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.

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

I thought about dying, too, just

they would be my

I clung to them, believing

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

his smile as a

serious and that you can live perfectly fine without him. Make him realize that

shoulders

to feel the heat before they understand

on my shoulders tightened. I could tell

this is some kind of TV show where you can

This is the only way to free yourself from Chris and make him snap

gaze, and she continued,

not him." I

to pretend to be my boyfriend, he might take it seriously, and that would only