Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Jace didn't continue, but I already knew. "She wants to be your wife, right?"

Jace's head shot up, surprise all over his face like I'd cracked some big secret. "You know her pretty well," he said after a beat, his tone dripping with sarcasm.

The jab wasn't subtle. He was implying I'd been keeping tabs on Tanya-because, yeah, she'd stolen Jace from me. Classic.

"You're overthinking it," I shot back, keeping my cool. "I don't care about her. But she's so obvious. Her obsession with money and fancy things? Kinda hard to miss."

Right as I finished, the sky started to change. I used to think night slowly turned into day, but it was like someone flicked a switch. The sky just... lit up, fast and sharp. No wonder they call it the breaking of dawn.

"Jace, an amusement park's worth a lot, sure. But compared to being the CEO's wife? It's pocket change." I watched his expression-he blinked, clearly not expecting me to go there.

Yeah, the Johnstons gave me a whole amusement park, but Jace's net worth? He could buy a hundred of those. Tanya knew that. That's why she didn't waste any time using Desmond's death to her advantage. "She never wanted me," Jace muttered, his voice bitter. "She only wanted what I'm worth."

my breath.

really think Tanya

my head. That girl was all over

asked quietly. "If you cared about money, you wouldn't have... left because of her,

sure, but I'd wait until we got married. Then, when we split? I'd walk

off so easy. She'd told me if he cheated,

I am dumb," I said with a small,

my name in a

caught me off guard. "Did you ever really

let out a low laugh, thinking, 'After everything, now he asks if I loved

who doesn't just want to

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his head back, staring at the now-bright sky. "I've been thinking... if you really loved me, how could you just leave? How could you be with someone else so fast? I