Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 180

Waiting for me? And? Did she think I would see her because of that? Who did she think she was?

I ignored her without hesitation, but Chris, who was staring at me, did not notice the message on the

screen.

"Madeline, do you seriously not want me anymore?" Chris asked with reddened eyes.

I hated repeating myself, so I questioned him, "What can I do to make you believe that I'm serious? Marry Brandon?"

To make him get over me, I had even kissed Brandon. Yet, it was futile because he thought I was just getting back at him.

"Madeline!" he said my name through gritted teeth. It was his way of displaying anger. I used to fear that, but I felt nothing now.

Was this how it felt like to stop caring about someone?

I lowered my gaze before looking him in the eyes, "Chris, we're truly over. So over that even if you're the last man left standing on earth, I still won't choose you!

up with his relentless entanglement, despite knowing how cruel and humiliating those, words

contorted, and he couldn't get a word out. Instead, he simply stared at me for a

time...

of emotions in his gaze-anger, resentment, frustration, and despair. "Don't regret this, Madeline," he murmured. My

Or an accident? Will you regret it?"

to see his reddened eyes. "Madeline, I know I've made

mistreated you. I know that now. I've tried millions of ways

red and wet. "Must I beg you on my

that very moment that he was

but you never...

I'd known that for a long time. Otherwise, he

character.

do anything, Chris, because no matter what you do, it's over, Lexpressed my

"How cold and cruel. It's like you've

didn't respond, for that was exactly what I

nodded. He retracted his gaze and turned

corners of his eyes. Was he... crying? My heart couldn't help but

little.