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.

to his question. Instead, I spoke to him in as cold

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

didn't know what he wanted to say, but whether it was private or business-related, it wasn't appropriate to say it in front of Brandon, I walked

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

stopped walking. His youthful features were tinged with a hint of distaste. You're trying to make

so unexpected that I couldn't understand

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

moment, I finally understood what he was trying to say. His last sentence

him about Derick stopping by. I just never expected he would assume Derick and

others. I felt my face turning warm with anger. "Chris, do you really think everyone

not everyone would get together with their

like that."

arguing over such a thing. "I don't care. That has

bored of me? Is that why you keep hanging) on to this

ahead and think whatever you want. You once said we knew each other so well that you lost interest, right?" It wasn't

dagger had pierced me too

"What are you trying to