Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 25

I sneered.

Lisa noticed that something was off and asked, "Maddie, did you find out about him and that widow?"

Lisa was truly my best friend. She knew exactly where my bottom line lay. "He gave Jewel a house. That house was supposed to be mine." I explained in the briefest terms. Lisa was silent for a moment before she ground her teeth. "You..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but I knew what she meant. "I won't give him another chance."

Men like these are scumbags. If you forgive him, he'll just do it again." Lisa shared the same view on love as I did.

"I know."

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"Alright. We need to plan this carefully. You can take his call and see what he has to say. Then, come find me." Lisa paused for a moment.

She then continued, "I'll swap half a shift with someone."

I wanted to say it wasno necessary. But Lisa had already hung up the video call. Chris' calls were persistent. I finally answered his call and said, "Hello..."

the meaning of this?" Chris' yelling was almost

the phone away from my ear, listening to his outburst. Once he calmed down, I brought the phone back to my ear. "Chris, I agreed in front of your parents

nonsense. Where are you? Why didn't you go to get

today. I didn't bring it up either and just answered his question,

knew his

me...

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of explanations, and I'm tired of

"Madeline!"

work and sent it to the respective people's emails. You

could finish speaking, Chris interrupted with a roar, "Madeline, what are

taking my annual

purpose, aren't you?"

But I could faintly hear the sound of him yanking off

bang on the

up at the sky. A

be free too. I just needed to leave

the Gildon family had provided for me for years, I felt like a bird in a cage. I was unable to explore the

today, I could fly out and

me so she wouldn't worry. Lisa knew how much I loved Chris. Although I spoke as