After hearing that Estella had designed a fairytale wedding gown for Roxanne, Madilyn hurried over after work to visit Roxanne. She was filled with envy and jealousy as she stared at the gown.
“If we weren’t best friends, I would’ve taken a pair of scissors and ripped your wedding gown into shreds! How can it look so beautiful?” Although Madilyn was Roxanne’s best friend, the way she complimented the gown was rather odd.
Roxanne giggled and tried to comfort her, “When it’s your turn to get married, Estella would have honed her skills and perfected her designs by then. When the time comes, I’ll have her design a gown for you!”
“True. As her godmother, I can’t just have obligations and no rights.” Madilyn grinned. She sighed inwardly when she thought of her best friend’s transformation throughout her journey to get where she was.
“How is Mdm. Xander? Is she getting better?” Roxanne asked. “Of course, she is. She’s been eating and sleeping well recently and even gained some weight! Her mental state is also getting better. Plus, she’s decided not to return to Xendale. She wants to make Horington her home instead.”
After saving Lorraine, Roxanne could feel that she had also somewhat protected her best friend’s mental well-being. At present, Madilyn was slowly getting back to her old self. Her eyes sparkled as she laughed and joked around.
“If she’s going to stay here, you’ll have to look for a man soon. How’s it going lately? I heard Jonathan took some time off from work. Did he look for you?” Roxanne asked out of habit..
She thought Madilyn was going to complain about him again. However, she did not expect to see her best friend’s face blushed in embarrassment. Madilyn’s couldn’t hide the happiness in her eyes.
“He’s recently been driving back and forth to accompany my mom to go sightseeing in Horington. I actually came to ask if I could take the rest of the month off. The wedding isn’t until two or three days later, and I promise to save one day off of my vacation to attend it!”
Roxanne was surprised to hear that. “Wow, what a fast development. It looks like you can’t control yourself any longer.” She paused to chuckle. “Sure. You’re the director. As long as you make the necessary arrangements, you can take time off whenever you want. Do you even need to ask me about this?”
Indeed, Roxanne had never stipulated that Madilyn could not take time off. Madilyn herself had been the one to follow the rules and would not even take a day off. In fact, she would work overtime instead.
She knew the hospital’s goal was not to make money. After paying the employees their salaries with the monthly profit, the hospital would not have much money left. Hence, Madilyn had recently developed a more expensive medical checkup plan targeted explicitly toward the rich so that the hospital would make some money.
However, instead of gaining profit, the hospital had to buy new equipment to accommodate the services provided for the new plan.
“It’s settled then. I’ll take three days off and accompany my mom to go traveling,” Madilyn said proudly. Roxanne immediately exposed her intentions. “I think you’re taking time off to spend it with someone else instead. But that’s good too. You need to seize the opportunity and make the first move. That’s the Madilyn I know!”
With smiles on their faces, the two chatted for a while. Madilyn left after greeting Lucian when the latter returned. Roxanne told her husband about Jonathan’s recent activities as she knew he was worried about Jonathan.
“That’s good, then. He’s been busy for so many years. It’s time he let loose and have fun! Madilyn is a nice lady and this is good for him.”
Lucian felt relieved. “Oh, right. Didn’t you say you want to pick someone up in the middle of the night? He must be someone important for you to make such a big deal of it. Who is it? Can’t you ask Cayden to pick them up instead?” Roxanne suddenly asked.
Lucian tilted his head and replied, “Who else would it be? Of course, it’s James. Don’t we have a favor to ask him? I’ll spoil him just this once.”
