Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Chapter 425

Jace looked at me, clearly still not getting it.

"Tanya was just the final straw," I said, giving him a tiny smile.

I remembered something I'd heard before: 'If you can laugh about it, you're over it.'

"Rea, I don't get it. Fine, blame me for what happened with Tanya, but before that? I was good to you," he insisted, like he just couldn't wrap his head around the fact that I'd checked out long before.

"I'm not saying you weren't good to me," I shrugged. "But did you ever stop to think about how I treated you? Or were you too busy looking in the mirror?" I asked, keeping my voice light.

He stared at me for what felt like forever, then dropped his head. "I didn't appreciate you. That's how I lost you."

"What's the point in rehashing this now?" I said, steering things back to Tanya. "Let's talk about her. You worried your parents won't be cool if you're serious about her?"

With Tanya?" Jace snapped. "Do you think I'm a complete

valid question, but I kept

not letting anyone threaten me," he said,

allowed himself to be blackmailed-whether in life or in business.

a hit, and Matthew? He won't handle that well, I reminded him,

why I need your

Ah, there it was.

and handsome, but there was a heaviness in his expression that made him feel distant. "What do you need?" "Talk to my dad," Jace said, shaking his head. "Wayne and I? We're both brick walls with

him a playful kick.

too closely. "I haven't seen you laugh

smile faded. "Are you seriously ready

after me. All she really wants is money. I doubt she'd actually release the video," Jace said with

knew how to

how Tanya had used Desmond who loved her, just for her own gain.

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safety mats, but for a pregnant woman. even surviving a fall wouldn't guarantee the