Chapter 108

Madeleine had called the cops, and they took the guys in for questioning. It wasn't anything huge—just ended with a formal apology and some compensation after the investigation. But Carl decided to make a big deal out of it. Pretty much everyone in the group chat heard about it. "If you're clean, you don't gotta fear gossip. She's the one sleeping around and now crying foul?" "I swear, my buddy hooked up with Madeleine. She's got a reputation in the circle." "Looking all sweet and innocent—turns out she's just one of those. Tbh, I'd sleep with her too." A few guys were casually chatting and laughing in the smoking area. Gossip like that never really dies—it just goes underground once it's too risky to say out loud. "You? Please. To get with Madeleine, you'd need to be someone's rich kid at least." Madeleine had been standing quietly outside the smoking room for a while, then calmly pushed the door open. "Which one of your friends slept with me? Bring him here. Face me. If no one did, y