Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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.

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

needed clarification, a simple phone call would have sufficed. He made me wait so late to review these

couldn't help but sneak another couple of glances at

He didn't once meet my gaze, making me feel like I was being

marked, I glanced

fallen asleep with

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

dozed off.

I watched him quietly.

light, made him look just as captivating as any main character in

about how Kara had complained about being

I worked alongside him these past few days, he often delegated

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

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

Seeing Brandon in his short sleeves, I quietly got up, picked up a

covered him with it.

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noise, or perhaps he was a light sleeper, because

my hand so tightly that it