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.

might worry. "Zack, Bree is very worried about you.

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

nodded. "Yes, you do. You look the best

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

come up to the door after she spoke. I saw her with a playful

Zack. She looked at him in disbelief with eyes widened in shock.

stood up. I quickly walked to her for fear that she couldn't handle

of looking at me, Bree kept staring at

"What's wrong? Do

hair. She raised her trembling hand after a long while. "Your

than you do. You don't have to worry about yours anymore, right?" Zack joked

trembled. She was in

I had seen he

She rarely shed tears, but even while crying uncontrollably, her hands kept stroking Zack's hair. Seeing this, I

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me. "What happened? I heard my

Chapter 199

His hair grayed overnight." My words shocked Conrad, and his eyes widened. Moments later, he lowered his