Chapter 68

Madelyn surveyed the scattered food strewn across the floor, her brow furrowing in confusion. Thoughts raced through her mind, ‘What is he up to now?’ She cast a reproachful glance at Forrest and questioned, “Forrest, what on earth are you doing?” As she crouched down to retrieve the lunchbox from the ground, Forrest kicked it once more, causing it to slip from her grasp.

In a swift motion, Forrest seized Madelyn by the collar, hoisting her up and forcefully pinning her against the wall. His intense gaze locked with hers, his grip tightening around her collar as he angrily exclaimed, “What the hell did you say?”

The jutting corner of the windowsill dug into Madelyn’s back, causing her discomfort, but her impassive stare remained fixed on Forrest. She asked, “What exactly are you trying to say?”

Forrest’s narrow, upturned eyes exuded a bone-chilling coldness, colder than ice itself. He seethed, “Jadie got beaten up because of your damn big mouth. She’s in the hospital now. Didn’t you claim she was your sister? Is this how you treat your siblings, Madelyn Jent? You don’t have the balls to confront me directly. If you have something to say, say it to my face instead of scheming behind my back! If anything happens to Jadie, I swear I’ll break the same damn bones of yours!

presence of others, she believed Forrest would actually strangle her right there. She remained calm, her breathing steady. She had faced much greater storms, the immature Forrest standing before her couldn’t intimidate her

Madelyn grabbed onto his increasingly tightened hand. ”

would never be foolish enough to harm Jadie. They’re family. There’s

flushed crimson, acutely aware of the terrifying hostility emanating from Forrest. “Fo-Forrest… It hurts… You’ve hurt me!

Do you really want to escalate this

subsided, though the coldness remained. Finally,

neck, coughing several times as

protection makes you untouchable! I still have ways to deal with

mind racing, ‘Did he mention Ethan? Does Forrest know Ethan?’ She yearned to confront him and uncover the truth, but given his current state of anger, approaching him now would be akin to walking into a

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