The Rewritten Love: A Second Beginning Max Charming

Chapter 391

Kai left after dropping his remark. Zach stared at his departing figure and felt somewhat displeased.

Hearing Kai’s words, Jadie felt unease. “Zach… why were you talking about Madelyn? What happened to her?”

Zach cleared his throat, feeling the pain in his stomach again. He didn’t want anyone to see him in this miserable state.

Back when Madelyn used to be around, he rarely felt this kind of pain. She would go to great lengths to make him drink less. She was practically glued to him all the time. Whether it was during work or social events, even if he had a drink with a potential client, she would scold that potential client to make sure he drank less. Sometimes, her actions even cost him potential clients, and Hayson punished her for it. And for every meal, be it breakfast, lunch, or dinner, she would personally bring it to him.

Since Madelyn stopped pestering him, he always felt like something was missing.

Zach replied, “It’s nothing. Why aren’t you resting at this hour?”

from her. But when

saying, “I had a nightmare and couldn’t sleep, so I came out for a walk.

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head to comfort her. “Go back to your room and

Jadie said as she opened a food container and ladled some pumpkin soup into a bowl. Since it was piping hot, she blew on

her eyes and couldn’t bring himself to

almost three

was tidying up.

interrupted her, “It’s almost dawn. Kevin will take

alone, I’m scared. Can I lie down beside you for a while? Just like when we were kids, you were always there for me no matter what I did.

rooms, and the bed was quite large,

to be,” Zach explained calmly. “You’re older now, and you should understand the differences between men and women. Even in a boyfriend–girlfriend relationship, without being engaged, it’s not appropriate for a man and a woman

I’m just scared and wanted to be with you for a while. Why won’t you even grant me this request? Do you even consider me your girlfriend? Weren’t we in this relationship with the goal

you kiss Madelyn,” she added. “You can do things like that