Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

"Maddie." Ellie was suddenly alerted. "What are you saying? Do you like Mr. Marrow, too? That's not right. You should only like Bran."

She stopped pressing her chest and looked at me with genuine concern.

I couldn't help but smile inwardly, though I acted resigned. "But Mr. Marrow is so good-looking. When I first saw him, I thought he was more like a celestial being than a doctor."

"No way," she said while grabbing my arm. "Maddie, even though he's good-looking, he's nowhere near as handsome as Bran, and

he doesn't have the same manly charm. Most importantly, Bran is very genuine, unlike him."

"Really?" I looked at her puzzledly. "You think Mr. Marrow isn't genuine? How can you tell?"

She pouted and shook my arm. "Maddie, you can't like any man other than Bran. You belong to him."

She was quite possessive in her beliefs.

I asked, "You like love that lasts forever, right?"

was how it was written in novels. No matter how much trouble the main characters went through, readers

someone raised on romance novels, Ellie probably

with Bran. You can't like anyone else," she

someone he likes too. If you like him, either he has to break up with his current partner, or you'll have to endure the pain of unrequited love like the second female

surprise. "Mr. Marrow has

course, with his bright and handsome

was starting to understand, I continued, "Yes,

shook her head. "Today was the first time I met him. How could I

made her widen her eyes in shock. The

shoulder. "No wonder such a prominent professor would come to see me.

and looked out the window. "Dr. Carline has liked Mr. Marrow ever since their

did and became his junior.

feelings for Keith, and she immediately responded, "So Mr. Marrow didn't know

I encouraged her to do. As it turns out, Mr. Marrow overheard her feelings when he came, so her secret

just like the way you looked at him," I added,

he really is very