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 had no idea what to

I thought about dying, too, just so I

Zack and Bree appeared and hugged me, telling me they

clung to them, believing that the world

smile when we first met. In hindsight, it probably wasn't kindness

I saw his smile as a beacon of

dating someone or even get married. Show Chris you're serious and that you can live perfectly fine without him. Make him realize that you're

turned my shoulders to face

to feel the heat before they understand

could tell she was angry and flustered

some kind

yourself from

continued, "Brandon would

not him." I shook

had feelings for me. If I asked him to pretend to be