Chapter 259

I realized how awful of a daughter I was right then. I only knew my parents died in a car crash but not how or why. Bree's expression shifted slightly, and she held my wrist. "Maddie, didn't I say not to bring it up? It's in the past." "I'm no longer a kid now, Bree. I can take the truth. Tell me, please." I held her hand. Her fingers trembled slightly. "It's all history, Maddie. Why do you wish to bring it up?" I stayed silent briefly before saying, "That's because they're my parents, Bree, my only family in this world." My parents were orphans who grew up at the orphanage. Similarly, I became one when they left me. My words probably pulled at her heartstrings, so it took her a second to recount the incident. "Zack and I did go to the place of accident. By the time we arrived, your mother had passed, while your father was hanging on his last breath. He grabbed Zack's hand and only uttered your name…" Bree choked up, and I could feel my chest tightening. The incident was still