Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 243

His face wore a smile that was both helpless and affectionate. "You've done this before. You have a history of it."

I was left speechless. My cheeks flushed red, and I felt a mix of embarrassment and irritation.

He really was something. He should have just kept it to himself instead of spelling it out. His emotional intelligence was so low.

"Mae," Brandon said softly, "you were so bold when doing something wrong, but now you're acting all timid. You haven't changed a bit from when you were a child."

I was about to retort when I suddenly realized something was wrong. "Doing something wrong?"

Last night, when I opened the door in my nightgown, he didn't think it was an accident. He had seen through it. He knew it was deliberate.

Oh my god. This was incredibly embarrassing.

The car keys I was holding felt like they were about to be crushed. I was flustered and retorted, "Who's doing something wrong? It's clearly you. You're just... mmm..."

Perhaps because

stood there frozen, not moving at all. I could see him closing his eyes, his dark lashes,

in the daze of his kiss and captivated by his striking

I'll take

hard that it extended from my face to my ankles. I kept my

really have no business

the words. I didn't understand why I

my cheek, put his arm around my shoulder, and even kiss my

I had been acting like a veteran in front of him back when I was at Amaty. It seemed that pretense and lies could never withstand the test

make you some spaghetti, but it seems that's not needed

silent, and he smiled. "Mae, do you know what

I asked

mine. His soft lips intentionally grazed my earlobe. "I want

even more embarrassed, and I tapped his back twice in response. Brandon laughed, and his laughter made me even

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