Chapter 99

I agreed to Bree's request for the time being and saw her off before returning to work. However, when I got back, I only saw Kara. Brandon was missing. "Where is he?" I asked. "Mr. Lachy asked for him," Kara replied. She stared at me. "Maddie, even your future mother-in-law came to mediate. Are you—" "I have no future with Chris. It doesn't matter who shows up. Don't overthink it." I cut her off, making my stance clear once more. Kara sighed. "Honestly, everything about Chris' family is great, except for the leading man himself." Kara was right. The Gildons were a wonderful family, but I wasn't marrying into the family, I was marrying Chris. It didn't matter how wonderful they were if Chris wasn't the one. Even after Kara and I waited half an hour for Brandon, he still hadn't returned. I decided to call him, but it turned out he had left his phone in the rest area. "Maddie, Brandon must be single. Look at how he just left his phone. If he had a girlfriend, he would have