Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 314

Brandon narrowed his eyes, and I instinctively tightened my grip on him. "Is that true?"

"Why would you say that?" he asked, turning the question back on me.

I was about to tell him that Bree had mentioned it when Ellie's voice called out from afar. "Maddie, your phone's been ringing nonstop!"

She was running toward us as she spoke, but with her heart condition, she shouldn't be running at all.

"Okay, I got it," I said as I quickly stood up from Brandon's lap and rushed over to Ellie.

The call was from Bree, and she had called several times. It seemed like there was something urgent.

"Bree," I answered the phone.

"Maddie, why didn't you pick up? I was starting to worry something had happened!" Bree's voice was filled with concern.

"No, I just didn't have my phone with me."

Bree let out a sigh of relief. "You had me imagining all sorts of terrible things."

sure to keep it with me next time." I promised her, then asked, "Bree,

furious," Bree

upset you this

Bree's fierce tone came through as

and I were no longer involved, the Gildon family was still in the picture, which meant Chris' name would inevitably come up in my life. "What did he do this

for that woman, and now he's up and left." Bree's voice trembled with anger. She was

Conrad mentioned Zack wanted to sever

didn't press for details. Instead, I tried to soothe her. "Bree, he's probably just angry and needs some time to cool

that. He's already made arrangements with Conrad. He's dead set

made me frown

he tell

take care of us and said he wouldn't be around to fulfill his duties as a son. He even handed the company over to Conrad and asked him to look after you,"

didn't know how to console her.

"Bree, maybe it's just him talking out of anger, or perhaps he... has his own

but she didn't seem to catch on. Instead, she huffed, "What reasons? He just wants to marry that widow

me at a loss for

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