Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 596

Yara really had some nerve.

Seeing that smug grin, I matched her smile. "I'm not sold on the idea."

""Not into Cole?" she asked, bold as ever.

I shot back just as bluntly. "Not really, Besides..." I laughed lightly. "If I married Cole, I'd have to start calling you and Hayden 'Aunt Yara' and 'Uncle Hayden. Kinda a downgrade for me, don't you think?"

Yara burst out laughing. "Fair point!"

"If I had to marry someone from your family, I'd pick your brother," I joked. "Sure, Thorsten's a bit older, but he's loaded. And he probably won't outlive me. Once he's gone, I'd inherit all his cash-and you and Hayden would have to see me as 'the elder." She chuckled. "I like your style, but you'd have to get rid of my sister-in-law first, and deal with Sasha."

Yara knew all about Thorsten's drama-filled relationships, down to the dirty details.

I was done with the banter, though, so I got straight to the point. "Miss Drago, I get what you're trying to do, but I don't need anyone playing matchmaker."

"Then go for what you want. If you still have feelings for Hayden, why not fight for him?" Yara asked, like she was actually invested in my love life.

fighting for," I said, my

like you didn't love him as much as you thought. If I were you, I wouldn't care about the reasons. I'd hold on to him no matter what." "Well, I'm not

the sand.

had no other choice, if it was all an act... could you understand? Could

that conversation I overheard between her and Hayden

there really be some kind

deeper into something I didn't want to deal with-but I couldn't help myself. "What reason

bit her lip. "I think it'd be better for him

me in

and stood up.

on the terrace. But as I passed Wayne's room,

when

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won out. I grabbed it and

the day I joined the Johnston family. He'd written just one line: [There's a new little girl at home. She's pretty cute.] The entries were sporadic-just short notes every so often. His feelings toward me, and his resentment