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.

myself hoard too many material belongings, so I didn't have many clothes or other possessions. A

away when someone knocked on the door. I opened

looked past me and into the room, frowning when he saw the unzipped suitcase. "Are you

welcome," I said as I turned around and continued packing

room and looked at the open wardrobe. Chris' clothes were still hanging

long," Conrad said

I bear to leave? Why did everyone ask me

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

I continued to pack my things away and zipped the suitcase once I was finished.

and

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 my shoulders

he wanted me

really want me to keep sleeping in the same bed as Chris after breaking up? Something in Chris' gaze changed, but it flitted by

his hand and said in the same low voice, "Are you going to come back

said with a

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

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