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!"

call, the girl stopped in her

a beautiful woman dressed in a tube

Madeline." The girl brushed back her hair that had gotten messy from

need to go," the woman

play a little longer, just

wait for us." The woman walked over, swaying on her seven-inch

her walk like that, I was a bit worried. The grass was so soft, and if she lost her balance, she could

to wear them, making her way

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

want to play a bit longer... just a bit!" Tiffany insisted, holding up one

The woman got frustrated and tried to

"Tiffany, go home

knew that we were just two strangers and that there was

will. If it's meant to be, we'll

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

friend. She plays with me, but

sassy retort.

even more furious. "How dare you