The Rewritten Love: A Second Beginning

Chapter 2

In the middle of the night, Madelyn jolted awake from a terrifying nightmare. She sat up abruptly, her forehead drenched in sweat. In an instant, a familiar scent of disinfectant invaded her nostrils, the one she detested above all.

Madelyn paused for a brief moment, questioning herself, ‘Am I not dead? Why am I still alive?’

Just then, a click echoed through the once-dark hospital room, illuminating it with harsh, blinding lights that made it hard for her to open her eyes.

Breaking the silence, a man’s icy voice pierced the air. “Did you have a nightmare?” He strode forward with long steps, approaching her bedside. His tall figure blocked the light, engulfing Madelyn’s petite body completely.

“Z-Zach?” Madelyn looked up. As she caught a glimpse of the man’s face, filled with a profound disgust that seemed to penetrate her very being, her eyes widened, and a look of terror washed over her features. “Stay away!” she thought, ‘Why am I back in the clutches of this devil?’ Instinctively, she recoiled, resisting his presence.

Madelyn’s mind was in chaos. The sight of Zach filled her with overwhelming fear and despair, suffocating her.

Zach’s movement froze. His narrow eyes instantly glazed over with a chilling frost, glaring at her unpleasantly. His handsome face darkened.

“I’ll go get the doctor,” the man’s voice, cold and hoarse, devoid of emotion, carried an intimidating aura.

The man’s departure lifted the oppressive weight in the room. Anxious, Madelyn threw off the covers. Suddenly, a sharp,

and reached for the cellphone on the bedside table. Pressing the buttons, she glanced at the calendar. The moment she

was now the year 2000,

she had resorted to cutting

Jent’s godson

blossomed when she was fifteen. It was during that time when their family’s mastiff suddenly went into a frenzy and attacked her. In that moment of danger, it was Zach who came to her rescue. He shielded her with his own body, his arm firmly clamped in the

echoed in Madelyn’s ears,

felt the warmth

couldn’t forget the sense of security that Zach provided,

handsome, with well-defined eyebrows, sparkling eyes, broad shoulders, a slender waist, and a

a few days prior, it had been Zach’s birthday, and Madelyn had planned to surprise him by becoming a gift herself. She

the early hours of his return, Zach discovered her on the bed and immediately flung her off with disgust. He scolded her for her audacity, unleashing his anger toward her for the first

how diligently Madelyn searched, she couldn’t find any trace

Madelyn contemplated the repercussions of being entangled with Zach,

several doctors rushed into

eyes coldly surveying Madelyn’s pale countenance. He wondered, ‘When Madelyn first woke up and looked

the discharge process tomorrow. Regarding the wound on

faint hint of relief softened the man’s previously stern expression as

left the room after