Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 57

Conrad paused and stared at me suspiciously.

I smiled tartly. "Olivia fixed it."

I then passed his bag to him. "Go tidy up and rest. I'm going to pack some things."

He nodded in reply, and I returned to my room.

There were still Chris' and my things in the room. Clearly, no one had stayed. there after I left.

It seemed like Chris hadn't stopped by either. Where had he been staying these. past few days?

Was he at Dazzle Residences, also known as Jewel's neighborhood?

That thought caused my chest to ache dully. It seemed like I had successfully uprooted Oliver from my heart, but I would need some time to heal the gaping hole he left behind.

I didn't let myself hang onto that thought for any longer. Instead, I opened my suitcase and began to pack my things.

gotten into the habit of not letting myself hoard too many material belongings, so

my things away when someone knocked on the door. I

He looked past me and into the room, frowning when he saw the unzipped suitcase. "Are you moving out of the Gildon

It would be awkward to overstay my welcome," I said

at the open wardrobe. Chris' clothes were

so long," Conrad said slowly. "Can

leave? Why did everyone ask me the

replying, "Conrad, you should know how good I am at breaking

suitcase once I was finished. Just as I was about to reach out and take

up and met his

different from the chill in Chris' gaze and the dark shadows in Brandon's. His eyes gleamed like a clear and unsullied lake. It was so pure that it even made me feel serene. "Maddie, you once said that this was your home," he said in a low voice. His tone cast an invisible pressure on

he wanted me to

me to keep staying here?" I said, pointing at the pillows pushed together on the bed. "Do you really want me to keep sleeping in the same bed as Chris after breaking up? Something in Chris' gaze changed, but it flitted by

the same low voice, "Are

said with

did come back, it would be once in a blue moon. In fact, I might not

staying friends with one's ex after a breakup, but it was a stupid idea that I knew I