Chapter 127

Abigail was stunned. Lucas… did he really just tell her to apologize to Madeleine? "Lucas…" Her voice was hoarse. "Even if Madeleine did something to deserve your anger, that doesn't give you the right to spread rumors about her personal life. Apologize. We're going home," Lucas said firmly. Behind Beckett, Madeleine couldn't take her eyes off him. She was still trying to process what he had just said. Six years. It had been six whole years since the whole fake heiress scandal blew up and she ended up in prison. In all that time, not once had anyone stood up for her. Nobody ever said a single fair word on her behalf. She wasn't good with words and never knew how to explain herself. No matter how hard she tried, the truth always got buried. But Beckett—everything he said hit her right in the heart. It shocked her, but more than that, it moved her. It felt like he voiced all the injustice she had swallowed all these years. And he did it better than she ever could. Her eyes started to bur