Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 20

Under Zack's and Bree's hopeful gaze, I finally nodded.

But deep down, I left myself with a reminder: if Chris had any involvement with Jewel again, I would leave him even after getting married. Everyone at the dinner table breathed a sigh of relief after I agreed to the marriage. The atmosphere relaxed and became warm.

Of course, I couldn't leave after dinner.

Back in the bedroom, Chris and I were both somewhat awkward, even more so than last time.

"You should take a shower first," Chris said.

Just then, my phone rang. It was Lisa calling. I glanced at Chris. "Go ahead and shower. I'll take this call."

After Chris went into the bathroom, I answered Lisa's call. "Maddie, you didn't come back to my place yesterday, and you didn't come over today either. You're not back at the Gildon estate again, are you?” Looking at the large bed in the room, I hummed softly in reply.

"Are you and Chris back together?" Lisa sounded surprised.

I bit my lip. "We're getting married tomorrow."

say anything for a while. When she finally

and bad days. He's blocked Jewel's contact information and said he won't contact her again. I

her to persuade me. She simply reminded me, "Maddie, just remember

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I felt neither sad

me from behind wearing only pajama pants. There were still water droplets on his arms where he hadn't dried

nibbling, sending tingles through me, making every nerve in my

to do, but I held his hand. "Let's wait until

getting married tomorrow anyway. One

he held onto my hand tighter, he

to sleep early. We'll go to register first thing in the morning. Let's try to be the first

if he

there a prize for

then said, "There

but I was against it. It was wise to leave

be asleep, I came out. Perhaps not wanting me to feel embarrassed, Chris was

what had happened the other night had left me traumatized and

me as it was filled with dreams. I had a dream that Chris drove to a riverside. As he drank in a cave with his car door open, a snake slithered in and out. It eventually