Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 623

"Obviously! Missed you treating us to lunch, too," she shot back, bold as anything.

"Done. Let everyone know-dinner's on me tonight at SeaView Dining," I said, not even pausing to think. "Wait-seriously?" Her eyes went wide. Cute.

"Dead serious," I said, giving her a nod.

"Yay!" she squealed, doing a little bounce before running off.

I couldn't help but smile. Somehow, her energy seemed to lift the whole office. The vibe felt lighter already.

After dropping my bag on my desk and taking a quick look around, I decided to swing by Ron's office. "Come in!"

I opened the door to find Ron practically buried under a mountain of paperwork. He didn't even glance up to see who had entered.

I walked closer, noticing the stacks of documents-most of them from my department.

It didn't take a genius to figure out what had been going on. My peaceful break? Yeah, that had been courtesy of Ron's hard work. "You've been running yourself ragged. Why not hire someone else to help out?" I

asked.

pen hovering over the paper. When

a second, he just stared, then he shot to his feet. "Oh my god, you're back! I thought

what he

then why hadn't he hired anyone? Was he waiting for

1/3

+25 BONUS

back, or...?" I asked, getting

wouldn't approve it anyway," he said, flashing a sly grin. "Besides, your contract says you

little predatory," I

Ron shot back with a playful smirk.

didn't look the least bit

know about

best.

only family he had was Yuna, and if anything ever happened to him,

care..

he died. Surely Ron

whole time.

standing here, he hadn't even

No one really