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?"

"Do you think

but I

I'm not letting anyone threaten me," he said, full of

blackmailed-whether in life or in business.

but if she actually releases it? RiverwaveCorp will take a hit, and Matthew?

your help,"

Ah, there it was.

to my dad," Jace said, shaking his head. "Wayne and I? We're both brick walls with him. You're the only one who can actually get through. If it wasn't for, you know, your real background, I swear people

him a playful kick. "Stop talking

a little too closely. "I haven't seen you laugh like that in a long

"Are you seriously ready to take on

keep coming after me. All she really wants is money. I doubt she'd

knew how to

about how Tanya had used Desmond who loved her, just for

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