Chapter 79

Early next morning. Madeleine was just waking up when the noise outside caught her attention. A bunch of voices filled the air. "We're from St. Shield Academy. This is our Director of Student Affairs, Mr. Dane Price. We're here to check on our student. Heard he's been sick and absent lately." "Yes, that's right. Mr. Beach personally called us." "Mr. Price, you're generous and understanding. We wouldn't want to delay the child's education— we're sincere about this, we'll make sure Chris is well taken care of." "Chris aced his entrance exams and has the top IQ in his grade. A gifted kid like him leaving would be a huge loss." Madeleine propped herself up and leaned over to listen quietly. It had to be Beckett who made that call. Otherwise, there's just no way someone from a fancy private school would show up at their door. "Our Dean, Dr. Henshaw, isn't well and has been transferred." "Yeah, seems she got moved to another campus because of some… incident." Madeleine lowered her eyes and l