The Rewritten Love: A Second Beginning

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Having swallowed two painkillers, Madelyn finally succumbed to sleep. But at the dreaded hour of three in the morning, her forehead was slick with a fine sheen of cold sweat, and her breaths were becoming increasingly labored.

The girl in the bed made a low sound of discomfort. Zach, setting aside his notebook, reached out to touch her forehead and cheek.

“Her temperature has dropped considerably. Seems like the fever’s broken.‘

Rosario, just entering with a tray of water, walked in on this scene.

“Mr. Jardin, let me take care of her. You’ve got work tomorrow. Don’t tire yourself out.”

‘So Mr. Jardin did come after all.‘

She knew that Zach, though he harbored no romantic feelings for Madelyn, deeply cared for

her as if she were his sister.

‘He’s always good to her.‘

“It’s okay. Has she taken the painkillers?”

responded. “Yes, at

can’t overdo

washbasin, wiping the cold sweat from her

taken a half–day leave

at the girl in bed, then back

voice from the bed was weak, raspy. “I want Rosario… Rosario, don’t Madelyn had been awake for a while,

less face him.

go…”

hand. “Okay… I won’t go. I’m not going anywhere. Mr. Jardin, Madelyn needs me. It’s probably best

door. Call me

“Alright, Mr. Jardin.”

leave, his face resumed its customary cold indifference, the

his silhouette disappear through the doorway. It was then that she spoke up softly. “Rosario, you should go rest as well.

you woken up by the pain again?” Rosario wiped away a tear from the corner of her eye, her gaze filled with

“No, I’m much better.”

truly stopped caring for Mr.

moved to the white

than enough. And Zach’s heart isn’t with me, forcing

drunken banter at social gatherings or his sleep–talking, they all centered around Jadie. In their eight years

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