Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 740

I didn't get my answer. Why? Because I got hauled off by the police.

Yep, you heard that right-I was detained.

Now, I'm no legal expert, but I'm pretty sure suspects in an investigation aren't supposed to end up locked in a cell. Which meant one thing: this had Hayden written all over it.

He'd warned me this might happen, so I wasn't exactly freaking out. If anything, I stayed calm, knowing this was probably his version of "keeping me safe."

The first visitor? My boss, of course. Ron didn't waste a second before cracking a joke. Keira Kay, maybe the police should just take over your paycheck this month."

Thinking about how little I'd been showing up at work lately, guilt crept in even before P made his snarky comment. "Fine. Consider this my verbal resignation. I'll make it official when I'm out of here." Ron waved me off. "I didn't come here to make you quit. Don't overthink it"

I smiled faintly. "I know, but let's be real-if I were the boss, I'd have fired me weeks ago."

Ron raised an eyebrow. "You're power plus-one-how could it be the same?"

There it was. He finally said it outright. And judging by how much Ron probably knew about Hayden- Xander's real situation, he'd been playing dumb with me all along.

I smirked. "Power plus-one? Oh, you mean Hayden? Yeah, he's long gone-nothing

not pretend, okay? We both know

I said, feigning

mouthed, "Hayden asked me to tell you not to worry. Just stay here for a few days, and it'll all be fine." No kidding. I already knew I'd be stuck here for a bit, but seriously-it

to Tanya's moronic brother. Speaking of Brad, he'd been laying low ever since. Rumor

not mess with him a little? "So, how'd Hayden spill the tea? Did he pop up in a dream, or

twitched. "Alright, fine. I shouldn't have tried to fool

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my mouth shut. What was I supposed to

keep poking. "Wait, so did Hayden specifically

cute and cringe now. Can you chill and stop making

and I had been through, what even was the point

wasn't about to let the

punching bag last time I saw! I wasn't buying it for