Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 226

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Brandon looked puzzled. "Hmm?”

I stepped closer to him, so close that I could smell the soap from his recent shower. It had a pleasant

scent.

I remembered how, back when my parents were alive, our home always used bar soap for washing hands and bathing. Nowadays, people mostly used hand sanitizer or body wash, and it was rare to even smell the fragrance of bar soap.

"Are you wearing a disguise?" I asked, probing him.

Brandon furrowed his brow and glanced at himself. "How much have you had to drink? You seem off."

I had only had one drink, but he noticed it.

His response made me smirk as I reached out and tugged on his shirt. "Brandon, stop playing dumb. I'm not talking about your clothes. I'm asking if you're hiding something about your identity. Are you extremely wealthy? Maybe even a hidden big boss?"

Brandon's jaw tightened. "I don't understand what you're saying."

He started to step back, trying to distance himself from me.

understand, or are you pretending? Or is this all just an

close.

me as I stared

in the stairwell, our gazes locked

the small courtyard where Ellie lived crossed my mind, along with thoughts of her illness and my first impression of Brandon. Eventually, I looked away and chuckled. "You're so

head back to my room. However, Brandon stopped me and asked, "Did you

laughed. "No, I had a

then playfully added, "I value my life and don't want

bit as he reached out to pat my head.

soothing a child. I blinked at him. "Brandon, I

Brandon asked, "Why?"

smiled slightly. "She must have been very cherished

intense as he took my wrist and guided me into his room. "Let me make you

inviting that I found myself following him back into his

long, he had prepared a cup of tea for me. I noticed it was in a cartoon cup featuring a cat's head. This was clearly a cup meant for girls. But

use someone else's stuff," I said,

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bought it just for you." Brandon's words made my heart skip a

sipped the tea, and its sweetness gave me a feeling of being

don't drink alcohol alone. It's

told you before that nothing would happen