Chapter 475

A familiar, dull pain tugged at my heart. My voice came out unnaturally. "Logan, I'm not accusing anyone unjustly." He had every reason to say that because one moment, I said I had found it, and the next, I contradicted myself. It left things in confusion, making it impossible to make sense of what I was doing. No one knew what I was really up to—except me. I was testing Madison's reactions. One reaction wasn't enough, but if I tested her several times, I'd be able to see her true feelings. Sure enough, just as I thought, while I played my word games, I successfully confused her. She was so focused on looking for flaws in my words that I managed to irritate her with my repeated phrasing. Such a response couldn't fool anyone, just like when Jocelyn would deliberately leave openings while provoking me, trying to trigger my emotions and trap me in her verbal snare. Now, I could say with complete certainty that Madison took the brooch. Logan's cold, piercing gaze stayed fixed on me