Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Chapter 530

If Hayden hadn't said anything, I might have forgotten he was even there.

the way here.

His face was unreadable, but his eyes? Dark and intense, like he was drilling straight into Matthew. He was talking about his dad. But Thorsten had already mentioned Hayden's father was involved-bribed, apparently. Hayden himself admitted it was all about the money on So why was he bringing it up again? What was he really digging for?

My head started to pound, like a jackhammer revving up. I glanced at Matthew, who somehow looked perfectly calm. Lindey, on the other hand, was a bundle of nerves, fingers clutching Matthew's arm.

After a long, tense silence, Matthew finally replied, "Your father was bribed. That has nothing to do with

me."

"Are you absolutely sure about that?" Hayden shot back, his voice ice-cold.

"Hayden," Lindey jumped in, defending Matthew. "He's already admitted what he did to Rea's parents. If he'd been involved with your dad, he wouldn't hide it now."

Hayden's jaw clenched tighter. "According to what I found, Thorsten bribed my dad on someone else's

orders."

Hayden wasn't stopping. "If I'm right, you set it all up

locked on mine, steady. "Her rare blood type meant she could be a

at Matthew. "From the start, she was nothing more than a

her head wildly. "No, that's not true! We

cut her off. Maybe she didn't know about what Matthew

is that true?" My

silence was all the answer

him-for this family-it had been built on a lie.

because of some business deal. Maybe it was all because of the blood running through my veins. Blood that could

heart to this family, to people who'd only seen

whole body going

if you

a mask of regret

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made him seem more hollow. All these years, he'd

as I clung to the last shred of

slice through the rage. "What good would hating you do? Will it bring my parents back? Will it fix the life you ripped away from me, the years I spent trying to earn your love?" In that moment, every bit of the obedient daughter I'd tried to be vanished, burned away