---- Chapter 7 He saw the scars. I kept retreating, trying to cover my back, but he had seen the carving. "Mr. Kirk, n-no one did this! Please excuse me!" I ran. Just when he was about to grab me, I opened the door and ran back to the dormitory. I changed into my old set of clothes. If Ted knew I was there, he would surely tell Jason. If Jason found out about it, he would bring Camila over to ruin my life. I was almost in tears. I only had the job for ten days, and I was about to lose it. Ihad not even worked for a month. What would happen to my pay? I bit my lips and thought about looking for Ted since he was the boss. I hoped he would be friendly enough to pay me for the ten days that I worked there. ---- I planned to head back to the top floor to plead with him. Of course, I would have to bump into Camila right at that moment. "Madeline?" She was stunned for a moment. Then, she asked me, "Why are you here?" She sized me up and noticed that I was still in my old clothes. She smiled maliciously and asked, ''You have nowhere to go after leaving Jason, so you thought of finding your next home here at a hotel?" I said nothing as I dug my nails into my palm. She circled around me, tutting. "Madeline, you should have a good look in the mirror. Who the hell do you think you are?" Camila was finally showing her true colors without Jason by her side. ---- Just when I was about to say something, I heard the door open. Camila immediately fell to the ground and cried, " Madeline, please come home with us. It's all my fault. Please don't blame Jason." Jason was the one who opened the door. He immediately saw Camila on the floor and my clenched fists. He ran over to help her up, checking to see if she was injured. Camila forced tears out of her eyes. "Jason, I was just trying to persuade Madeline to come home with us. Don't blame her." She was indirectly saying that I had pushed her on the floor. Jason glared at me. Before I could react, he had slapped me. I was extremely frail, and he was strong. I was struck to the ground by his slap. "Madeline, how dare you?! Camila was just being nice! How could you push her?"