Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 88

Those who were shameless were unstoppable.

That was what flashed through my mind when I saw Jewel walking toward me.

A mistress with a shred of moral conscience would avoid the wife at all costs. But nowadays, with declining social standards, here she was, brazen and

unapologetic.

Jewel had this air about her as if she needed to flaunt herself to prove how

superior she was.

"Madeline, what a coincidence! Are you having a meal here too?" Jewel said, though her eyes were me. To be precise, her gaze

fixed on Brandon besin. hadn't left him since she approached us.

-I didn't need to elaborate on how captivating this man was. Everyone turned their heads to look at him, even the elderly ladies. What happened earlier in my neighborhood was the best proof of that.

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"Of course. Why else would I be here? To sightsee?" I replied curtly. I had no patience for her.

It wasn't that I was petty, but I couldn't stand her shameless attitude. She could act like a b*tch while trying to maintain an innocent image.

If she had admitted her feelings for Chris and wanted to be with him, I would've

let them be.

approach, provoking me. As a result, her current distress was

of hurt and

it be for

possessed a degree of narcissism, which led them to believe they were the most

had an even higher opinion of

now that she was a young widow, lacking a man and desperate

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find a good one.

hadn't she already hooked up

still on the prowl, eyeing a better catch? Or was it that she

I

I sights on him.

"Ms. Massey, are you here for their healthy menu? The food here is indeed very

looked chagrined, and she shot a furtive

It was obvious her behavior aimed to attract Brandon's

This woman,

would flirt with any attractive man she saw. Was she hoping to play the

me feel unexpectedly pleased. How would Chris feel if he ever found out he was just one of Jewel's many prospects?"

a good spot," I replied, walking away without saying another word to

we walked side by side. But I misjudged my balance and

steady me and didn't let go until I shrugged it off. Then he took his

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