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.

in the cold morgue, I was left alone in the world. I had no idea what to

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

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

clung to them, believing that the

Chris' smile when we first met. In hindsight, it

at that time, I saw his smile as a beacon of

should start dating someone or even get married. Show Chris you're serious and that you can live perfectly fine

my shoulders to face

him need to feel the heat

grip on my shoulders tightened. I could tell

some kind

TV shows. This is the only way to free yourself from Chris and make

lowered my gaze, and she continued,

not him." I shook my

for me. If I asked him to pretend to be my boyfriend, he might take it seriously, and that would only