Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 72

I turned around only to see Chris standing right there. He looked at me as well,

but he turned to ask Kara, "Where are you going?"

"Maddie got ulcers, so I'm going to buy some medicine for her," Kara said. Chris immediately walked over quickly.

"You haven't been drinking enough water again, right?" he said, knowing me too well. I got dehydrated very easily and usually stuck to eating soupy foods and drank as much water as I could.

If I didn't, I would get dehydrated and either get tons of nosebleeds or ulcers.

I had been with him for ten years, and he still knew me well enough to know

that much.

However, his words acted like a dagger to me. I couldn't help but think about how he told Derick he felt like we were "too close".

We knew each other so well that he no longer had any interest in me and could be seduced by a widow.

his question. Instead, I spoke to him in as cold and formal of a tone

response. He was about to say something when he saw Brandon standing behind me, so he said, " Come here. I have

know what he wanted to say, but whether it was private or business-related, it wasn't appropriate to

got too far and said, I'm working on a tight deadline. Please say what you have

with a hint of distaste. You're trying to make me angry on purpose to get revenge,

that I couldn't

wanting to get married. If you want to try and piss me off by hooking up with some guy, whatever, but don't go fishing in our friend group. You're just going to ruin friendships that

moment, I finally understood what he was trying to say. His last sentence clued me in that he was talking about

by. I just never expected he would assume Derick and

face turning warm with anger.

pretty almond eyes narrowed slightly as I scoffed. "You know, not everyone would get together with their good

like that."

a thing. "I don't care.

why you keep hanging) on to this tiny thing?" Chris

once said we knew each other so well that you

all, that particular dagger

clenched his fists. "What are you