Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Jewel came through safely, and the baby was saved. She returned to her hospital room looking pale and miserable, her eyes red from crying. Combined with her delicate appearance, she looked truly fragile and pitiful.

"Don't worry too much. The baby is fine." Chris reassured her.

"Chris, I'm so scared," Jewel cried.

Chris handed her a tissue, and she took it. She held onto his hand, with her tear-streaked face resting on the back of his hand.

Sure, she looked pitiful, but that didn't mean she could just treat someone else's fiancé like her husband.

I walked over to them. "Mrs. Goodwin, the doctor said that intense emotions aren't good for the baby. You've managed to save your child. It would be a problem if something were to happen because you cried." I gently pulled her away from Chris without making a fuss.

But seeing the tears on Chris' hand back, I couldn't help feeling uncomfortable as if something of mine had been dirtied by someone else.

I was a bit of a clean freak, both in daily life and in relationships.

Jewel seemed surprised when I addressed her as Mrs. Goodwin. Her face visibly stiffened, but she quickly adjusted her emotions.

"Chris, I'm sorry. What am I doing?" She reached for a tissue to wipe Chris' hand, only for me to stop her.

"Mrs. Goodwin, you shouldn't move around right now."

Jewel's face froze, her tearful eyes looked at Chris with obvious admiration.

"Does Jewel like you?" I asked Chris directly as we came out of the ward.

"No," Chris denied it.

"What about you? Do you like her?"

If I was going to ask, I wanted a clear answer. I didn't want to be strung along.

Chris' expression visibly stiffened. After a few seconds, he uttered softly, "We're just friends."

Just friends?

gone. Before he died, he held my hand and asked me to take care of Jewel..." Chris' voice trembled, and so

he mentioned lan's death, he always seemed emotional. This wasn't the first time he

"I didn't mean anything else. I just noticed how much Jewel relies on

settled on my face. "Maddie, I'll be more careful in the future." With him putting it this way, what more could I say? But I still reminded him, "Even if

didn't want to see what I witnessed just now happen again. I didn't want

"Okay, I understand."

just finished speaking when we heard the urgent sound

stretcher toward us in haste. Just as I was about to move aside, I heard Chris utter in a low voice, "Watch out." He then pulled

in my ears. This sound reminded me of the time shortly after I had arrived at the Gildon estate, when I had attended

held me. He had then reassured me and carried me to the infirmary. That was the first time I had

was when I had truly fallen

this moment, his heartbeat was still racing, and it was because of

and nuzzled my face against Chris' chest. "Let's go home. I'm

I'll just tell Jewel," Chris said as

waited outside the door. I didn't hear

sitting on the couch watching TV without

Foster, Chris' mother, about it, and she said that after being married for so long

parents used to be passionately in love when

what

"Mom, Dad."

"Bree, Zack."

and I greeted

still food left for you," Bree

eaten," Chris replied before turning to me. "Are you hungry?

but at this moment, I didn't feel hungry. "I'm

two go upstairs and rest? The household staff

upstairs. But as soon as I pushed open the door, I froze and turned to Chris. He was standing at the bedroom door, looking

already come upstairs. "Maddie, I forgot to mention earlier. We need to clear out Chris' room to make

we get married. Why do we need

out doesn't mean that you won't stay here sometimes, like during the holidays or when it gets too late," Bree scolded him,