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?”

His voice was cold, and

“Okay.”

leave when he said, “Take the books home with

was astounded. So the books were

almost immediately. “These books

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

Since he was nice enough to lend her the books, she

the door to the office burst open suddenly and

disbelief. “Claire,

5’4” tall, with

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 been busy, so I decided to come see

arrived at the office door and analyzed the scene before him. Luckily, nothing disastrous had happened yet. His expression was frightened. “I’m so sorry, Mr. Frost.

nodded and left, gently

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

quite busy these days and couldn’t make time to see you. I hope

him, “If you go

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

with me? I haven’t had breakfast yet because I wanted to see you.”

woman, Chandler’s heart, which had been closed off,

darkened, and he stood up. Even his eyebrows held a

you’re so good to me.” Claire had both her hands around his arm and was swinging it like a pampered

Claire noticed the woman standing at the corner of the table tidying up some

who is she?”

Erin and simply said, “Just

dismissal of her identity made Erin relax, but to her surprise, it also frustrated her at the same time. She didn’t

you remember? We used to go to that restaurant near our house, and now

voice was gentle and steady. “Sure,

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