Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 46

At the pool hall, Chris missed the shot as all the balls scattered across the

table.

Derick shook his hand while wiping his due. "Has Madeline not replied to your message or contacted you?"

Chris remained silent. Derick aimed at the most awkwardly positioned ball on the table. With a sharp sound, the ball traced a beautiful arc across the table. and dropped into a pocket.

"It doesn't make sense. She didn't seem to care when you spoke to her like that and didn't argue with you. Why is she being so stubborn this time?" Derick was puzzled.

Chris thought about the time Madeline had come to play pool. "What did she ask you when she came the other day?"

Derick sank another ball in with a casual shot. He gracefully sat on the pool table and lined up another shot, sinking the ball in perfectly again.

"I've already told you. She asked if anything happened between you, Jewel, and lan when you were in school. I told her truthfully that nothing had happened. So, her leaving has nothing to do with me," Derick clarified, clearing his name!

are you feeling guilty?" Chris' tone was

Instead of shooting, he stared at Chris. "Do you really not know why she left? Why she wouldn't even

don't know. She's just throwing a tantrum. I've spoiled her all these

been cold to him. People in the company even had heard rumors that he was caught cheating by Madeline. People would say anything they wanted. "You've spoiled

honest, Chris, I never felt like you've spoiled her. It's more like you're used to her trailing after you. You think that

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her and why you haven't

am I supposed to find her? Should post a missing person notice all over the world?" Chris was still in

his head and was too tired to argue further. He shot the last ball, pocketing it. A clean

to admit defeat. "Another

Chris lined up his

has dignity. If you didn't do something to deeply disappoint her, she wouldn't

did I do?"

you to

forever after a single encounter. When you have time, ask yourself