Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Chapter 502

It was Cedric Sawyer, the police officer.

We'd set up a meeting before, and now he was calling, probably to arrange it.

I used to feel this rush of excitement at the idea of finally finding out the truth about my parents' accident. But somewhere along the way, that excitement turned into a weird, uneasy feeling-like that nervous flutter you get coming back home after a long time away. I glanced at Jace, who immediately stepped back, catching on. I walked a few steps away before answering. "Officer Sawyer."

"Are you free to meet right now?"

I looked around at the heavy rain pouring down. Definitely not the best day for a meeting. But since he'd picked today, it had to be important. I took a steadying breath. "Alright. Where?"

As I got ready to leave, Lindey's disappointed face tugged at me-she'd just made gnocchi, and I hadn't even tasted it yet.

"Come back soon, and I'll make it for you again," she said, trying to sound cheerful.

I promised her and drove out of the Johnston residence into the rain.

Jace had asked who was so important that I had to leave right then, but I just told him it was someone I

needed to meet.

cemetery. Thinking of the flowers I'd sometimes seen left at

sheets of rain, I finally saw him, standing by their headstone with a black umbrella. The

him, but with the umbrella shading his face, I still couldn't see him

I

just enough for his face to come into view, and I froze-it really

he

he'd handed me my parents' death reports. Now I understood why he'd asked for my phone number that day. "You've probably come to visit my parents a lot over the years, haven't you?" I glanced at the fresh flowers resting by

He had that serious, no-nonsense look

this time-holding onto this

because of a debt,

had something to do

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expecting him to go on, but he just stared at their

rain fell

I finally broke the silence, unable to hold

His question confirmed he'd done his homework. "Yes, with Matthew Johnston of RiverwaveCorp," I replied, watching him, wondering why the Johnstons were on his mind. After