Chapter 2: The Son Who Was Afraid of His Own Mother
Chapter 2: The Son Who Was Afraid of His Own Mother
Madeline dropped to her knees.
“Liam...”
Her voice broke.
“It’s Mommy.”
But Liam didn’t run toward her.
He crawled backward.
Away from her.
Like she was dangerous.
Madeline felt like someone had stabbed her.
Her own son was afraid of her.
Jeffrey crossed his arms.
“He’s been difficult since you left.”
Madeline slowly looked up.
“Since I left?”
Her voice was calm.
Too calm.
“You mean since I trusted you to take care of him?”
Noelle sighed.
“You’re making this dramatic.”
Madeline stared at her.
“My son is living under a table.”
Noelle shrugged.
“Some children are just weak.”
Those words almost made Madeline lose control.
But she remembered the phone recording.
She needed proof.
Not anger.
Proof.
That night, she quietly watched everything.
She discovered Liam ate alone.
Slept in a small room near the garage.
And was never allowed upstairs when guests visited.
Meanwhile, Austin slept in the master bedroom.
The same room where Liam used to sleep beside her.
Then Madeline found something worse.
A hidden notebook.
Written by a nanny who had quit three months earlier.
The first sentence made her hands shake.
"I cannot continue watching them hurt this child."
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The next page contained a confession...
And Jeffrey’s signature.
