Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 310

The plane touched down in the early evening.

The sunset was breathtaking, like a sky drenched in blood, so stunning it made my heart skip a beat.

"Brandon, this is the most beautiful sunset I've ever seen!" I couldn't help but exclaim while we were still on the plane.

"Me too," Brandon echoed.

He was always like this, and I had grown used to it.

It wasn't until I got into the car and saw his social media post that I noticed the sunset photo he had just taken. The caption read, "Because you're by my side."

At first glance, the words seemed unrelated to the picture, but when I thought back to what I had said on the plane, it all made sense.

Combining what I said and what he wrote, it said, "This is the most beautiful sunset I've ever seen because you're by my side." Alright then!

If anyone ever claimed that Brandon doesn't know how to show affection, I'd be the first to disagree He was an expert at it.

Brandon's friends, already waiting for us when

that mean next

the man

responded, completely

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enough to say it, and the other bold enough to agree, but

The

myself just as openly.

"Ellie talks about you all the time.

last bout of embarrassment when

that so? I guess I won't need to

need, no need. A beauty like you? Everyone remembered you the last time

difficult for me to respond to than

would lean in close and whisper, "Looks like you can handle conversations with Cam quite

right there, I couldn't say much, so I pinched him lightly, signaling him to stop

Cameron was a chatterbox, talking non-stop about everything. From someone's pig giving birth to a strange creature that looked like an elephant, to a one-meter- long fish someone caught, to who liked who, and which widow was now with which

saw the village as a pristine paradise, untouched and beautiful. Cameron's stories revealed this paradise also had its share of ordinary, messy problems. "Stop spreading baseless rumors. Even if they're true, it's none of your business. Why gossip about it? Have you forgotten what happened the last time you ran your mouth?" Brandon scolded him. Cameron scratched his head