Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 17

Although my shopping experience turned out fairly annoying because of Jewel,

it didn't affect my appetite. I ate a large plate of pasta before returning to the office. Just as I arrived, I received a call from Bree.

Since I hadn't been home for two days, it was normal for her to call me.

"Hey, Bree."

"Maddie, don't keep staying at your friend's place. Come home today. I made ravioli filled with fennel and ricotta."

Bree's words made me want to laugh. It seemed Chris had already found an excuse for me not being at home.

I've already decided to move back to my parents' house, so naturally, I had to go back to Gildon Estate to pack things up. I didn't say anything else. "Bree, I'll be home tonight."

As I was leaving work, Kara came over to me. "Maddie, are you okay?"

"What's wrong?" I was puzzled.

"You know how everyone in the company loves gossiping. Don't pay them any attention. I've seen just how much Mr. Gildon spoils you a lot."

Kara's words made me reach out to her.

what I wanted, she hid

demanded with a serious face, "Hand it

group. The content was similar to what the employees were discussing yesterday, but they also dug up some past

turned out they, including lan, were classmates in college. It was

any of this. Although it was

the phone to Kara and drove off. Instead of going back to Gildon Estate, I went to see Derick at his

Upon seeing me, he asked me to join

had been here before with Chris, and he had taught

up a cue stick, and played with

learned from her master." He

him, "Derick, did you go to college with

to dig up gossip about his college days, are you?"

him and Jewel during college?" I asked

stopped playing and

"I know you won't lie to

looked at me. "Why are you suddenly asking

balls in

tomorrow. Once you've decided to be together, you should trust each other," Derick

"We broke up."

words made Derick's hand holding

up now if it's not right than to marry and