Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Chapter 505

Chapter 505

"I'll make it up to you for what my father did."

The words felt like a dull knife twisting in my chest. I looked straight at him. "Hayden, are you really just accepting this? "Haven't you been digging into this the whole time?

"Is this all you found-that your father tampered with the brakes and caused my parents' deaths?"

We'd suspected it might be true, but he'd promised me answers, promised me closure.

And now, instead of giving me that, he was just... accepting this inconclusive report. Even the police couldn't say it for sure.

Was this some kind of brush-off? Or did he just want me to hate him, to resent him because of his dad?

He didn't look at me, didn't say a word.

"Hayden... did you already know about this? Is that why you broke up with me

My eyes wavered.

the ground. "I'm still investigating. If I find anything. I'll tell you the whole truth. But right now, all we have is this report, and it names my father as the prime 'suspect." I felt

dark, almost haunted. "I don't know, Maybe... maybe

maybe

weight over your own parents," he said, his throat bobbing as he swallowed, "Keira, maybe we were never

excuses or justifications. And don't act like it's for my sake." I looked him over, and suddenly, he felt like a stranger, even

want to break up, then fine, we'll break up. And as for whatever happened -between our parents? Even if it was your father's fault, won't hold that against you," I said,

toward my parents' graves.

me that hate only breeds more

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Chapter 505

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They'd just laughed and said no. They told me that because of that life, they'd met each other at the orphanage.

"When it came to loving you, I didn't waver. I never once thought of leaving you over this." I saw a flicker of emotion flash across his face, the

me-just less than he feared I might

I took a few steps closer to my parents gravestone. "Mom,