The Rewritten Love: A Second Beginning

Chapter 971

Dalton tugged on Madelyn’s sleeve, drawing her attention to him. He had finished his milk and was waving the bottle, indicating he wanted more. Madelyn glanced emotionlessly at Margaret.

Margaret noticed Madelyn’s glance and quickly came over to take Dalton. However, Zach spoke up, “I’ll take him.”

Margaret hesitated briefly before handing Dalton over to Zach. The usually restless Dalton sat quietly on Zach’s lap, content with some snacks given by Margaret to nibble on.

“Let’s eat,” Zach announced, cradling Dalton in one arm while serving fish onto Madelyn’s plate with his other hand.

Zach did not force Madelyn to accept the gift she was reluctant to take. Instead, he pushed it toward her and said, “You can open it later and take a look. Consider it my wedding gift to you.

Madelyn did not acknowledge the gesture, maintaining her silence throughout the meal. After they finished, the photographer for the family portrait arrived. At that moment, Madelyn’s face was preoccupied with red spots.

“Why does it have to be today? Can’t we reschedule?” Madelyn asked.

her face and said, “Nowadays, we have technology to remove those red spots from your face. It’ll only take a few minutes. After

distance from Zach and said, “Let’s

set up the backdrop. After the makeup artist gave her a brief touch-up,

taken before it was over. The photographer handed the finished product to Madelyn and said, “Mrs. Jardin, What do you think of

felt nauseous and rushed to the bathroom to vomit.

bathroom on the first floor. He opened the door and found her crouched beside the toilet, violently throwing up the soup she had just consumed. Zach looked

didn’t

breathed heavily and replied tearfully, “I told

He flushed the toilet and helped her stand. Madelyn, feeling weak, pushed him away and

by Margaret. Just then, the makeup artist, with a smile on

asked, “What for?”

quickly signaled to the makeup artist to be quiet. The makeup artist noticed Margaret’s signal and covered up,