Chapter 731

“Your shirt’s a little wrinkled; let me smooth it out for you.” Cecilia made her way down the stairs, straightening out the creases on Zach’s striped pajamas. She then looked toward the kitchen and said, “See you at our usual place tonight. Don’t bail on me, okay?”

Madelyn chose not to react to Cecilia’s words. After washing and drying the pan, she returned it to its spot.

When Cecilia was gone, Giovanna came downstairs, cradling Dalton she had just fed.

“Ms. Jent, Dal’s up,” Giovanna announced. “I get the feeling he’s looking for you whenever he

cries.”

Madelyn dried her hands. “Pass him here,” she said, taking Dalton into her arms. “Did he get his meds?”

“Yes, he did.”

while doing her best to disregard Zach. Seeing this, Giovanna wisely backed away to give them

attempt to keep distance. Yet, in his mind, everything was falling into place: they had a child together, and he believed that this only

had never known before. Madelyn didn’t pull away, not because of Dalton in her arms, but

a dinner party tonight. Will you join me?” Zach

soothe Dalton. “I can’t go,” she said. “If he wakes up and I’m not there, he’ll cry

short while, but within ten minutes, he would be in tears, and he seemed to calm down only

“I’ll ask Kevin to call off the dinner party tonight, so I can stay home with you.”

want Zach to stay, but

caught in that rainstorm last night

at Madelyn. “Who gave you permission to interfere?”

your wife, and technically my sister-in-law. I couldn’t just stand by and do nothing when she’s so sick. I know it’s not my place, but I wanted to help. Next time, I’ll

had been adopted into her family, had

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