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.

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

clarification, a simple phone call would have sufficed. He made me wait so

I couldn't help but sneak another couple of glances at

meet my gaze, making me feel like I was being

marked, I glanced over

surprise, Brandon had fallen asleep with the tablet

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

dozed off.

I watched him quietly.

a masculine charm. His high nose bridge, illuminated by the overhead light,

about being tired, Brandon must have been

him these past

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

than I was. So, he

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

covered him with it.

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a light sleeper, because

my hand so tightly that it felt like my

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