The Rewritten Love: A Second Beginning

Chapter 5

After dinner, Madelyn went to bed early. Before drifting off to sleep, she indulged in a comforting cup of hot milk—a habit she had held onto for many years.

Beyond the thin curtains, the night enveloped the surroundings in darkness. A distant headlight cast a faint glow through the window, while the sound of tires rubbing against the road echoed harshly. Zach’s Audi A6, a new car bestowed upon him as a reward by his company, was parked outside.

Stepping out of the car, Zach made his way into the foyer of the living room, placing his car keys on a nearby table. His keen eyes scanned the room, but the familiar figure he sought was nowhere to be found. Once, there used to be a slender silhouette perched on the sofa, engrossed in mundane soap operas. However, the space now sat vacant, with the coffee table immaculate, devoid of its usual assortment of snacks.

Zach’s eyes dimmed a little. Rosario emerged from the kitchen and inquired, “Mr. Jardin, have you had dinner?”

Zach asked, “Where’s Madelyn?”

replied, “She’s not feeling well, so

of weariness etched onto

Mr. Jardin,” Rosario

to the third floor, reaching for the doorknob of Madelyn’s room. However, contrary to his expectations, it didn’t yield. The door was locked from the inside.

Madelyn occupied rooms on the third floor, while Hayson’s resided on the second floor. Ordinarily, the second floor remained off-limits to all. As for the fourth floor, it served as Jadie White’s exclusive living space. Previously, Zach could

the door and

huddled in her bed, deliberately ignoring the sound. She had already been awake when she heard Zach’s car pull up

as long as Madelyn remained here. Zach had escaped from this home

suffered from asthma since childhood, a condition she was born with. The medical facilities in Venturia were only average, prompting Zach to send her abroad for treatment. The reason Zach had approached Madelyn

be Zach’s childhood friend, and the two of them had grown up together in an orphanage. Rumor had it that they had endured

in the Jent residence, he personally brought Jadie back with him. Hayson didn’t object much. It simply meant having an additional person to take care of, and the Jent family

pure and innocent appearance. She was the type that almost all boys in their teenage years liked. She preferred to wear white dresses, had long straight black hair that reached her waist, and her eyes were both innocent and captivating. Even Madelyn couldn’t deny that Jadie surpassed her in attractiveness. She accepted it as normal for