Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 228

The fact that Eden added me, and so late at night...

My intuition told me that something was wrong.

Even though Derick had assured me that Eden wouldn't dare do anything in his presence, I still had to be cautious.

Besides, a woman accepting a man's friend request always seemed a bit frivolous, especially at midnight.

I acted as if I hadn't seen the friend request and continued chatting with Lisa. She responded, "The successful surgery he did before was performed with his partner."

I could clearly sense the melancholy in Lisa's voice.

Having experienced love myself, I understood how important it was for partners to be in sync and well-matched. Although Lisa was excellent in her field, there was still a difference when compared to someone with international acclaim like Keith.

There was a reason for the disparity between them.

I didn't continue on this topic with Lisa. After chatting about other things, I

ended the call and stared at Eden's friend request for a while.

I felt that he was a dangerous person. But to uncover the truth behind my

no choice

phone down, another message came in from Chris. "Stay away from

was strikingly

concerned, but his concern no

1. me.

ignored it and went

admit that the whiskey I drank

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tea couldn't help, and I was

some yoga, and made a cup of coffee before accepting

I didn't have to worry

I arrived at the Hueton Corporation, Xander was already there. He gave me a strange look,

was a backlog of

and preparing to head to the cafeteria for lunch, Xander knocked on my door. "Ms. Crown, would you

was obvious he had an agenda, as his gaze was anything

I smiled lightly. "Sure."

my plate and said, "Why are you eating so little? Are you on a diet? Your figure is just right as it is. You shouldn't lose any more weight. Women who

food on my plate, I thought of Brandon's cooking and admitted, "I'm not on a diet. My taste buds have been

seemed to recall something and nodded in understanding.

grew up at the Gildon estate