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?"

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

on romance novels, Ellie probably had

Bran. You can't like anyone

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

eyes widened in surprise. "Mr. Marrow has

his bright and handsome looks, how could

I continued, "Yes, and do you know who he

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

words made her widen her eyes in shock. The light

professor would

against her and looked out the window. "Dr. Carline has liked Mr. Marrow ever since their school days. Her love

to attend the same medical school he did and became his junior. In many ways, Dr. Carline's current achievements are all due to that

told Ellie about Lisa's unspoken feelings for Keith, and she immediately responded, "So Mr.

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

feelings for her just like the way you looked

I get it now. I won't like Mr. Marrow anymore. But he really is very handsome. He's