Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 307

I reminded Brandon, "We're in an airport boarding hall, and there's a crowd here, including kids."

Brandon hummed in response. "I know."

I blushed. "And you still want to-"

"Yes," he answered without hesitation.

Upon hearing his unwavering response, I could only assume he had seen Chris across the hall and chalk his

stubbornness up as an act of jealousy. Perhaps he insisted on kissing me so he could tell Chris to back off.

At the thought of this, I closed my eyes, my blood pulsing in my ears as I waited for Brandon to kiss me in this crowded boarding hall.

However, I did not get the kiss I was expecting and instead ended up with a weight in my hands. I opened my eyes and looked down to see a small pouch in my hand.

"What is this?" I asked, blinking in surprise.

jerked his chin at the pouch, silently prompting me to open

saw two bank cards lying within, along with a red card and a certificate of sorts. I realized the certificate was Brandon's Certificate of Honorable Discharge from the military, while the red card was his blood donor

head around his

I have been tried, tested, and forged in steel, a testimony that far exceeds anything

proof that my blood runs red and my heart beats true. The two bank cards contain all

such gestures in novels where the male lead proved his loyalty to his love. interest by handing over his entire fortune. I

donor card and felt my nose prickle. "Brandon, why are

a mere couple's insurance," he elaborated. For some reason, the way he said this made me feel like he

keep these two," I said, referring to the donor card and the certificate. "You can keep

If money meant that much to me, I would never

There was color on his cheeks as he confessed, "I don't

a small laugh.

clasped my hands tightly. "I'm sorry,

are you laughing at? Is my destitution so endearing that you'd laugh about it?" I laughed even harder. I didn't think he would crack a joke like that. Nodding, I half-wheezed, "Yes, you're endearing even when you're

"Mae..."

bout of laughter. "I thought you might have