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.

I texted him back. "Brandon, are you looking for a side

"Yeah, just pay me a little fee for my efforts,

knew how to play

that wasn't his intention. After pondering for a few seconds, I replied. "Brandon, you're crossing the

fake, I still need to take care of your health during this period. Otherwise, as your pretend boyfriend, I'd have to

only responsible for helping me play this role. Besides that, my life

affection. I needed to make it clear that there was no need for him to invest so

delicious and

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

good mood, but I still went

greeted me immediately

didn't suggest he intended to fire me, so I decided to be direct. "Mr. Roulder, I heard my former employer might have

his friendly face, "But you don't seem to have any

would I fire you?" Xander asked in