The Rewritten Love: A Second Beginning

Chapter 774

Remembering the prescription he had eagerly given to Zach filled Kai with guilt. ‘My action led to Alicia losing her only daughter.’

A past promise he made as a child now weighed heavily on his mind. At eight, standing next to the radiant Alicia and looking at a starry sky, he had said, “If you ever have a daughter, Ms. Wood, I’ll look out for her like a big brother.”

Alicia smiled warmly. “I can see you being a wonderful big brother. And if I’m not around, she had added, her tone more serious, “promise me you’ll take care of her.”

Kai, even as a young boy, had taken the promise to heart. “I promise.”

Yet, thinking of it now, he felt a pang of sorrow. ‘I was supposed to protect her. If Madelyn dies, I’m to blame.’

as Kai, dressed in blue scrubs, went inside. She was not used to seeing him so serious; his usual self

to the living room, feeling hungry. “Margaret, did someone stop by? I

Don’t you recall? She’s on a break and

Lately, she had been forgetting things more

more.

a call from Zach. “She’s upstairs with the

okay.” She filled him in and hung up

it stayed out of the headlines; no newspapers covered the story. Once he finished downstairs, Zach headed to the bedroom. Inside, he found Madelyn asleep, the baby nestled beside her. Feeling the bed shift, Madelyn sensed Zach’s

on this sleeping gown. Make sure you don’t get it dirty,” Madelyn

close. “You look tired. Get

spirits today, having bought gifts for her and the baby. Zach had