Chapter 522

Madeleine hung up the phone and just sat there, staring at her screen with a tight grip on it, mind spinning. She honestly didn't know... whether she should help Charlotte or not. "Turn the other cheek," they said—well, then what do you do when someone's already crushed you under theirs? Everything she went through, all the hell, all the darkness—Charlotte caused that. Watching the Merritt sisters tear each other apart kind of sounded like justice. Poetic, even. But now that revenge was actually within reach, it just… felt empty. This kind of ending, it didn't feel like closure. She'd made a promise—if Charlotte helped her get the evidence, she'd keep her alive. Simple as that. Keep her alive. Period. The Merritts were completely done for. No family left. No backing. Charlotte was now officially alone. Jenny was definitely knee-deep in all the shady stuff going on with the Merritts. She did way too much bad not to pay for it. Charlotte was the only one left standing. And living a lonel