Chapter 85

Both men paused, a flicker of surprise crossing their faces.

Madeline emerged from the room with a phone pressed to her ear. "Wait there, I'll be right down."

Her expression darkened upon seeing William.

"Mr. Lewis, with all due respect, what are you doing here? Betraying Tiffany with her best friend wasn't enough? Now you're practically killing her. You and that Brianna really are two of a kind!" She turned to Alex, not wanting to waste any words on William. "Tiffany needs company. I have something urgent to handle."

"Sure, Madam Burton," Alex replied.

Once Madeline left, Alex and William entered the room. The heater hummed, making the room uncomfortably warm.

Vincent had removed his jacket and draped it over a chair. He knelt beside Tiffany with one hand supporting her head as he helped her drink water.

He glanced up at the sound of people coming in. His gaze swept past William without stopping.

William approached Tiffany, his brow furrowed as he took in her pale face. "What happened to her?"

couldn't reach her, so we came by, and thank goodness that we

all night... I can't

someone so young could

Adam's apple bobbed. "Brianna did

police are on their way. They'll get to the

broken heart, but if William sided with Brianna now, it would

ringtone shattered the

caller ID and answered,

you back yet?" Brianna's voice

"I'm

Brianna's tone shifted to panic. "Why are you

come, I wouldn't have known you could even try to freeze someone to death," William replied, his voice

I don't

it to them."

back, but the police were already on the

taking statements and assessing

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