Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 186

I no longer eavesdropped after that. This new revelation was enough to leave me stunned for days. At last, all my suspicions had been answered. But I didn't anticipate this.

I knew lan; he was a slender and cheerful man. He gave off a boy-next-door vibe. It was unfortunate that he died knowing his wife was having an affair with his best friend.

I understood then why Chris was so devastated and in pain when lan died... He was the reason for his passing.

It also explained why after lan's death, his parents treated Jewel badly and even refused to accept her baby. They were probably convinced the baby wasn't lan's. There wasn't much hatred within me when I found out Chris cheated on me, but that had now changed. He was a pathetic jerk who had ended a life-his best friend's.

Sensing my inner turmoil, Lisa led me to her office to rest. I sat on the chair and said nothing for a long

time.

Although lan and I were not the closest, I could empathize and feel the suffocation he experienced as he took his last breath of despair.

unforgivable." Lisa, too,

has blamed everything on him, he has no choice but to make things up to her. He owes that to her, and he deserves the consequences. As for Jewel, she's not entirely innocent. I don't believe that Chris would make a move if she hadn't given him

has no problem ending

absentmindedly picked at my nails while murmuring. "Liz, whatever you do,

your feelings. Even if I resort to tricks and make her keep the baby, she'll just go to another clinic if she doesn't change her mind. On top of that..." Lisa paused and continued, "Jewel has set her heart on marrying Chris. She won't keep the baby. Even if she does, the child

the right to dictate someone else's

the fact that Jewel's baby was lans last bit of legacy.

helpless and horrible-something I'd never experienced when

abort the baby." Lisa similarly understood

this child.

closed my eyes. "Let's hope

room, Chris called me. "Can you ask Lisa for a favor and tell her

least he

against you. Now, she's aborting it to marry you. Whether the baby gets to live isn't up to Lisa but