Chapter 717

If not for Madeleine, Ava Adams wouldn't have made the risky jump to join the company Beckett had set up for her, wouldn't have become a shareholder, wouldn't be living the kind of life she had now. Madeleine was lucky to cross paths with Beckett, but Ava knew her own pretty average life had lit up only because of Madeleine. Beckett was Madeleine's beacon, and Madeleine was the same to Ava. "I don't know... I kind of worry we're drifting apart from Rachel," Ava admitted, her voice soft. Madeleine felt that same uneasiness too. Once, they were the type to patch each other up and face the world together. Now? They were all just heading off in different directions. "I've never been the ambitious type," Ava said with a small grin, coaxing a smile out of Madeleine. "No matter where Rachel goes, I'll always have your back. I'm your friend, your teammate—at the very least, a brick holding up your wall." She gave a light chuckle. She knew she wasn't enough to be a wall for Madeleine, but being