Madeline looked at him and tears welled up in the corners of her eyes. "Christ? Christ abandoned me the moment he allowed me to be born to a father who denied my mother. If it isn't your father, then whoever it was denied her and has faced no punishment for his sin. My mother said it was him and I believe her because she is the one who was there for me. Christ has done nothing against my father, and he doesn't help me in moving you to believe me when I have no way to prove it to you other than what I was told. It's easy to rely on him when he does nothing but makes you feel better."

She frowned more and wiped at her eyes and immediately stood.

"You'll always find excuses to not believe me and cherish your sinful father. Look me in the eye and tell me truthfully. You don't believe me." Madeline stared at him hard.