Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 172

"It's me!" A familiar voice echoed in the hallway.

I swiftly held onto the railing and stopped. My tense body could finally relax.

Soon, I turned around and headed upstairs, where I saw Brandon standing in the dark. Our previous interaction left things awkward, and I didn't know what to say. Still, I was genuinely shocked by the incident earlier, so I pretended to be angry. "You scared the heck out of me!"

He simply grunted again. I never knew how to respond to that because that response was so cold.

I was about to say more when he added softly, "I won't do it again."

This time, I was at a total loss for words.

Thus, I fished out my key and went to unlock my door. Just as I inserted the key into the keyhole, his low and deep voice rang again. "I overstepped my boundaries tonight. I won't do it again in the future."

Huh?

had entered through the half-open door. He glanced at me as he

something, but the words stuck in my throat only came out after he shut his door. "What do you mean by "in the

meant, though. He didn't want to end

truly didn't want to continue our arrangement; in fact, I was afraid

pretend boyfriend, not out of fear that he would not leave me alone, but out of fear

had a real girlfriend and stealing all his

cursed myself as I entered rty home feeling utterly remorseful. I couldn't sleep well the whole night. In my dreams, Brandon followed me around

guilt, I rose to see that the sky was still dark. It was early in the morning. I checked the

be awake by this hour, and if I was right, he should be out on a jog now. In other

my car drove into the morning light, I pitied myself for living like

of running into him. However, the cold breakfast left at my doorstep only deepened my sense of guilt when I returned home