Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 216

My sudden hug caught Brandon off guard. His body stiffened at the contact. After a brief pause, I heard him ask in a low voice, "Are you pitying me?"

"I feel sorry for you!" I corrected him.

Brandon didn't respond, nor did he hug me back. It left me feeling a little awkward, Just as I was about to pull away, I looked up and saw Chris standing nearby, Was he here today too? Somehow, Kara, that big mouth, hadn't mentioned it.

My hands tightened again just as they were about to release Brandon. He tried to pull away. I held his hand firmly. "Don't move."

He stopped while I continued to hug him. "Are you working overtime today?"

Brandon asked, "What?"

I tip-toed and whispered close to his ears. "I miss your cooking."

heard the sound of his throat swallowing loudly in my ear, followed by a soft"

I saw him clenching his fists, his expression darkening as

released my grip on Brandon. Just as I was about to say

turned around to catch a glimpse of Chris before looking back at me. At that moment, I found, myself unable to

was probably just an act for Chris. The truth was,

seven to three, got damaged by the workers installing the amusement equipment." Accidents were the bane of construction work, yet they were

as he said, "Let's go

forgot about me. I stood there

and was about to let out a

and met his clear, dark eyes. There wasn't a hint of emotion in them, as

ago, he had clearly been upset.

you should come see this. There's a lot of damage and it's

though I hadn't been around lately, I still cared about what was going on. I quickly followed them. I wasn't sure if I walked too fast or I tripped over something,

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