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.

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

sufficed. He made me wait so late to review these

I couldn't help

Brandon was engrossed in his work. He didn't once meet my gaze,

marked, I

had fallen asleep with

but clearly, I was wrong. He was human, not immortal. Even gods need rest, as the

dozed off.

I watched him quietly.

light,

about how Kara had complained about being tired, Brandon

him these past few days, he often delegated

all the while, he was bustling up and down and even adjusted the lights. His work

worn out than I was. So, he must have been exhausted to be able to

Seeing Brandon in his

covered him with it.

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was a light

my hand so tightly that it felt like

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