But Madisyn didn’t spare her a nce.


    Instead, she looped her arm through Andrew’s, her voice cool and detached.


    “Let’s go.


    ”


    Her dismissal was so demeaning, leaving Giana to grapple with the bitterness rising in her throat.


    She took a step forward, desperation coloring her voice.


    “Madisyn.


    .


    I… I’m really sorry.


    ”


    Shame enveloped her like a suffocating coat.


    Giana had misjudged everything-she had no idea that Madisyn had be a member of the prestigious Johns family.


    She had assumed-wrongly-that Madisyn had simply returned to the countryside… Thus, she didn’t attend Madisyn’s wee banquet, nor did she ept her gift.


    Now, regret burned in her chest.


    She wondered if attending back then would have changed anything.


    Would they still be good friends? Perhaps she would have joined Edge Entertainment under the Johns Group, and things would be different now.


    “There’s no grudges between us, so there’s no need to apologize,”


    Madisyn said, her face as unreadable as a nk page.


    Any feelings she once harbored for Giana, positive or negative, had long since evaporated.


    Giana’s heart sank, but she pressed on.


    “It’s been really difficult for me, Madisyn.


    With Jenna bing a Chapman, I have to walk on eggshells around her at thepany.


    I didn’t mean to lose touch with you.


    .


    And aren’t you being unfair? Howe you told Susan you are a member of the wealthiest family and not me?”


    A trace of bitterness lingered in Giana’s voice.


    While she did regret not being there for Madisyn, she still felt that thetter was also at fault.


    They had all been friends once-so why was she the one left out?


    Madisyn’s gaze was cold, her voice colder.


    “Because we stayed in touch.


    You, on the other hand-did you even bother to reach out after I left the Chapman family? Did you answer my calls? If you had attended my wee banquet, would you have been left in the dark?”


    Giana’sposure faltered, Madisyn’s words shaking her to the core.


    As she saw Madisyn turning to leave, panic surged within her.


    She grabbed Madisyn’s arm, her voice trembling.novelbin


    ““Madisyn, the Chapman family is on the brink of copse, and I have nowhere else to go.


    Can I join Edge Entertainment? I’ll work hard; I’ll make you a ton of money! You know I’m a good singer.


    I wouldn’t have gotten this far if I wasn’t! Please, I’ll do my best at Edge Entertainment!”


    Madisyn’s eyes narrowed, and her voice wasced with a subtle disdain.


    “If anyone else had sung my song, they’d have be famous, too.


    ”


    With that, she pried Giana’s hand away and walked off, Andrew silently following her lead.


    Giana stood there, rooted in ce, as Madisyn’s figure slowly faded into the distance.


    Her friend tugged at her sleeve, curiosity sparking in her eyes.


    “You two were friends before?”


    Yes, Giana and Madisyn were once close friends.


    They shared a deep bond.