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.

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

call would have sufficed. He made me wait so

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

once meet my gaze, making me feel

addressing the issues he'd marked, I glanced

Brandon had fallen asleep with the tablet

was human, not

dozed off.

I watched him quietly.

overhead light, made him look just as captivating as any main character in a TV series enhanced

complained about being tired, Brandon must have been

him these past

he was bustling up and down and even

was. So, he must

a gust of wind lifted the curtains, and I felt a chill. Seeing Brandon in his short sleeves, I quietly

covered him with it.

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

that it felt like my bones might

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