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 but to take this

I was about to put my phone down, another message came in from Chris. "Stay

was strikingly similar

but his concern no

1. me.

ignored it and went to

that the whiskey I drank at the barbecue stall

Chap 228

I got back had quite a kick. Even Brandon's tea couldn't help, and I

practiced some yoga, and made

still asleep. Hence, I didn't have

Hueton Corporation, Xander was already there. He gave me a strange look, but

so there was a backlog of tasks. I worked until noon to get everything sorted

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

an agenda, as his

I smiled lightly. "Sure."

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 are too

and admitted, "I'm not on a diet. My taste buds

seemed to recall something and nodded in understanding.

that I grew up at the