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There were only rustling sounds in the quiet room. Madison clutched her clothes tightly and asked, “What are you doing?”
“I’m pulling her clothes up.”
Jack’s voice was calm.
But Madison was shivering in fright, even if she knew that Jack was just trying to check if Belle had aborted the child.
“There are stretch marks on her stomach. Normally, the optimal time for abortions is between the first and third month of pregnancy. The baby will already be formed in the fifth to sixth month.
“Stretch marks only start to appear in the later months. Let me double–check if the baby was aborted.”
Madison tensed and asked shakily, “How are you … going to check?”
“Her abdomen has stretch marks but no signs of a cesarean section.
“We just need to check her cervix, but it’s a bit dark here. Can you help me shine a light?”
Madison almost collapsed to the floor in fright. “How do you know?”
She knew these things because she was a medical student. But how did Jack know?
“I’ve learned about dissection, so I know a little. Keep your eyes closed. Just help me shine a light.”
Jack saw that Madison was indecisive. He said in a low voice, “There’s no time to get a forensic expert. We need to do it now before the body gets cremated.
Madison nodded and said, “I know, I …”
She turned over and saw the body. Her stomach became upset, and she started gagging.
Madison had seen the bodies of old deceased people in the family. But those were different compared to this gruesome body.
Even though she didn’t get a clear look at Belle’s face, it was enough to make her gag.
Jack patted her on the back to help her breathe. “Are you okay?”
“I’m sorry,” Madison said apologetically.
“I can understand. People don’t normally see dead bodies, much less decomposed ones.”
“Why aren’t you afraid?”
“I got used to seeing them.” Jack’s voice was calm. There was a distant look in his eyes. “And living humans are more horrifying than the dead ones.”
Madison didn’t know what he had been through.
He only looked a few years older than her, but he was shrouded in mystery.
She knew that he had to have been through a lot of suffering to become like that.
Maybe she wasn’t the only one that was suffering in the world. Madison pushed down the fear in her heart and turned on the flashlight.
“I’ll shine the light for you. Take a look quickly.”
“Okay. Close your eyes and leave the rest to me,” Jack ordered calmly.
Madison quickly closed her eyes to not delay the process.
Jack put his hand on her wrist. His voice came from beside her. “I’m sorry.”
He held her wrist and led her before the body. His hand felt especially warm in the cold room.
Madison heard rustling sounds again. It was probably Jack taking off the body’s pants.
Luckily, the pants from the psychiatric hospital were loose. It didn’t take him much effort to get it off.
Although she couldn’t see, Madison could imagine Jack’s progress in her mind based on the sounds she heard.
She was holding the flashlight high.
“I’m done,” Jack told Madison. “Don’t open your eyes yet. Let me put the body back inside.”
Madison asked impatiently, “How was it?”
“Her cervix is torn horizontally. Normally, the cervix of someone who hasn’t given birth is round, so this confirms that she did give birth to a child.”
“Yes.”
Jack left with Madison. He also paid the funeral expenses for Belle and asked the employees to give her a proper burial.
“She’s finally going to get a proper burial after so long. It was my fault, after all. Maybe she wouldn’t have died so early if not for me.”
Jack shook his head and said, “That may not be the case. I found out that someone had been injecting her with prohibited drugs constantly before her death.
“The drugs messed with her mental state. She didn’t have long to live, even if you didn’t show up.”
“She said someone took her baby. Who could it be? Could it be that her parents took her child overseas?”
“It’s impossible to say for sure now. But we got a lot of leads today. Leave the rest to me. I’ll send you back first.”
“Oh, that’s right. Here’s a phone. You can use this to contact me next time.” Jack handed her a phone that he had taken out of his pocket.
She thought about how easily Hunter could find her phone records. She would be discovered sooner or later if she contacted Jack with her phone.
“Thank you.”
“The best compensation you can give is your help to the people of the island.”
Madison went back to the escape room and left with the boys.
Tom’s face was pale. He looked like he had a good scare.
On the other hand, Jerry looked calm. He was even supporting Tom as they walked out.
“It’s all faked. Were you so scared that you had to jump into the arms of a ghost?”
The image of Tom doing that brought a smile to Madison’s face. “I didn’t expect Tom to be so timid.”
“Ms. Madison, you weren’t there to see. Tom was so scared that he started to sob. It was so funny.”
“Shut up.”
The boys quickly began to fight with each other. The cheery atmosphere washed away the sadness brought on by Belle’s death.
A car stopped by the road. The window was rolled down to reveal Hunter’s cold expression. “Get in the car.”
Madison was surprised. She didn’t expect Hunter to come to fetch her.
Although she had entrusted everything to Jack, she was still nervous when she got in the car.
She felt like Hunter would be able to see through her right away.
After they got in the car, Hunter asked something he had never asked before.
“Did you have fun?”
“It was okay. It was a little scary. Tom was so scared he sobbed.”
Her expression was calm even though her words were cheery.
Hunter calmly withdrew his gaze from her face. He had thought that she would become her old cheerful self if he allowed her to spend time with the boy.
Their relationship wasn’t the only thing that couldn’t go back to the way it was. The same applied to Madison herself.
In the past, when they were sitting together, she would hold his hands and keep talking. It was like her mouth didn’t need rest at all.
Unlike now, she sat properly. Her fingers were holding onto the armrest. Her eyes were looking out the window.
She only spoke up to answer his question. When they didn’t speak, it was as if there was a mountain between them.
No one spoke another word on the ride back home. The atmosphere was suffocating.
Madison could feel Hunter’s gaze on her. Her heart was beating fast. She was wondering if he had found out that she ran off.
After all, he had warned her last night.
He was willing to help develop the island and ensure the living standards on the island were acceptable.
He had only one condition: that she stop seeing Jack.
She had sworn to do that not long ago. She went back on her word the very next day.
She wondered what he was thinking about.
He didn’t speak. His gaze was like a sharp knife that was cutting her up.
Madison sighed in relief when they reached the Williams residence, and he didn’t confront her.
Madison felt a pain in her wrist. Hunter pulled her toward him.
She fell into his embrace. Her palms were pushing against his chest weakly.
She looked up at him in confusion. There was a hint of bewilderment in her eyes.
“What?”
Hunter frowned and said in a low voice, “Madison, I said I’m going to the Daviss for dinner.”
Madison nodded and said, “I know that. Don’t worry. I won’t bother you with calls asking you to come back.”
She recalled how she used to be. She developed severe mental issues due to feelings of anxiety.