Chapter 669

"Huh?" James hesitated for a moment and looked at his wife. After a brief pause, he nodded. "Okay. Thank you, Made… Madeline." "No trouble at all. I've been meaning to visit you both for a while now," I said, which was true. Charles had given me their contact information and address. I had saved it on my phone, but I had never gotten around to visiting. Looking back, I realized that I hadn't done enough. If I had visited them earlier, they might not have had to go through this ordeal. They wouldn't have waited so long to report it. I drove them home. On the way, they didn't say much, but I could feel Ava's gaze on me. She was probably seeing her daughter through me. I dropped them off at their apartment and, for safety's sake, escorted them to their door. James pointed to the cigarette butts in the corner of the entrance. "Look. These are the ones that person smoked." "Mr. Finnegan, don't touch or move these. Let the police take them as evidence when they arrive," I advised. Jame