Is this destiny?

Mr. Turner is sitting in his office. He just finished a talk with his friend from police's forensic department.

He remembers fragments of the conversation: "This is not a joke… very potent… dangerous… one drop is enough for hours of hallucinations… arousal… energy boost… expensive… where did you get this?... this is the first time I saw this large quantity… check email for details…"

He listlessly moved toward his PC and opened the email. He saw a document and printed it out. Some chemicals are listed and percentages… words like spectroscopy, liquid chromatography… he does not understand much of it. But he understood from the phone call that Madison had in her purse some drug which can alter mind and body. Where did she get this? Does this really mean that she drugged that boy? He knew that she is obsessed with him, but to this point? He didn't see it coming… and then he went and told Mrs. White that her son is a rapist.

Mr. Turner felt that his whole world is collapsing.

His business is finished. On that day, when he spoke with Mrs. White and Mrs. Hill, number of partners canceled their contracts, and next day it continued. Just as he expected, White corp. cut all ties with him.

He spent last two days on the phone, trying to salvage the situation and get his partners not to abandon him, but even when he offered them better terms, they refused. Of course, no one dares to go against White family.

It took only two days… More than two decades of hard work, and White family ended it in two days.

The only good news is that his finance specialist confirmed that the company has enough resources to provide generous severance packages worth half a year of salary for current employees. Like this, he knows that those people will have six months to find other jobs.

"Hi daddy. Is this a bad time?", Madison's head peeked through the crack of barely open door.

"It's good as any.", Mr. Turner absentmindedly smiled. His brain felt numb.

Madison smiled and entered the office.

Mr. Turner looked at his daughter who took a seat on the chair after giving him a peck on the cheek. "It's rare for you to come to my office. What brings you here?"

"I barely saw you since the wedding, so I wanted to check on you. Is that OK?"

"Sure, it's fine. I'm glad that you came to check on me." Mr. Turner took a deep breath. He does not want to bring this up, fearing what he might find out, but he has to. "Actually, I wanted to talk to you."

"Really? What about?" Madison assumed that there is progress about the case where Aiden assaulted her.

"Can you tell me again everything that you remember about the incident from the wedding which involves Aiden White?"

"Do I have to? You know that those unpleasant memories…"

Mr. Turner had a troubled expression. He was troubled. "I'm sorry sweetie. I just feel that some pieces are missing… like... how did he end up in your room?"

Madison thought for few seconds before speaking. She needs to make sure she repeats exactly how she did last time when she spoke about it. "We were talking and having fun… and I wanted to get my cardigan because it was chilly, and he offered to accompany me, so I don't go alone. And when we entered the room…"

Mr. Turner interrupted her. "Madison. Please, tell me the truth." 

"That is the truth, daddy." There is no way that Madison will tell her father that she lied.

Mr. Turner lost his patience. He is unable to believe that his sweet daughter is looking straight at him and lying. "I want to give you a chance to tell me the truth... Tell me, why did you drug him? Why did you lie that he assaulted you? I really need to understand. Why would you do that?"

Madison panicked. "Why don't you believe me?!"

"Because I saw the surveillance footage of two young men dragging Aiden White to your room. And you unlocked it so that they can get him inside. And I know that you had this with you!" He placed drug analysis report which he printed out earlier in front of her.

Madison looked at the paper. On the top it had a title 'Drug Analysis Report'. At that moment she understood where that brown bottle which Liam gave her went. Her father took it.

"Will you still lie? Or will you tell me, why? Please, tell me that there is a good reason!"

"Daddy, you don't understand…" Madison sniffled few times.

"Madison, honey… I am trying to understand. Explain it to me."

"Ever since high school my heart longs for him. You know that. And I went to see him, but he told me that he does not want anything to do with me. He found someone else. I saw him happy and enjoying… and I lost it. Why would he be happy if I can't?"

No matter how pitiful Madison looked, Mr. Turner was not able to find any compassion in him. He knows that she lied. And she drugged a boy because he found someone else. He was unable to accept that this daughter did something like that.

But he needs to find out more. "Who are the other two boys?"

Madison realized that her father knows a lot. Maybe everything. He already saw a video of Liam and Thomas pulling Aiden into her room and he knows about the drug. Lying further will only put her in a tighter spot… so she told the truth. "Liam Balfew and Thomas Scott."

"From where you got the drug?"

"Liam gave it to me."

"Gave it to you? Why would he do that?"

Madison shrugged. "I don't know. He wanted to help me get Aiden."

"What does he get if you get Aiden? Is he in love in his fiancée?"

"No, he hates her." Madison immediately responded.

Mr. Turner solemnly nodded. "So… Liam used you."

"No, he helped me… he…" Madison paused. She never asked herself why would Liam help her. He was never a person who would help out of the goodness of his heart. Is it possible that he used her?

Mr. Turner saw that Madison is in thoughts. And he is upset that she didn't think about all that before she acted. And she had no idea what the consequences are.

"Do you know that because of your little stunt I'm closing the company? Whites managed to blacklist us, and in only two days I'm out of customers. No one dares to work with me."

Madison's eyes opened in horror when she heard that her father is closing the company. "What are we going to do?"

"You are going to find a job. And me… I am going to cancel all your credit cards. And then I will call my lawyer and create a Last Will which will specify that all my assets are going to charity."

She officially lost Aiden, which means that she will not be Mrs. White. And now her father is denying financial support and inheritance? "No, daddy, no!"

"Yes, Madison. I will not support you going forward. You need to get a job. I thought that you are working on getting one. I didn't realize that you are plotting to drug some kid… and the fact that you picked a kid from White family makes it many folds more serious. I fear that this is not over."

"Daddy, it was Liam. It was his plan." Madison has no problems shifting the blame.

"And you could have said 'no'. But you didn't. You need to shoulder the consequences of your actions… We all do." Mr. Turner's words were final.

"You can't do this!", Madison screamed.

"Yes, I can."

Madison glared at her father for some time before angrily stomping out of his office.

For a long time, Mr. Turner sat in his office, holding his forehead in silence.

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