Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 779

Chapter 778 Chapter

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A muffled groan echoed as the man hit the ground, clutching his side.

I pressed the bat against him and leaned in to get a better look.

It wasn't Hayden.

It was a stranger.

"Who sent you? Who let you into my apartment?" I asked.

The man shook his head, refusing to talk. I didn't bother playing nice. Pulling out my phone, I said, "Fine. Let's see what you tell the cops."

"Don't call the police!" he blurted, panicking. I just wanted to steal a few things! I'll give them back right now, okay?"

His hand moved toward his pocket, and my instincts flared. "Don't move," tightening my grip on the bat.

"I snapped,

He froze mid-motion, then slowly pulled his hand out, revealing a handful of my jewelry. "I only took these. That's it," he said, trying to sound sincere.

Just a petty thief? Yeah, right. These were probably the first things he grabbed to make it look that way.

I wasn't buying it. My finger hovered over the call button as I stared him down.

begged, sounding genuinely desperate. "If

his life, maybe breaking

lowering my phone slightly. He looked like he was weighing his options, so I pressed him harder. "If you don't start talking, I'm calling them. Right now."

guy who

going without prompting. "I don't know his name. He gave me some cash upfront and promised the rest

was the job? What were you supposed to do in my

pressed.

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go in, mess the place up,

words painted a

already imagine the chaos upstairs. As a total neat freak, the idea of my place

I asked as

it lying

guy who sent you?

man shook his head. "We only talked over

me the

a

silently. Of course,

you upfront. Show me the

the money at a spot

Hah.

this had clearly planned it out. Cash payments and burner phones left no trail. Even if the police caught this guy, they'd be chasing

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