Chapter 1036 You’re the Girl I Love Most (12)

• Chadwick Fullner never imagined his small, thoughtless move would help Madison Sawyer dodge a bullet—though only for now. Regal Peaks and her dad’s condition were already set in stone. Sooner or later, she’d have to face it.
• Inside the ward, Kate Penrose was still coaxing Madison: “Think it through, girl. Sometimes you only meet that one love once in a lifetime. You’ve poured everything you’ve got into him. I honestly don’t believe you’ll fall for anyone else down the road. If dying once could make you let go of everything, forget everything—yeah, I don’t buy that. If you’d truly let go, why are you so resistant to him, even refusing to see him? You could totally treat him like a normal friend. The fact you can’t—that’s proof there’s a knot in your heart. Untie it, and you’ll see the truth: you still love him. Don’t keep torturing each other, okay? I don’t believe you feel nothing after seeing how hard he’s trying now. He stayed on the bench outside your room all night. Doesn’t that hurt you? Look at your dark circles. Did you sleep at all last night? So what are you holding onto? Every time you push him away, aren’t you just hurting yourself again?”
• Madison’s face was a mix of emotions. If this were back then, she would never have been so hard on Chadwick Fullner. At that time, anything he did for her moved her to tears. Last night, yeah, it hurt—bad. But she kept telling herself: hurt or not, hold the line. Love or not, let go. Her heart couldn’t survive another shatter.