Chapter 1054 Taking Back Regal Peaks (9)

• “I even thought about going to see Donnie Burns myself, just to hear what price he’d name. As long as he handed over management rights, the president’s chair, and the board seats. I know that’s all he really wants. I honestly considered trading with him for it,” Madison Sawyer said calmly, like she wasn’t weighing her own body against Donnie Burns for Regal Peaks, but debating whether to pick up a box of chocolates.
• “Madison…” Chadwick Fullner went white. He couldn’t imagine her making a deal like that. “Madison, listen. Nothing in this world is worth more than you. Sure, Mr. Wembley and Mrs. Langston did get distracted because of you, and that led us here. But you know what? Even in their eyes, Regal Peaks can’t hold a candle to you. If the mountain stands, there’s always firewood—if we stay upright, we’ll get our shot to win Regal Peaks back. But if you deal with a guy like him, he’ll chew you up and swallow the bones.”
• Madison smiled at him, then nodded hard. “I know, Chad. I won’t. It’s just… since I woke up, I’ve been torn to pieces. I feel like I can’t face love anymore. Maybe I don’t love anyone. Maybe being with anyone is the same. If being with him gets Regal Peaks back, maybe that’s not off-limits. So I came today mostly to hear him say those terms out loud, to test what my heart really wants. If I can bow to those terms, then I’ve got nothing to say—I’d have to let you go.”