The Rewritten Love: A Second Beginning

Chapter 12

The leisurely evening breeze stirred outside the window, rousing Madelyn from her slumber as it rushed in, bringing with it the sound of hurried footsteps echoing through the hallway. She blinked several times, her eyesight blurry with sleep, noticing that darkness had already swallowed the sky outside her window. With Jadie’s incessant apologies echoing around her, she found her sleepiness vanishing like smoke in the wind. Madelyn stepped barefoot onto the cold floor, making her way to the door, not yet fully aware of what had transpired. Squinting against the dim light, she saw a familiar figure standing at the doorway, which took her by surprise.

“Bro, have you finished your work for the day?” she asked.

Zach had returned an hour before she had fallen asleep, even taking Jadie for a stroll at the mall. But upon returning, Zach had noticed something amiss in their room, specifically the teddy bear—her birthday gift to him.

Jadie stood there, her eyes red-rimmed and pitiful. “Madelyn…” she began.

Zach stepped in front of Jadie, his face a mask of composure, though his narrowed eyes held a hint of frost. “Madelyn, I’m sorry. I accidentally damaged the bear you gifted me. Jadie wasn’t aware. She thought it was something useless and threw it away.”

forward. “It’s partially my fault as

did was quirk an eyebrow, smiling with nonchalance. “Is that so? What a pity, that bear was a

gets the sweets. It was not her fault; if Jadie wept, and Madelyn did not forgive her, it would appear as if Madelyn herself was in the wrong. In her past life, she had detested Jadie—detested how she had ensnared Zach’s heart, detested her weak and tearful demeanor. In this life,

at Madelyn, his expression chilling. He was

birthday this year.

up. “Madelyn, I’m truly sorry. I

mine anyway. Even if it’s lost, there’s no need to apologize to me.” To divert the topic from the

a while. I was about to call

room. When she

Zach and Jadie?” she

left. They said they had already eaten, so they didn’t stay. Oh, and Mr. Jardin left some dessert for you. He asked me to remind you. He

a ruse to appease her. Knowing that Zach and Jadie had left the house, and staring at the cake Zach had purchased, her heart remained strangely steady, devoid of the usual chaos. At that moment, she realized she had finally found closure from her past. She sampled the mousse

around. Sit and eat with me,”

declined. “I’ve eaten earlier, and besides, it’s not appropriate for the

next to her, putting on a pitiful face. “It’s just us in this house. Please, have dinner with me. After all, there’s no one else

return to this house,’ she