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.

was an

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

a model

Kara was so intrigued. Loving beauty was

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

took it from him

really badly, you should see a doctor," he

made me wonder if he cared about

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.

didn't care about me. He just didn't want me to delay

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

to meet him any more. The sooner I finished the project and handed things over to

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

bed and let

finished her shower and was wrapped up in a robe as she leaped onto

and looked at it closely. "Where did this

belong to?" I said before reaching

you have this? Are you hurt?" I wanted to laugh at

personally witnessed me falling

moment Brandon had held me in his arms. She

ointment because he had paid

my thoughts were a mess. I