Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

My hand was grabbed so tightly it hurt. It was clear Chris was angry.

Was he jealous?

As soon as the thought crossed my mind, Chris let go of my hand. His gaze was cold when he warned, "Madeline, is this how you're taking revenge on me just because of one thing I said?"

I was a bit stunned. I didn't expect him to think that way.

"I didn't, I—"

Before I could finish explaining, I was interrupted.

"Where did you touch him? Did you really touch him there?" Chris' jaw was tense, and his eyes were filled with a fierce light as if he wanted to devour someone.

Such a reaction from him was rare; he was jealous after all.

In an instant, a lot of the unhappiness in my heart dissipated.

It seemed he still cared about me. If he only saw me as a sister or a friend, he wouldn't care if I touched another man.

"No," I denied it again.

As soon as I finished speaking, Yerick came out from inside and whistled at me. "Hooligan, why are you seducing my brother-in-law this time?"

It was true that a filthy mouth could never utter decent words.

Seeing the way Yerick looked at me with that annoying expression, I couldn't help but wonder if we had unresolved karma from a past lifetime.

As I watched Yerick walking toward me, especially seeing Jewel's fake innocent look, I thought of the scene where she touched Chris. I reached out and took Chris' arm.

However, I could feel his muscles stiffen.

"You're talking nonsense again." Jewel pinched Yerick as she came over.

She had an apologetic look on her face when she stood in front of Chris and me. "Madeline, I'm sorry."

fault." Chris looked at Yerick. "No one will save you next time if you cause trouble

Yerick glared at Chris defiantly. "Who do you think you are? What gives you the right to say that? I'll listen

Jewel scolded him and hit

he spend all his time with you to take care of

hardly ever home these days, and he often left the office for most of the day without notice. So, he was spending all that time with the

understandable for him to

of her every day? To the point where others

talking about?" Jewel's face flushed,

he was, instinctively raised his hand when hit, causing Jewel to stagger

I stumbled a few steps

saw that Chris had already run to Jewel's side, kneeling on one knee and holding her. "Jewel, are

was weak and pitiful as she clutched

scared. I'll take you to the hospital. Don't be scared." Chris'

Chris in countless situations before, but I

all for another

carried Jewel into the car and shouted at me, "Madeline, you

frozen

my sister, you'll be sorry!"

me, but the moment he touched me, I raised

touch me,"

two people in the car were stunned, and Yerick was

after a brief moment, he became

Chris snapped. "If you touch her, I'll make sure that

as Yerick retracted his hand and glared angrily at me

him, but then she clutched her stomach in

called out

time to think or feel anything else. I quickly got into the car and drove straight to the hospital. When we saw the doctor, Chris urgently explained, "Doctor, she's pregnant and just fell. Her belly

Pregnant?

filled with lead, making it hard to move. My heart

dead; how could

face, which was filled

the emergency room, Chris and I waited outside. I wasn't close to Jewel, so I didn't feel