Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 129

It wasn't until Lisa handed me the freshly brewed coffee that she finally said," Chris is such a jerk. I never realized how awful he was until he showed his true colors."

I took a couple of sips of the coffee. "Turns out, he was just pitying me."

Even though Chris and I had broken up the great memories of our past still lingered in my heart. But today, his words shattered the fragile facade around those cherished moments.

Lisa gently squeezed my shoulder. "It's not too late to see him for what he really is."

I stayed silent.

Lisa nudged me. "Do you want to get back at him?"

"What?" I felt utterly defeated.

Chris' words had ripped open oft wounds, exposing the most painful part of my life.

accident, when my parents lay in the cold morgue, I was left alone in the world. I

home. There were moments I thought about dying, too,

hugged me, telling me they

and I clung to them, believing that

smile when we first met. In

his smile as a

and that you can live perfectly fine without him. Make him realize that you're not dependent on

turned my shoulders to face

like him need to feel the heat before

could tell she was angry and flustered

bitter smile. "You think this is some kind of TV show where

yourself from Chris and make him

and she continued,

not him." I shook my

already had feelings for me. If I asked him to pretend to be my boyfriend, he might take it