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..."

kissed me. Perhaps because he had just finished running, his lips were

all. I could see him closing his eyes, his dark

the daze of his kiss and captivated by his striking features, Brandon let go of me but

on, I'll take care of the bad

to my ankles. I kept

business with

couldn't find the

I was dating Chris, people often teased us. Chris would occasionally pinch my cheek, put his arm around my shoulder, and

back then. Now, I felt like a shy young girl experiencing her first-hand-holding with a boy. But before, I had been acting like a veteran in front

you some spaghetti, but it seems that's not

smiled. "Mae, do you know what you make me want to

I asked this

against mine. His soft lips intentionally grazed my earlobe. "I want to kiss you more because

tapped his back twice in response. Brandon laughed, and his

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