CHAPTER 402: A TIGHT SPOT

"So, how did you get involved in all this?" Maddy adjusted in her seat before answering. "Someone introduced me to them when I was very desperate; my son was ill," she replied, then sighed, suddenly feeling nervous. "I left when I found out what they were really doing, but they said I already knew too much." Her eyes locked on his. "They were going to kill me, but I guess they found out I'd be much more useful alive than dead. Especially when they found out I had a family they could threaten me with." "So, you are a plant?" Something about the way he said it made her wince guiltily. "I was sent here to make sure the whole blackmail thing with your sister goes well." She replied softly. George shook his head as if to clear it. He was both fascinated and confused at the same time. Where was Monroe's place in all this? As if she could read his mind, she said, "Monroe made things easy by coming back home and starting a relationship with Carol. I remember thinking it was such a lucky