Chapter 18

I felt touched.

Although I was fostered in this family, Chris' parents treated me with the care and love of my biological parents. They treated me like their own daughter.

I remembered how Chris' brother, Conrad Gildon, joked about how both he and Chris had fallen out of favor since I had arrived in this house.

Lisa was right. I might have broken up with Chris, but it wouldn't be easy for me to break away from the Gildon family.

Taking a deep breath, I pushed the door open. Everyone turned to look at me.

and walked over. "Maddie, you're back. We've been waiting for

Zack,"

nudged him. He took the

pool," I replied. I knew that Derick had probably told

"Call me to come along the next time you

me doing these things, especially without

interacting privately with his

yet, he was out gallivanting with his dead best friend's wife. He had even

answering him, I

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