Chapter 481

I shot Norman a glare. "Forget it. Your house has so many valuable things, not to mention your paintings. If she takes a rag and wipes one of it…" Norman shuddered. "Never mind, forget I said anything." And so, Madison became an issue that nobody wanted to handle. I rubbed my temples, feeling a headache coming on. Madison walked over timidly and pleaded, "Ms. York, please take me in. If not, my dad will beat me when he comes out." As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves, revealing crisscrossing scars from old injuries. They looked absolutely horrifying. "Fine. You can move into the studio," said Teri reluctantly. "But don't ruin any of the clothes there. If you mess up even one, no one will want you after that." Her last sentence was meant to scare Madison. Delighted, Madison nodded repeatedly. "Okay, I won't mess anything up!" Finally, Camden left with her. "Seriously, why do we keep ending up with all these crazy and foolish people? Ari, you really need to tell Mr. Wood tha