Chapter 280

Madelyn sat on the bed with empty eyes like a broken doll.

Zach pulled out a black shirt from the closet and tossed it onto the bed. “Take off your clothes and give them a wash. Change the dirty sheets and bed covers together.”

He walked to the doorway, picked up her pair of long white socks from the floor, and hung them on the back of a chair before leaving the room.

Madelyn didn’t stay in his room for long. She dashed into the room she had shared with Jadie. She removed her school uniform and put it in the trash bin. In the shower, she scrubbed herself vigorously, trying to wash away the feeling of his touch from her skin. Her thoughts were haunted by the disturbing scene of what he had subjected her to.

Tears welled up in Madelyn’s eyes as memories of that moment replayed in her thoughts. Though their physical intimacy fell short of intercourse, Zach’s actions had left an everlasting mark-a terrifying experience from which she believed she would

never recover.

‘If he had done it, I don’t think I could bear it,’ Madelyn thought.

her after showering. Instead, she changed into the clothes she

the room, Zach appeared as if nothing had happened. He

trauma

His voice

like repeating himself, and her resistance would not change his mind. Reluctantly, she went over and took a seat.

served the remaining

only the two of them

slowly, enduring his occasional touchy

go to the mall and pick out some clothes. You might get sick wearing such light

hand shook, and a fork slipped from her fingers to the floor. Swiftly, she retrieved it. “I-I’m okay, I have lots of clothes. I’ll go back

and exchanged it for a new one from the kitchen. He added, “What about Rosario, though? I remember she’s been wearing the same coat for three or four

truly consider her family,

an excuse

being just a simple meal, Madelyn took her time, spending half an hour. Surprisingly, Zach didn’t scold her for

slowness.

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