Capítulo 157: Silent Feud (2)

"Does that explain why he treated you so unfairly?" Asked Cassian as his eyes remained on her face, subconsciously monitoring her expression, and Madeline bit the skin in her cheek before nodding slowly, her lashes fluttering lightly at the vague remembrance of Roland's disdain look whenever he saw her.

"I'm not sure," she answered softly. "But that is the only reason that fits the hatred he has for me, save for his wife who I think has her own personal issues with me. Maybe because she was left to take care of someone else's child when she couldn't have one of her own. You know, people will always talk, so I'm guessing that made me an easy target for her to vent all her frustrations and anger on, I can barely remember the worst of days."