However, Madeleine seemed unaffected. After saying her piece, she gently shook her head, correcting, "Oh, it's not that I slept with Howard. It's that he thought I was his true love and slept with me."
When she said this, Madeleine even laughed lightly, as if telling someone else's story. She teasingly reiterated to Ruby Gregory, "I'm just a substitute."
Although Madeleine was laughing, Ruby thought it sounded more like crying. Even though she and Madeleine weren't biological sisters, they were close like sisters. Without any hesitation, Ruby took Madeleine's side and said, "Even so, Howard cannot just hit someone."
