Chapter 16

"Madeline, please don't misunderstand." Jewel's words made me want to laugh. Thinking about what she said while choosing bed linens earlier, it seemed she implicitly considered Chris her boyfriend. "Is this for Chris?" I asked, looking at the bed linens that she had chosen. It was the blue-gray color that Chris used to like. But things had changed since then. Under my influence, he now preferred brighter colors. Jewel bit her lip, hesitated for a few seconds, and then shook her head. "No, please don't misunderstand. I'm buying this for my brother." As I couldn't be bothered with her games, I asked directly, "Is Chris going to live with you now?" He had said that he couldn't let anything happen to Jewel's child, so it made sense for him to keep an eye on her at all hours of the day. "Madeline, how can you say that?" Jewel looked visibly agitated. "You're buying him bedding, Jewel. How am I supposed to interpret that?" I mocked. "Madeline, you're too jealous. Chris won't like t