Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Chapter 501

I glanced down, noticing his soaked shoes. "Then how'd Hayden pull it off?"

"No clue. And nobody else seems to know, either." Jace tilted his umbrella up a bit, meeting my eyes.

"So, you thought I'd know? That you could get answers from me?"

Jace held steady under my sharp stare. "I know you don't."

He held my gaze for a beat before looking away. "He's deliberately keeping it under wraps. But I did hear something."

"What?"

"Word is that the boss at Quartz Cue got... well, 'dealt with. Not sure if it's true." He sounded hesitant, but I got what he was hinting at. "You think Hayden was involved?"

Quartz Cue is huge in

I could tell he'd tried to meet this Quartz Cue boss

helped Steve. And he never

then, a gust of wind sent a raindrop splashing against my cheek, cold and sharp. It felt just like the tears I'd shed when Hayden pushed me away. "Hayden didn't even let you explain?" Jace's

forgive me. Said he couldn't be with a woman who'd risk her life for another guy." I raised my umbrella, glancing over at Jace. "But he got it all wrong. I didn't do it for you, specifically. "I'd do it for anyone. It just happened to be you, and

get why Hayden

misread what happened with you

easy for

at me, then asked, "Do you want

said it, I realized how Hayden and I had ended

the one making mistakes

went quiet. After a moment, I added, "Look, Jace, we're family now. From here on out, we're

"Rea..."

have played a part in what happened with Hayden and me, but the real problems are ours to handle. You don't

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