The Rewritten Love: A Second Beginning Max Charming

Chapter 774

Remembering the prescription he had eagerly given to Zach filled Kai with guilt. ‘My action led to Alicia losing her only daughter.’

A past promise he made as a child now weighed heavily on his mind. At eight, standing next to the radiant Alicia and looking at a starry sky, he had said, “If you ever have a daughter, Ms. Wood, I’ll look out for her like a big brother.”

Alicia smiled warmly. “I can see you being a wonderful big brother. And if I’m not around, she had added, her tone more serious, “promise me you’ll take care of her.”

Kai, even as a young boy, had taken the promise to heart. “I promise.”

Yet, thinking of it now, he felt a pang of sorrow. ‘I was supposed to protect her. If Madelyn dies, I’m to blame.’

waited outside the operating room, watching as Kai, dressed in blue scrubs, went inside. She was not used to seeing him so serious;

nap, Madelyn came down to the living room, feeling hungry. “Margaret, did someone

Jent, that was not Margaret you heard. Don’t you recall? She’s on a break and won’t

she

more.

lunch, the maid got a call from Zach. “She’s upstairs with the baby. She

okay.” She filled him in and hung up hurriedly to

of the headlines; no newspapers covered the story. Once he finished downstairs, Zach headed to the bedroom. Inside, he found Madelyn asleep, the baby nestled beside her. Feeling the bed shift, Madelyn sensed Zach’s presence. A gentle arm rested on her, bringing with it a hint of

gown. Make sure you don’t get

pulled her close. “You look tired. Get