Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 230

I had put Xander in a difficult position.

mysterious big boss behind him might be

ped to uncover who the

I internally dismissed the idea that the person could be Brandon because he was too poor and didn't seem to fit the profile of someone wealthy However, various feelings made me think that the big boss behind Xander

sembled Brandon.

in the afternoon, I opened Instagram after a meeting. I looked at my newly added friend Eden on instagram. The chat interface showed nothing but the notification that we were now following each other, with no messages exchanged.

At this time, he must have seen my friend request acceptance but chose to ignore it. Clearly, this was his way of showing displeasure over my refusal to accept his friend request last night.

This man was someone to be cautious about. From this small gesture, it was evident that he held grudges and was likely to retaliate. I now

understood why both Brandon and Chris had warned me to stay away

from him.

pretending not to know him was not an option. Even if he was keeping his distance now,

5:00 pm, I left work and headed home. At this hour, the neighbors had not yet started cooking dinner and were outside

lived downstairs, had become

Mrs. Bishop. You haven't started

might seem like small talk, but it could really

2/3

from grocery shopping, and haven't started cooking yet. Unlike you, who's

Brandon's door. His pleasant voice came

of food immediately filled my senses. It instantly stimulated my appetite since I had only eaten a little for lunch and

over and stood at the door. "You're making it smell

your hands. The freshly squeezed watermelon juice

was almost convinced that

mind. He seemed to know

thinking.

watermelon juice since I saw it being sold on my way home. Then, I came home

to win me over with your looks and delicious

didn't respond, so I washed my hands and went into the kitchen to get the watermelon juice

to ask him to get it, but he was currently busy chopping vegetables. "Could you move aside? I need to get it." I signaled Brandon to make