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.

too many material belongings, so I didn't have many clothes or other possessions. A single suitcase was enough to

someone knocked on the door. I opened the

me and into the room, frowning when he

I said

looked at the open wardrobe. Chris' clothes were still hanging in there, and Conrad

said slowly. "Can you really

I bear to leave? Why did everyone ask me the same

replying, "Conrad, you should know how good

away and zipped the suitcase once I was finished. Just as I was about to reach out and take it

and met

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 my shoulders that made it hard to

he wanted me to

it's okay for 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

retracted his hand and said in the same low voice, "Are

said with a

I knew that even if I did come back, it would be once in a blue moon. In

with one's ex after a breakup, but it was a