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?”

cold, and he was still reading his

“Okay.”

leave when he said,

was astounded. So the books

immediately. “These books are in another language, and I’m not

“So you have time to look for excuses, but you

nice enough to lend her the books, she had no reason to

picked up all the books when the door to the office burst open suddenly and a

in disbelief. “Claire,

early 20s walked in. She was roughly 5’4” tall, with clear, unblemished

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 been busy, so I decided to come

the office door and analyzed the scene before him. Luckily, nothing disastrous had happened yet. His

hand. Kyle nodded and

elevator card for easy access to his office before she’d

that I’ve been quite busy these days and couldn’t make time to see you. I

him, “If you go shopping

like he wanted to pamper her. “Okay, let’s go

I haven’t had breakfast yet because

heart, which had been closed

Even his eyebrows held a hint of joy.

me.” Claire had both her hands around his arm and was swinging

standing at the corner of the table tidying up some books. Erin deliberately had her back toward her

she?” she asked

didn’t even look at Erin

to her surprise, it also frustrated her at

shifted back to Chandler, and she said, “Chandy, do you remember? We used to go to that restaurant near our house, and now it’s another fancy restaurant, although

and steady. “Sure, whatever you

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