Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Hello 491

Chapter 491

Chapter 491

Otherwise, he wouldn't have come around asking if I was pregnant and insisting on driving me to the hospital. Like, excuse me?

He'd hurt me before, sure, but this? This was a whole new level. One sentence, and he'd just crushed me.

But I wasn't about to quit my job just because we broke up. Thankfully, I had some fieldwork lined up, so I could avoid the office without raising any flags. Three days into fieldwork, Yuna called. I wasn't sure if she knew about the split, but I really hoped we were still good.

"Keira, I'm in trouble. Can you help me?" She sounded panicked, like two seconds from crying.

"Whoa, slow down. What's going on?"

"I'm at the library, reading, and my period just hit out of nowhere-my skirt's totally stained!" she said.

I let out a sigh of relief. Here I was, expecting some disaster.

restroom when you get here," she added, her voice way stronger than it used to be. And by her tone? She clearly had

"Okay, don't worry."

"Keira, please hurry."

couldn't help but laugh. "Alright,

my work gear, and headed to the library. On the way, I ordered a skirt and some period panties for her. When I got there, the delivery wasn't ready yet. I

out my phone to text Yuna, a familiar

and he froze, looking

probably thought I'd misread this as more than a random run-in. But, hey, this was pure coincidence.

he replied, just

couldn't help but think of Narelle. She'd been gone

you'd left Seavora," I admitted. The last time

now," he said, catching me off

Royal Academy had been huge for him and Narelle. She might be gone, but he was still holding on to

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handle things, nobody could tell him otherwise. "Nice. Maybe I'll sit in on one of your lectures someday" I said, just as my phone buzzed with a delivery notification-Yuna's clothes had

much time to chat, so I smiled. "Do

his eyes, and