Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 342

Arthur was quite brazen. He didn't even care if someone would report him for engaging in shady dealings.

Arthur was visiting, so I couldn't go in there. But I didn't want to go to Ellie's ward either, so I wandered into the hospital's little garden.

"Miss, can you play ball with me?" I hadn't been sitting on the bench for long when a little girl of about three or four years old ran over, looking at me with eager eyes.

Honestly, I didn't want to play, but faced with those eyes, I couldn't refuse. "Alright."

I thought I'd humor her for a bit and then be done with it. But as we played, I started thinking about the times when I was little and how my parents used to play ball with me.

"Madeline, you're a bit clumsy."

"Madeline, you got hit again."

"Madeline..."

I was the young girl's playmate, yet I was still being criticized. How ridiculous! But, honestly, was having a great time.

"Tiffany!"

girl stopped

woman dressed in a tube top and

I'm playing with Madeline." The girl brushed back her

work. We need to go," the

"No, I want to play a little longer,

late, Daddy won't wait for us." The woman walked over, swaying on

The grass was so soft, and if she lost her balance, she could

wear them, making

went straight to her daughter, saying, "Come on. Let's go! You're getting more and more difficult to deal

to play a bit longer... just a bit!" Tiffany

The woman got frustrated and tried to scare her

tried to help coax the child. "Tiffany, go home first. Next time you come, I'll play with you

that we were just

will. If

woman said impatiently, already pulling Tiffany along. She muttered under her breath, "Didn't I tell you not to play with strangers? What if she's a human trafficker? She

is not! Madeline is my good friend. She plays with me, but none of

sassy retort.

furious. "How dare you talk back