Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 69

"Yes."

That was his only reply before he hung up.

He was now the most important person when it came to solving our lighting problems. He was basically our a benefactor now, so I couldn't piss him off.

Thus, I put a jacket on over my pajamas and went to knock on his door.

When he opened the door and saw my wet hair, he swallowed hard.

"Does it still hurt?" he asked.

Those four words weren't enough for me to understand what he was talking about. I asked back, "What?"

He looked down at my waist, and I immediately caught on.

For some reason, my heart skipped a beat. "Oh. I'm fine."

"Wait here," he said before turning around and leaving me to stand in his doorway, alone.

I looked into his room through the open door. I immediately saw the laptop on

I the desk. It seemed like he had already started to work while I was showering.

bad. That was an

wearing the same outfit from before, but his T- shirt was tucked into his waistband,

practically looked like a

was so intrigued. Loving beauty was human nature. Who wouldn't enjoy looking at

and apply it to your bruise. It's good for getting rid of bruises." He passed me a small container

from him

hurts really badly, you should

ointment and the reminder made

flashed in my head, I heard him say, "I don't want anyone to delay our progress due to injuries and such once we

I fell silent.

about me. He just didn't want

inwardly at myself for being so hopelessly romantic and smiled." Don't worry, Mr. Howell. I probably want

him any more. The sooner I finished the project

I said as I held up the ointment. After that, I turned

the ointment on the bed and let out a huge

up in a robe as she leaped onto the

looked at it closely. "Where did this come from? Is this yours,

I said

this? Are you hurt?" I wanted to laugh

witnessed

she had only paid attention to the moment Brandon had held me in his arms. She hadn't noticed that I had

given me the ointment because he had paid attention to the

thoughts were a mess. I