the one sitting in a holding cell right now."

"Yesterday, at The Grand Jewelry Showcase, I was standing by the pool when she shoved me in."

"If someone hadn't found me in time, I probably would have drowned."

Madeline stared at Seraphina, her gaze filled with nothing but an endless, icy indifference.

"I already pulled the security footage. I was planning to hand it straight to the police, but I didn't expect someone else to beat me to it."

"That... that's impossible. I watched Felicity grow up. She's always been such a kindhearted girl, how could she do something like that?"

The more Seraphina thought about it, the more it didn't add up.

In her memory, Felicity had always been sweet and sensible.

"Maybe it was just an accident."

"If that's what you want to believe, then go right ahead."

"But I'm making my stance perfectly clear. I absolutely will not accept any out-of-court settlement."

Seraphina had originally come here specifically to smooth things over, but Madeline's blunt words completely derailed her train of thought.

Recovering her composure, she softened her tone.

"Madeline, I completely understand why you're angry."

"But if this situation with Felicity blows out of proportion, it won't be good for either of you."

"She was taken away last night and has already spent an entire night at the precinct, so surely your anger has faded a bit by now."

"You've always been such a smart, sensible girl who knows exactly where to draw the line..."

Madeline let out a dry, humorless laugh.

She didn't even know whether she should feel envious or pathetic.

Envious that Felicity was favored so unconditionally by an adoptive mother with whom she didn't even share a drop of blood.

Or feeling pathetic for herself, watching someone else have a mother willing to cover for them no matter how outrageously they messed up.