Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 118

Chapter 118

I felt a flush of embarrassment as soon as the words left my mouth.

Had I been too blunt? Surely, Brandon must have felt awkward, too.

But instead of distancing himself, he paused for almost half a minute before responding with a simple "Oh".

I was surprised.

Oh? How could he have been so calm?

I looked up at him, and only then did he slowly straighten up.

"Your eyesight isn't great," he explained patiently. "I pointed it out to you, but you still couldn't find it. How else could I help without getting closer?"

His explanation made perfect sense, leaving me feeling like I was the one overthinking things.

Then, Brandon casually walked oyer to a chair, settled down, and picked up his tablet to work on something.

After sneaking a few glances at him, I sipped some tea to calm my nerves so

could refocus on work.

issues in the document Brandon had marked, but nothing major. He could have

made me wait so

help but

engrossed in his work. He didn't once meet my gaze, making me feel like I was

marked, I glanced

fallen asleep with the tablet in his

was wrong. He was human, not immortal. Even gods need rest, as the celestial beings in

dozed off.

I watched him quietly.

light, made him look

about being tired, Brandon must have been even more

past few days, he often delegated

bustling up and down and even adjusted the lights. His work required both physical

he was definitely more worn out than I was. So, he must have been exhausted to

I felt a chill. Seeing Brandon in his short sleeves, I quietly got

covered him with it.

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noise, or perhaps he was a light sleeper, because the moment the blanket touched

my hand so tightly that it felt like my bones might

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