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

thought about dying, too, just

me they would be my new

lifelines to me, and I clung to them, believing that the world still had

I misinterpreted Chris' smile when we first met. In hindsight, it probably wasn't kindness but

I saw his

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 not dependent on

my shoulders to face

need to feel

tell she was angry and flustered at

kind of TV show where you can

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

and she continued, "Brandon would

not him." I shook

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