Chapter 30

"When will you stop hiding?" Beckett sat by the desk in the study and raised his eyebrow as he asked. Madeleine hid in the corner, listening to the silence outside, and cautiously crawled out from behind the curtain. She applied some ointment on her hand and wanted to put the ointment back. "Thank... thank you." Madeleine lowered her head, and anxiously pulled out a few dozen dollars from her pocket. It was money she got from picking up bottles and selling scrap. "That day... the cupcakes, thank you, Chris really liked them." She smiled at Beckett. Her smile was a little awkward. In her view, Beckett was not a good person, but he was much better than those bad ones. Beckett glanced at the money in her hand and spoke in a deep voice, "keep it. When I'm short of money, I will ask you for it." Madeleine nervously held the money in her hand and quickly bowed her head to put it away. Although it was a joke, her eyes reddened. She hadn't felt kindness for a long time. He was Beckett. How cou