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."

for a split second, a crack in the calm mask. But Hayden wasn't stopping. "If I'm right, you set it all up to make sure Keira had nowhere else to go. With her parents gone, she'd have no one left

His gaze locked on mine, steady. "Her rare blood type meant she could be a backup donor for your son. And raising her yourself? Maybe that was just to ease your own

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

"No, that's not true! We genuinely care about Keira!

what Matthew had

that true?" My

all the answer I

love, all the gratitude I'd felt for him-for this family-it

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

last ten years loving him, giving my heart to this family, to people who'd only

ran through me, my whole body going

the killer. If you hate me, if you

face a mask of regret I

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seem more hollow. All these years, he'd worn

tears welling up as I clung to the

it bring my parents back? Will it fix the life you ripped away from me, the years I spent trying