Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 16

"Madeline, please don't misunderstand."

Jewel's words made me want to laugh.

Thinking about what she said while choosing bed linens earlier, it seemed she implicitly considered Chris her boyfriend,

"Is this for Chris?" I asked, looking at the bed linens that she had chosen. It was the blue-gray color that Chris used to like. But things had changed since then. Under my influence, he now preferred brighter colors.

Jewel bit her lip, hesitated for a few seconds, and then shook her head. "No, please don't misunderstand. I'm buying this for my brother."

As I couldn't be bothered with her games, I asked directly, "Is Chris going to live with you now?"

He had said that he couldn't let anything happen to Jewel's child, so it made sense for him to keep an eye on her at all hours of the day.

"Madeline, how can you say that?" Jewel looked visibly agitated.

"You're buying him bedding, Jewel. How am I supposed to interpret that?" I mocked,

"Madeline, you're too jealous. Chris won't like this about you," Jewel retorted, which only made me laugh.

so funny?" She looked at me with

hair from my cheek. "Even if

are you so harsh with your words?" Jewel

things to me. You actually wanted

company yesterday, deliberately causing a scene by getting hit by

of her

eyes deliberately and shook her head. "How can you

of me like that?"

why Chris showed up at the cafe yesterday," I

fell silent for a moment, a flicker of embarrassment evident in

at being caught out.

be with Chris, do it on your own merits. Don't step on me to boost yourself up. Also..." I paused. "Chris and I have already broken up."

"All thanks

way, I paid for the foie gras that night. If we're going Dutch, you owe me a third. Or if you want to cover

don't have money on

that hard to

accident, no one's been giving me money. That's

I wasn't sure if her excuse was true or not, pressing her for money