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.

his grocery bag down

still in a daze, I couldn't react quickly enough to reply and shook my head

could hear a hint of sternness in his voice. "Are you running

muddled, not registering that he

entered my house and carried me. I was already a light person, so when he swept me into his arms, I instinctively

barefoot. My mind, at that moment, had wandered off and

of helplessness. With that, he went into my bedroom and passed me my slippers. "Do you have a thermometer?"

some water." I didn't answer

fetch me a glass of water. However,

my side and carried me out the door. I didn't question where we were going because it didn't bother me where

laid on his couch. Then, he went to boil some

he gripped my hand and instructed slowly, "I can't do it for you, so you must do it yourself.

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

I finally replied. As if I were alone, I pulled my collar and stuffed the thermometer under