Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

It was 5:00 AM.

I got up early and did some yoga to get myself prepared to face the new workday. I wanted to be fully energized.

At 6:00 am, after washing up and changing, I was ready to make breakfast when my phone buzzed with a text message from Brandon.

"Breakfast is on the table. The key is hanging on your door."

After staring at the message for a few minutes, I finally opened the door and indeed found a key. I opened Brandon's door and saw the breakfast he had prepared. Last night, I couldn't bring myself to refuse his dinner offer, and naturally, I couldn't resist the temptation of good food.

But what was the deal with this breakfast?

Was he planning to be my free caretaker?

While it felt nice to be pampered first thing in the morning, I couldn't accept it without feeling uneasy.

back. "Brandon, are you looking for a

pay me a little

how

pondering for a few seconds, I replied. "Brandon, you're crossing the line. We're just pretending

care of your health during this period. Otherwise, as your pretend boyfriend, I'd have

Besides that, my life and health are none of your concern. And as for cooking, this

couldn't give him what he wanted, I couldn't accept his care and affection. I needed to make it clear that there was no need for him to invest so

which was delicious and gave me the

of the company hadn't called to rescind the job offer, so they might

dampened my good mood, but I still went

Xander greeted me immediately and warmly

heard my former employer might have interfered with my

you don't

you?" Xander asked