Chapter 17 Punishment

• She was shocked and furious, of course. Madeline rushed to the men and broke their arms, then she broke two of Phoebe's ribs. Madeline's uncle punished Madeline after that, and she left the residence with her kids despite her cousins' best attempt at dissuasion. Ever since then, she would never leave her kids alone, not even when they were sleeping.
• Even so, Buddy spent a long time after that just to heal from his trauma. He would wake up at midnight and cry out for his mother. He would flail his hands and beg some imaginary entity not to catch him.
• She was heartbroken, and she cried too. She tried her best to provide a complete family for her kids. She wanted them to have a happy childhood, but her kids were always insecure.