Chapter 534

Two hours later, I found out that Chris had been in a car accident. Conrad was the one who called me. "Madeline, Chris was in a crash. He's in the emergency room. Can you get here?" Conrad sounded really worried. My hand started shaking as I thought about our last fight, and my phone slipped right out of my grip. "Maddie, what happened? Are you okay?" Conrad asked after hearing the thud. Lisa, who was cooking in the kitchen, rushed over as soon as she heard the noise. Conrad's voice came through from the phone. "Maddie, don't get the wrong idea. I'm not asking you to give Chris a blood transfusion. I just… I just thought you'd want to come over because…" He hesitated. "He was calling your name when they put him in the ambulance." Lisa glanced at the phone and then at me. Without a word, she picked it up and answered for me. "Chris has nothing to do with Madeline anymore. You don't need to tell her this." Conrad went quiet upon hearing this. Lisa hung up, sat beside me, and wra