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.

an

over. His tall figure blocked everything behind him, so I looked at him instead. I noticed he was wearing the same outfit from before, but his T- shirt

a

was human nature. Who

bruise. It's good for getting rid of bruises." He passed me

took it from him and

badly, you should see

the reminder made me wonder if he cared

thought flashed in my head, I heard him say, "I don't want anyone to delay our

I fell silent.

just didn't want me to delay our

being so hopelessly romantic and smiled." Don't worry, Mr. Howell. I probably want this job to

longer had to meet him any more. The sooner I finished the project and handed things over to Chris, the less

this," I said as I held up the ointment. After that,

the bed and

shower and was wrapped up in a robe as she leaped onto the bed like some sort of professional diver. The very second she made contact with the bed, she let out a

the ointment and looked at it closely. "Where did this come

else would it belong to?" I said before reaching out

you hurt?" I wanted to laugh

witnessed me falling

had held me in his arms. She hadn't noticed that I had bumped

had given me the ointment because he had paid attention to

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