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

I had no choice but to take

phone down, another message came in from

tone was strikingly similar

but his concern no longer

1. me.

and went

the whiskey I drank at the barbecue stall

Chap 228

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

morning, I woke up early, practiced some yoga, and made a

didn't have to worry about receiving a message from him

Xander was already there. He gave me a strange look, but he didn't

few days, so there was a backlog of

for lunch, Xander knocked on my

he had an agenda, as his gaze was

I smiled lightly. "Sure."

Are you on a diet? Your figure is just right as it is. You shouldn't lose any more weight. Women who are too thin don't look good." Despite being the

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

momentarily puzzled. Then, he seemed to recall something

at the Gildon estate and