Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 142

Sometimes, a swift cut was the best way to untangle a mess.

I hoped Brandon would be the blade that would help me sever my ties with Chris.

After hanging up on Gordon, I continued organizing my trinkets and tidying up the house. Brandon had neatly folded the pink blanket he used last night and placed it on the bed.

An image of Brandon using that small pink blanket made me laugh.

Life was full of hardships, but it also had its occasional, unexpected joys.

Although Gordon's news should have made me anxious, I didn't let it bother me. I was surprisingly calm and composed, waiting for the termination call from my new employer.

However, I managed to clean my little apartment, tidy up all the comers, and even tended to the flowers on the balcony, but my phone remained silent.

Finally, I brewed a pot of tea and sat on the rocking chair on the balcony to read. Then I heard voices from below.

I leaned over to see a few people delivering furniture and two movers.

They were smoking and chatting and a few minutes later, I saw the landlady arrive on her electric tricycle.

It was furniture for the new

date, I suddenly felt it might not be bad to have a man living next door. If I ever found myself in

smiled and returned to my book and tea, until I heard a knock on my

landlady who smiled

her regret for not being able

smiled back. "It's

across the hall and the newly placed furniture, I asked, "When will the new neighbor

her head. "He said he wasn't in a hurry, but early this morning he called and insisted on moving in today. He asked me to

nodded and responded casually, "In such

hard to understand. But he seems like a good guy. You! don't need to

laughed. "I'll try my best to get

"By the w

a rush that I forgot to bring one. I want to mop the floor before handing over the keys," the landlady said in an

to fetch the mop. When I returned, the landlady

the mop to the new neighbor's place. The room had been simply

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her call and came over to thank me and explained, "This young man didn't mind the old furniture except for the bed and bookshelf. Look at that bed. Doesn't it look fine? Well, he

shaking her head, "He wouldn't take no for an answer, so he paid