Chapter 98

KIMBERLY'S POV The room chilled, as if smothered. I just stood there, gasping with my heart racing so fast it would have exploded out of my chest — but my face? My face was tranquil. Cool. Because if I let them do anything to stain me, they would. They always did. "I'm going to stand on my words whether you believe me or not," I started in a flat, deadpan tone. I didn't even blink. "Madison hired that driver. She's the one who attempted to kill you." The words lingered there, on the edge of seconds, and for a moment the room was in balance. And then the devilment erupted. “You beast!" My Dad, victor, spat, yanking the blanket off his body as he kicked loose of the hospital bed. His finger explored me like a knife. "You… you have no humanity! No soul! We took you in after you lived in that wretched home and tried our best to make you into a better person from a good background.” I had told myself, my own voice strained and far away. "Yes, Father, you've reminded me every single day of m