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.

Brandon had marked, but

would have sufficed. He made me wait so late

he doing this on purpose? I couldn't help but sneak

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

issues he'd marked, I glanced over at

Brandon had fallen asleep with the

to fatigue, but clearly, I was wrong. He was human, not

dozed off.

I watched him quietly.

nose bridge, illuminated by the overhead light, made him look just as captivating as any main character in a TV series enhanced by

about how Kara had complained about being tired,

these past few

was bustling up and down and even

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

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

covered him with it.

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a noise, or perhaps he was a light sleeper,

that

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