Chapter 1171 Unexpected (XVI)

• Madison Sawyer had calmed down too. “Mr. Collins, messing up and then saying ‘sorry’ doesn’t magically earn forgiveness.” Even the way she addressed him had changed—polite, distant, official. “A lot of damage can’t be forgiven. If my Daddy, or if Chad, ends up with something serious on their record, then any apology or payout means nothing. I’m helping you find Chad today because these days I’ve been with my dad, watching him grow older by the day, and I keep thinking—if we swapped places, if I were Donnie Burns and ended up where he is now… how would my dad survive that? And my dad’s pretty zen about life now. He feels that at least he’s spent his life working solid, doing real things, and he’s had his peak moments—that’s enough. His only wish now is that I live well. I guess that’s every parent, right? No one wants their kid to end up like this. So I’m doing this for you, giving Donnie Burns a shot.”
• Hearing Madison say that, Chadwick Fullner couldn’t help glancing back at her. He could picture it—if he ever faced prison, his Dad would be crushed, gutted. He looked at the man in front of him, Zheng Chengwen, and a flicker of pity crept in.
• Zheng Chengwen couldn’t get a word out. He stared, stunned, and then tears rolled again. “Madison, thank you. I always thought you were just a spoiled, headstrong girl… I even always felt Old Li fell far short of me when it came to work and raising a kid. And only today I see—turns out the real failure is me. I figured it out way too late.”