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?"

how much trouble the main characters went through,

raised on romance novels, Ellie probably had

be with Bran. You

break up with his current partner, or you'll have to endure

surprise. "Mr. Marrow

answer, she added, "Of course, with his bright and handsome looks, how

she was starting to understand, I continued, "Yes, and do

the first time I met

Carline." My words made her widen her eyes in shock. The light

a prominent professor would come to see me. It turns out it's because

window. "Dr. Carline has liked Mr. Marrow ever since

he did and became his junior. In

"So Mr. Marrow didn't know all along? Dr. Carline is

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

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