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

truth. Gordon would surely lose his job

in a downturn and many companies laying off employees, it was hard to find a well-paying job. Gordon had just started dating someone last month. If he got fired now, his

lose my temper or act out. Even I was

awkwardly hung up the phone and looked

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don't you sit

fainting or stomach pain stunt. It would be harder to explain myself if I were

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

her the reaction she expected. Instead,

design. What caught my eye was the floor-to-ceiling window with a cozy beanbag and a small table

through the

of Hilcord, with an optimal floor position. To 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 freely in

was my dream

said this was Chris' gift for me. I could tell

now his intentions seemed

open kitchen were all designed according to my preferences. This