Chapter 415

Changing your name could mean changing your fate. Beckett never believed that before—used to scoff whenever folks brought it up. But now? He was all in. He genuinely hoped that after the name change, his Maddy could step into a stronger, more independent version of herself. Brave, unshaken, shining no matter what storms came. "I'll take my time picking one," Madeleine said seriously, deep in thought. "No rush," Beckett replied. He pulled into Pinebrook Hospital, parking in their reserved spot. "It's surprisingly quiet here," Maddy muttered. She remembered how she couldn't even afford a standard hospital room when she was sick. Meanwhile, Stanton had an entire private floor, personal suite, and even his own chef and nutritionist. "If anything makes you uncomfortable later, just don't speak—I'll do the talking," Beckett said, gesturing to himself. He wasn't the type to mince words when confronting people. Maddy nodded hard. Arguing just wasn't in her skillset—if someone got in her face,