Chapter 253

He liked it, so naturally, I loved it, too. How could it feel forced?

Bryant’s deep eyes sparkled intensely. Tm pot unwilling, either Come on, eat up

My heart ached for him. “You know your stomach has been acting up.”

“You’ve been putting up with it for three years. Can’t I handle it just this once? You’re underestimating me.” He said earnestly

I lowered my peze. “Fine, if you insist”

After dinner, he offered to do the dishes, leaving me guilt–free to continue my work.

It was different with Mark. If Mark did the dishes, I’d feel a twinge of quilt since we were just friends. But with Bryant, I’d taken care of him for three years. His cooking and doing the dishes didn’t seem too much to ask.

“Got any painkillers?” I was deep into planning the style for our company’s first batch of new products when Bryant, rubbing his stomach, made his way to the couch beside me.

I almost chuckled, getting the pills and placing them before him. “So much for not underestimating you, huh?”

skip meals to settle shareholder disputes and manage his

into my eyes.

dal

asked. “In

slightly. “You used to

paused before replying, “Back then,

remedy I could find, brewing stomach–soothing broths daily. I’d avoid flaunting

grabbed my arm, pulling me close.

The warmth of his body seared my skin, and my heart skipped a beat. Tension

ask, shouldn’t you be heading home after

couldn’t go on

reminded myself inwardly, Jane, don’t

fell, and he fell

be fine.” I pointed to the medicine and turned to leave for my

voice tightened, “Can I,

yours.” After saying that, I went straight to my

happened, it’d somehow be my fault. It was too late to ask

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