The Rewritten Love: A Second Beginning (Madelyn) novel Chapter 355

Madelyn had a hard time holding up Forrest as they left the school.

The Arnold family's driver quickly drove up. Seeing Forrest in Madelyn's arms, he got out of the car right away and helped her get Forrest inside.

"Why are you with him, Ms. Jent?" the driver asked.

Madelyn frowned. "It's a long story. Let's just go home."

"I'm sorry, but Mrs. Arnold said that he can't come to the Arnold residence without permission."

Madelyn remembered that rule and said, "Okay, let's go to my place then."

She put Forrest in the back seat and buckled him up. Then she got in the front and told the driver where to go. They pulled up to a small alley where she used to live, a building without an elevator. Madelyn and the driver helped Forrest up the stairs. She found a key under the flowerpot, opened the door, and turned on the light. The house was surprisingly clean, and looked like someone had been staying there. There was even some half-eaten food on the table, covered with plastic wrap.

'Could he have been staying here?' Madelyn wondered.

They helped Forrest into bed. The driver took Forrest's shoes and socks off and tucked him in with a blanket.

Madelyn looked at Forrest lying on the bed. "I cannot care for him here. Does he have anyone else at home?"

When they returned to the Arnold residence, the driver said, "If Ethan asks about today..."

"Just tell him the truth," Madelyn replied calmly. "If he gets confused, I'll explain it to him."

Now that they were together, she did not want to hide things from Ethan except for that one thing. She promised herself it would never happen again. Even when she married Ethan, she wanted to be honest and true.

Madelyn had old-fashioned ideas about relationships because she grew up in a small town with her grandmother. She taught her that it is important to be loyal to the one you love. She believed that cheating was wrong, no matter who did it. She could not even think of forgiving someone for it, not even once.