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.

"Brandon, are you looking for

just pay me a little fee for my efforts, Ms.

sure knew how

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

relationship is fake, I still need to take care of your health

so I said, "You're overthinking this. You're only responsible for helping me play this role. Besides that, my life and health are none of your concern. And as for cooking, this is the last time. If you do it again, I

I couldn't accept his care and affection. I needed to make it clear that there was no need for

the breakfast, which was delicious and gave me the energy I

the office, I pondered for a moment. The HR of the company hadn't

mood, but I still went to

greeted me immediately and warmly shook

former employer might have

looked at his friendly face, "But you don't seem to have any intention of firing

you?" Xander