Chapter 455

I sat back in the car, recalling Vera's words. Her resentment toward Madison and her mother was palpable, but as someone who wasn't directly involved, I didn't know what really happened back then. Still, one thing she said struck me. Some people were inherently malicious, whether rich or poor—it was just a matter of chance. But I wasn't sure if Madison was truly one of those people. I hesitated, then decided to call Logan. For some reason, I suddenly wanted to know where he was. Just as I picked up my phone, the driver in front let out a sharp cry. I looked up in time to see a truck barreling straight toward us. "Ahh!" I screamed as the car flipped. My head slammed into the back of the seat in front of me, and everything went black. ... My ears filled with a cacophony of noises, cutting in and out like a broken signal. In the haze of my mind, these sounds were all I could grasp. I tried to open my eyes, but all I could see was chaotic, scattered light. The searing pain in my h