Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Chapter 450

Chapter 450

My heart skipped a beat. "What happened?"

Jace's face darkened. "He got into a fight."

A fight overseas, right before a major competition? That didn't sound like Steve. "Did he ask you to come?

Jace hesitated. "He's been detained."

I blinked, stunned. "That serious?"

"Yeah, and if things don't go well, he could be facing long-term imprisonment." His words knocked the wind out of me for a second.

Seeing the worry on my face, Jace added, "I don't know all the details yet. One of his teammates called. I'm heading over to figure things out."

I nodded slightly. "Let me know if anything-"

me?" Jace cut

wasn't expecting that. My mouth opened, but before I could answer, Jace continued, "His teammate said Steve's not doing well. He's been really agitated. If you're there, maybe you could calm

back. Now he was in trouble, far/

could upset Hayden. There was a time when Jace didn't care about my feelings and hurt me by being with someone else. I couldn't do the same to Hayden. "You go

buy whatever you need when we get there," he replied, clearly missing

excuse, hoping he'd take the hint. But instead, he pushed, making it obvious he wanted us

I couldn't do that.

Jace suddenly pulled out a red booklet from his bag. "I brought

Jace and I had taken a trip abroad, and my passport ended up in his bag. When things fell apart, I took

but

silence, until Jace finally spoke, his voice low. "So, we can't even go on a trip together

up at him with a soft smile.

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things. As his girlfriend, it's my responsibility to make sure he feels

hit him hard, and after a moment, he let go of the passport, his smile bitter. "You really care about him,

soured even more. "Funny, when we were together, you never cared this much

his way of

I?" I asked, giving him a

I didn't care about you. But how much did you really care about me?"