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.

was

Gordon would surely lose

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

my temper or act out. Even I was

hung up the phone and looked at me

2/3

don't you sit over there and have

to pull some fainting or

with a mixture of wariness,

reaction she expected. Instead, I began to

caught my eye was the floor-to-ceiling window with

the glass

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

my

this was Chris' gift for me. I could tell

now his

The bedroom, bathroom, and open kitchen were all designed according to my preferences. This layout was