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?"

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

I kept that to

blackmail me with that video. Let her. I'm not letting anyone threaten me," he said, full

never allowed himself to be blackmailed-whether in life or in business. Tanya had

releases it? RiverwaveCorp will take a hit, and Matthew? He won't handle that well,

why I need your

Ah, there it was.

light, he still looked sharp, his features all chiseled 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. You're the only one who can actually get through. If it wasn't for, you know, your real background, I swear people would think you're his

giving him a

closely. "I haven't seen you laugh like

"Are you seriously ready to take

is money. I doubt she'd actually release the video," Jace said with

knew how

had used Desmond who loved her, just for her

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