Chapter 336

Madison

I smiled, taking a sip. “I did have fun today.”

“See? Life exists outside the office. Revolutionary concept.”

“Says the woman who works sixty hours a week.”

“But I complain about it properly,” she countered. “You wear your workaholic tendencies like a badge of honor.”

I couldn’t argue with that. “I’ve always been driven.”

“Driven is good. Obsessed is concerning.” She twirled the stem of her glass. “Remember college Madison? The one who painted on weekends and went dancing on Thursdays?”

“That Madison didn’t have student loans and a sick mother,” I pointed out.

“True.” She nodded. “But that Madison knew how to balance. You used to say ‘work hard, play harder.’”

I winced. “Did I really say that? Sounds obnoxious.”

“It was your life motto junior year. Right before you met—” She stopped herself. “Sorry. Almost violated the no-questions rule.”

I took another sip of prosecco. “It’s fine. College feels like a