"Ms. Jent, just call me if you need anything," said Margaret.

She thought, 'Oh! I won't be living here alone from now on. That'd be spooky."

Zach lowered his head to eat the food in front of him. When Madelyn passed by, he put down his fork and said, "I'll wait for you to come back tonight."

Madelyn slowly stopped. "It's okay. If you like living here so much, I'll let you have it."

Then, she thought, 'Even if you bring anyone back here in the future, it's none of my business.'

Zach knew where Madelyn was going, but he could not stop her because he did not have the power to compete with the Arnold family now.

George's status in the Arnold family was such that even outsiders had to show him some respect, so Madelyn never expected that George would personally escort her back.

Madelyn had spent nearly a month at home but had not been idle. She had won an award in the painting competition, which was a promising start. Madelyn charged her long-dead phone, turned it on, and found numer