Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 86

I was breathing rapidly, frozen in place.

Brandon didn't move or say anything, but his gaze was glued to me.

To be precise, he was looking right into my eyes.

We stood there, staring at each other, neither stepping forward nor backing away:

I could even feel both our heartbeats quickening.

Until my neighbor, an elderly lady's voice sounded from outside, "The new tenant's boyfriend is kind. Look how clean he made the stairs."

That snapped me back to reality. I gave Brandon a push and quickly escaped to the living room.

But for a moment I didn't know what to do, feeling dazed and confused.

Brandon walked out, breaking the awkward silence. "Is this the house where your parents used to live?"

the wall with the photos. "You still look a lot like you did when you were a

a red scarf, with my parents on either side of me, smiling warmly. But now, looking at their smiling faces

Brandon glanced at my certificates again. My certificates were mostly

student.

still excellent now," I responded

paused for a moment, then added, "In every

made it hard for me to meet his eyes. This man was too straightforward, both in his

wanting any further entanglement, said, "Thank you for your hard work today. Let me treat you to a meal, and then I'll help you

proactive because I owed him a

added, "I need to wash

said this did I realize his face and clothes were

a remote area, there was a nearby supermarket

me a towel. I'll wipe myself

to say something else, but I met his unyielding gaze. Reluctantly, I walked to the bathroom, grabbed my towel, and handed it to him. "Use this, I don't have any new ones. He

water on his face and even ran his hands through his hair with water. Though

up, he saw me standing behind him

felt embarrassed, feeling like