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.

That was an impressive

him instead. I noticed he was wearing the same

looked like a model on the

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

good for getting rid of bruises." He passed me a small

it from him and said,

badly, you should

ointment and the reminder made

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

I fell silent.

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

romantic and smiled." Don't worry, Mr. Howell. I probably want this job to end more than

The sooner I finished

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

bed and

as she leaped onto the bed like some

and looked at it closely. "Where did this come

belong to?" I said before reaching

you have this? Are you hurt?" I wanted

witnessed

to the moment Brandon had held me in his arms. She hadn't

ointment because he had paid attention to

suddenly felt like my thoughts were a