Chapter 8 " It's true . Mrs. Ackrigg's body is in the morgue at Johns Hopkins Hospital . " Sweat poured down the assistant's forehead , his lips trembling uncontrollably . Maria's legs just gave out , and she fainted . Jettson went pale , his eyes hollow . *** 288 Vouchers In the morgue at Johns Hopkins Hospital , there was a figure covered with a white sheet lying quietly in the middle of the room . Henry and Maria rushed over like they were on fire , but stopped right next to the body . After what felt like forever , Maria took a deep breath and slowly pulled back the white sheet .
As soon as she saw Madilynn's face clearly , she let out a scream and crumpled to the floor . She pounded on Henry's chest , crying her heart out , " Our daughter ... How could our Madilynn be gone ? " Madilynn ... What are we going to do now that you're not here anymore ? " Oliver rushed over , clutching Madilynn's hand as he cried out , " Mom , please wake up ! I promise I won't be mean to you anymore , and I don't want Melissa to be my mom . Just wake up , and I'll take any punishment you give me . From now on , I'll always listen to you ! " Mom , please wake up soon , okay ?
" Sobs filled the mortuary one after another . It felt like everyone suddenly started caring about Madilynn overnight . Henry clenched his fists and charged at Jettson , landing a hard punch . " It's all your fault ! If you hadn't left Madilynn in that tunnel , she wouldn't have died ! You killed her ! You need to pay for this ! " Jettson just stood there in shock , not moving an inch . 0.00 % 08:28 Chapter 8 Madilynn's doctor walked in with some papers in hand . 288 ¡ Vouchers " You must be a family member of the deceased ? Here are Madilynn's medical records and info about Melissa .
" A month ago , we found out that Madilynn had end - stage heart failure . We were all so happy when we heard she'd found a matching heart donor . " But then you gave that donor heart to healthy Melissa instead of letting Madilynn have it - she suffered because of that ! " We didn't agree to give the heart to Melissa back then . It was actually Madilynn who decided to give it up , even though she needed it . And it was all because you pressured her ! " Now that she's gone , I'm done talking . You'd better take care of yourselves ! " With that said , the doctor stormed off angrily .
The shocking news made everyone freeze for a moment . Once they all found out the truth , nobody could move . They just stood there in disbelief . Then , the assistant walked in looking pale . " Mr. Ackrigg , you really need to check out these surveillance videos . " As Jettson scrolled through the videos on his phone , his face darkened right away . He saw Melissa setting up Madilynn again and again . He watched Henry and Maria tormenting and abusing Madilynn over and over . Then suddenly , the sound from the video cut off without warning . Jettson felt like his heart had been ripped apart .
It hurt so much he could barely catch his breath . A wave of regret and guilt crashed over him like a tsunami , completely swallowing him whole in an instant He clenched his fists tightly , digging his nails deep into his palms . A cold , menacing glare shot toward Henry and Maria . Just then , Melissa burst in wearing a hospital gown , looking all flustered and sad . " Mom , Dad , I heard Madilynn is dead . Is that true ? " Don't be upset . You still have me . I'll always be here for you from now on .
" 42.53 % 08:28 : 1288 Vouchers Melissa's act of fake kindness sent chills down Ilenry and Maria's spines . They had no idea that the daughter they'd raised since she was little - underneath her sweet and kind surface - was hiding such a fake and cruel side . Chapter 8 93.68 %