Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 20

Chapter 20 As Different as Day and Night

Erin was taken aback; she’d never thought that he would care about her. Her tone softened as she replied, “It’s getting better. I’m almost fully recovered.”

He nodded, satisfied with her answer.

He patted the seat next to him. “Come here.”

“No thanks. If you have something you want to say, just say it.” Erin was starting to panic and even took two steps backward.

Chandler chuckled. “You seem scared of me.”

She sneered. “Right, it’s not like you look like a monster; why would I be afraid of you?”

Though she claimed that she wasn’t afraid, she still didn’t get any closer to him.

Chandler didn’t force her, either. He placed his coffee mug down and gave a sticky note that was on the table a light knock. “Find all the books that are on this list.”

He’d asked her to come up to look for books?

Chandler continued reading the news, so Erin slowly moved toward him and picked up the sticky note. She was surprised to see that a few of the books on the list were design books that she’d wanted but hadn’t ended up buying.

She looked around the office and moved a nearby chair toward the large bookshelf to pick out the books according to the list. Half an hour later, she’d found all 12 original copies of the books.

She placed them on the table and said, “I’ve found them. Can I go now?”

go now.” His voice was cold,

“Okay.”

was just about to leave when he said, “Take

the books were for

almost immediately. “These books are in

at her mockingly. “So you have time to look for excuses, but you don’t have

enough to lend her

door to the office

“Claire, why

was roughly 5’4” tall,

toward Chandler. She bent down to face him on the couch and pouted, “Chandy, I’ve been back for a week, and you didn’t even come to see me! But I guessed that you must’ve

and analyzed the scene before him. Luckily, nothing disastrous had happened yet. His expression was frightened. “I’m so sorry, Mr. Frost. Miss Kane had her own

a hand. Kyle nodded and left,

reminded him that he’d given Claire her own elevator card for easy access to his office before she’d left the country. That’s why she was able to bypass Kyle’s office and

soft. “I’m sorry, Claire, it’s just that I’ve been quite busy these days and couldn’t make time to see you.

at him, “If you go shopping with

he wanted to pamper her. “Okay,

time to eat with me? I haven’t had breakfast yet because I wanted to see you.” Her voice was

Chandler’s heart, which had been closed

up. Even his eyebrows held a hint of joy.

Claire had both her hands around his arm and was swinging it like a

of the table tidying up some books. Erin deliberately had her back toward her so Claire couldn’t see

is she?”

at Erin and simply said,

also frustrated

to go to that restaurant near our house, and now it’s another fancy

gentle and

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