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

He made me wait so late to review these issues, and it

this on purpose? I couldn't help but sneak another couple of glances at

meet my gaze, making me feel like I was

marked, I glanced over at

surprise, Brandon had fallen asleep with the tablet in his

to fatigue, but clearly, I was wrong. He was

dozed off.

I watched him quietly.

illuminated by the overhead light, made him look just as captivating as

had complained about being

alongside him these past

and even

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

chill. Seeing Brandon in his short sleeves, I quietly got up, picked up a blanket from the bed,

covered him with it.

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he was a light sleeper, because the moment the blanket touched him,

so tightly that it felt like

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