The Rewritten Love: A Second Beginning

Chapter 857

Madelyn caught her breath. Zach helped her into a fresh skirt before carrying her downstairs to eat. Dalton, his face showing signs of healing, played with his spoon as he sat in a kiddie chair. The maids smiled, watching the couple come down the stairs. After Madelyn took her seat beside Zach, a maid swiftly brought over a bowl of chicken soup. Seeing it, Madelyn’s face showed a hint of displeasure. “You don’t like the soup?” Zach asked.

“It just tastes different from what I’m used to.”

Understanding her, Zach said, “You don’t need to eat it.” He signaled to the maid, “Take it

The maid nodded, replying, “Yes, Mr. Jardin,” and promptly removed the bowl.

Zach then asked, “Ready to dig in?”

away.”

Her father, Hayson, had a saying: “Stay quiet at the dinner table and bedtime.” Because of that, she usually did not chat during meals unless someone spoke to her first. As she ate and then helped clean up Dalton’s

make half

Mrs. Jardin,” the

meal, Zach instinctively reached for

are you always staring? If you want to smoke, just go

“I’ll go have a quick smoke,

Zach went outside to smoke. She did not like the smell of smoke, which was why Zach always went outside to do it. Seeing him smoke made her lose her appetite, so she went upstairs without finishing her

shoveling. Zach’s phone buzzed; he answered it and said, “What’s going on?”