Chapter 336

Madeleine walked out of the bathroom and sat down at the dining table, clearly on edge. Beckett noticed right away that something was off. He reached out to take her hand, but she flinched and pulled away. She stared at him for a while, saying nothing. What if things got worse? How long could Beckett keep pretending everything was okay? She had no control over when her episodes happened. Her emotions, her reactions—none of it was under her control. And all she seemed to do was drag everyone around her down with her. "Maddy… what are you scared of?" Beckett asked softly. He was giving her all the patience he had. But she was still panicked, still afraid… It wasn't fear she could reason her way out of. "Did Alex contact you?" Beckett tried to guess on his own since Maddy wouldn't say anything. Alex had been tied up lately with Mountain Construction and the mess with Crestview's funding, so he hadn't shown up in Pinebrook. But Beckett still couldn't trust that Alex would stay away for goo