Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 27

Lisa seemed to have read my thoughts. "Where to? I'll go with you, or

"You could tidy up my house with me," I interrupted Lisa.

She looked at me in surprise. "You... Did you already have everything planned?"

"Yes, but I only planned it two days ago. I poked the backseat with my finger, where I had some bedding that I hadn't bought yet.

"I bought it with Jewel yesterday," I added. Lisa looked horrified with curiosity clearly written in her eyes.

On the way to my place, I told Lisa the whole story. She nodded vigorously in anger. "It's right of you not to marry him. Chris is just a whole other level of a scumbag who wants to have it all."

"Scumbags are scumbags. There are no different levels," I replied back jokingly with a smile.

Lisa looked at me. "Maddie, you don't have to force a smile in front of me if you're sad."

"I'm not sad, really," I said, looking at the road ahead.

"Maybe my feelings for him were like his for me. We're so familiar with each other that there's just no spark between us anymore."

was genuinely how I felt. But later I realized that these seemeling familiar yet dull feelings were like aged wine. Its aftereffect was much stronger than I initially

me and even more so

this house that belonged to my parents.

estate and started

old," Lisa said frankly

don't wanna change it," I said, putting the bedding on the couch. Then,

oiled water.

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place, finally leaning against the doorframe watching me. "It's nice-old but cozy. I can tell your family

weren't for that car accident. Even now, it

were going to discuss a contract. My dad even said that if the contract was successful, he'd build an amusement park for me.

I snapped out of

are you not

her.

was

just miss my parents," I said as my throat tightened. A

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Chris would be my future boyfriend after moving into Gildon estate. But our relationship only became official three years

I was crying at their graves. He hugged me, saying I still had him. He even said he'd love me on their behalf in front of my parents'

was naive. I really thought I found someone I could rely