Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 22

"Mrs. Goodwin? W-What are you doing here?" I stammered.

Gordon, who was equally surprised, asked Jewel the same thing.

Jewel adjusted her robe. "I live here." Her eyes fell on the keys in my hand. "Do you usually enter other people's homes without knocking?"

Gordon stepped forward. "What? No... This house was prepared by Mr. Gildon for Ms. Crown."

As he spoke, he fumbled with his phone, hastily calling Chris. In his panic, he accidentally put the call on speakerphone. "Mr. Gildon, the house at Dazzle Residences-"

Before Gordon could finish speaking, Chris cut him off, "That house is for Jewel."

Jewel's smile grew wider before my eyes.

"What about Ms. Crown..." Gordon tried to ask, but Chris interrupted him again. "I'll arrange something else for Madeline. Don't let her find out about this." Gordon looked at me, his face flushed with embarrassment and guilt as if he was the one who had wronged me.

He didn't dare say more, knowing it was his mistake to bring me here without verifying with Chris first.

it was

the truth. Gordon would surely lose

a downturn and many companies laying off employees, it was hard to find a well-paying job. Gordon had just

temper or act out. Even I was

phone and looked at me apologetically.

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your fault." I said after a brief pause, "Mr. Yates, why don't you sit over there

decided to pull some fainting or stomach pain stunt. It would be harder to explain

at Jewel. She was looking at me with a mixture of wariness, defensiveness, and a readiness to confront me

she expected. Instead, I began to

over 2000 square feet, with a simple yet meticulously detailed design. What caught my eye was the floor-to-ceiling window with a cozy beanbag and a small table in front of it; it was reminiscent of

morning sunlight lazily streamed through the

the left was the CBD commercial center, offering a view of the Gildon Corporation building, and to the right was the vast, undulating sea, with flocks of seagulls soaring

was my dream

this was Chris' gift for me. I could tell Chris had put

his intentions

open