The Rewritten Love: A Second Beginning

Chapter 723

Zach crouched down, holding Madelyn’s chin, and inquired, “And what if it happens again?”

Madelyn’s eyes, red and swollen from tears, seemed to beg for something else. “You can do whatever you want with me, Zach. Just don’t hurt them.”

Zach’s gaze was indifferent. He asked, “Madelyn, what should you call me?”

Swallowing hard, Madelyn’s hoarse voice emerged, “Hubby…”

Zach leaned in to kiss away the tears on Madelyn’s eyelids, his voice softening. “There won’t be a third time, understand?”

Nodding, Madelyn watched as Zach signaled his bodyguard to hand over their baby. Assured that the baby was unharmed, she finally relaxed. In one swift motion, Zach scooped her and their baby into his arms.

Sneering at Ethan, he commanded, “Lock him in the basement. If anyone comes looking, turn them away. Get a doctor to make sure he stays alive.”

wish, sir.”

the bed. With tenderness,

her face numb and eyes listless. Without a word, she walked into

emotions.

the tub’s porcelain surface. “If I’d never met him, none

around herself as Zach entered, catching her eye

Zach joined Madelyn in the tub. Yet even as they became one again, the atmosphere had shifted, becoming fraught

with tension.

said, nibbling on her earlobe, his own breaths ragged. “You’re better than this.”

faint cry, which acted like a catalyst for Zach. For another hour, their tangled relationship played out in that small, steamy space. Finally, Madelyn leaned against the frosted wall,

sight of the outstretched hand in her peripheral

he had been too hard on her earlier. Her behavior was different from usual–she was afraid, petrified even as if he was some predator

lingered between