The Day I Stopped Waiting Was the Day He Started Begging novel Chapter 236

In the back of the car, she spent a long time touching up her makeup.

She hadn't seen Evie in days and missed her terribly, but she was paranoid that the cut on her forehead would scare the little girl, so she carefully arranged her hair to hide it.

Only when she was certain the bandage was completely invisible did she finally walk through the gate.

As soon as she entered, she spotted Evie squatting in the yard, deeply engrossed in counting ants. Dressed in a fluffy pink and white dress, she looked like a soft, sweet marshmallow.

Fiona was standing watch right beside her.

Seeing Madeline, Fiona shot her a worried look.

Madeline offered a subtle shake of her head and walked toward the little girl.

"Evie."

At the sound of her voice, Evie dropped her little twig and bolted toward her.

"Mommy! I missed you! I couldn't see you on the phone."

Madeline knew what she meant. They used to video call multiple times a day, but during her three-day hospital stay, Madeline had strictly kept it to voice calls.

She pulled Evie into a tight hug, her heart aching with guilt. "I'm so sorry, sweetheart. Mommy was just really busy with work. But I promise, we'll go back to video calling every single day, okay?"

"Okay!" Evie agreed sweetly, then grabbed Madeline's hand to pull her down to look at the ants together.

A while later, Evie grew tired. Madeline carried her to the nursery, tucked her in, and gently clicked the door shut before joining Fiona in the living room.

"Thank you for everything these past few days, Fiona."

Fiona shook her head gently, her eyes lingering on Madeline. "How is your injury healing?"

"It's getting better," Madeline replied softly.

Before they could say more, the front door swung open, and Sloane Sutton stormed in, the sharp click of her heels echoing her fury.

"I am so furious!"