Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 199

Chapter 199

Yes, everyone would get old, but aging overnight was truly heartbreaking.

Zack still made me a cup of mocha, but it tasted awfully bitter.

"Take these coffee beans home. You can brew it yourself. It's high in antioxidants." Zack packed the leftover coffee beans for me. He treated me like his own daughter, and now there was an added layer of guilt to it.

I couldn't refuse, or it would make him feel worse.

"Okay, I'll ask for more when I finish it," I responded in a light casual tone to ease his mood.

"Hmm, ask for anything you want. Maddie, you are my daughter, do you understand?" Zack spoke from the bottom of his heart.

I firmly nodded. "You're my father too."

When I was in school, Zack usually attended my parent-teacher meetings. Sometimes Bree wanted to go, but Zack insisted with the excuse that given his status, the teachers in school would take me more seriously.

Although my parents died early, Zack never made me feel like an orphan in front of my classmates.

glanced at his hair thinking that Bree might worry. "Zack, Bree is

handsome, don't I?" Zack ran his fingers through

do. You look the best no matter

heard footsteps coming up the stairs as we talked and laughed. We heard Bree's voice before we saw her. "I've come

spoke. I saw her with a playful

looked at him in disbelief with eyes widened in shock. Moments later,

stood up. I quickly walked to her for fear that she

me, Bree kept staring at Zack's

walked over and wiped her tears. "What's

eyes were fixed on Zack's hair. She raised her trembling hand after a

You don't have to worry about yours anymore,

as she trembled. She

the first time I

crying uncontrollably, her hands kept stroking Zack's hair. Seeing

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saw me. "What happened? I heard my mom

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shocked Conrad, and his eyes widened. Moments later, he lowered his