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.

was right about one thing. After the car accident, when my parents lay in the cold morgue, I was left alone in the world. I had no idea what to

even afraid to go home. There were moments I thought about dying, too, just so I could

appeared and hugged me, telling me they would be my new family, I finally

clung to them, believing that the world still had

I misinterpreted Chris' smile when we first met. In hindsight,

that time, I saw his smile as a beacon of

married. Show Chris you're serious and that you can live perfectly fine without

shoulders to face her

feel the heat before they understand

on my shoulders tightened. I could tell she was angry and

is some kind

This is the only way to free yourself from Chris and make him snap out of it,"

my gaze, and she continued, "Brandon would be perfect

Definitely not him."

asked him to pretend to be my boyfriend, he might