Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 188

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Chapter 188

It was Brandon!

He was unlocking his door while carrying a bag of groceries.

Perhaps I opened the door too abruptly because he looked back at me and squeezed his eyes slightly. As if my soul had left my body, I stared at him blankly and bald nothing.

Finally, he spoke up. "What's up?"

I regained my senses and shook my head.

putting his

I couldn't react quickly enough to

on my forehead. It felt cool. I could hear a hint of sternness in his voice. "Are you

was still muddled, not registering that

he swept me into his arms, I instinctively grabbed onto him upon feeling

moment, had wandered off and lost its way. I blinked, still not responding to

my bedroom and passed me my slippers. "Do you

some water." I didn't

to fetch me a glass of water. However, the

boiling more water, he returned to my side and carried me out the door. I didn't question where we were going because it didn't bother me where he might

couch. Then, he went to boil

the thermometer onto my palm. Afraid I would let go of it, he gripped my hand and instructed slowly, "I can't do it for you, so you must do it yourself. Place it in your

fever persists, I'll send you to the hospital. Due to my unresponsiveness, he reminded

if I were alone, I pulled my collar and stuffed the