Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 12

His expression stiffened slightly. "Given the situation last night, I was afraid something might happen to her. You know lan was his parents' only child.

Now, Jewel's baby is their entire hope. If anything were to happen..."

I understood his unfinished sentence.

"So, from now on, anything related to her will always be your priority, right?" I asked coldly.

Chris was silent for two seconds. "Things will be different once the baby is

born."

I started to laugh. As I turned, the newly risen sun stung my eyes.

"Chris." I looked at him. "There will be other problems after the baby is born. The baby might get sick or have accidents. As long as you use this child as an excuse, you and Jewel will always be in some kind of entanglement, and I will always be the one you abandon."

Chris fell silent at my words.

I made my stance clear. "Chris, if we get married, I don't want my husband to be taking care of another woman every other day."

sort this

sort out? She's someone else's wife. Even if she needs care, you shouldn't have to take it this far. And..." I paused. "You weren't lan's only close friend. There's Derick and a few others.

were evident on his face when he replied, "Because I was the only one with lan when

remorse after lan's death, I asked,

called my name coldly. "Do you really have

because it's affecting me no... I pressed

wife, let's break up.

between me and Jewel. Besides... you're not interested in me. Why make things hard

I said this, I realized how deeply his words from that day had hurt

he coldly asked, "Do

I'm sure,"

don't regret it," Chris stated before he

into the

at the discarded white roses, my eyes stinging

had told me

three words revealed his true thoughts. He probably believed that

him, which was why he felt he could hurt me

between Chris and me had fallen apart, I was still

now, my work included wrapping