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 top

I'm playing with Madeline." The girl brushed back her hair that had gotten messy

Daddy's done with work. We need to go," the woman called to

play a

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

bit worried. The grass was so soft, and if she

was confident enough to wear them, making her way steadily to where

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

want to. I just want to play a bit

all you want. I'm leaving!" The woman got frustrated and tried to

tried to help coax the child. "Tiffany, go home first. Next

Tiffany was a smart girl. She knew that we were just two strangers and that there was no chance we'd see each other

patted her head. "We will. If

already pulling Tiffany along. She muttered under her breath, "Didn't I tell you not to play with strangers?

is not! Madeline is my good friend. She plays with me, but none of you do!" Tiffany gave her mother

sassy retort.

furious. "How dare you