Trading My Ex for His Uncle by Hello Spring

Chapter 827

Brandon's gaze deepened as he stepped into the hospital room, shutting the door behind him and settling onto the couch.

Valarie adjusted her blanket, then looked up, only to catch him staring intently at her. The gaze made her bite her lip unconsciously. "There's no extra blanket," she murmured. "If you're really tired, maybe you should just go home. I'm fine on my own now."

After Nyla's visit, she did feel much calmer.

"It's alright. You go to sleep. I'll stay here," Brandon replied.

Valarie glanced at him for a moment before quickly looking away. "Alright. I'll try to sleep then..."

"Okay," Brandon answered.

Valarie pulled the blanket up, hiding beneath it, yet sleep wouldn't come.

thinking about Brandon sitting just across from her on the couch. Her heart pounded, and her hands clenched the blanket, as a faint sheen

hesitated, then threw back the blanket and looked his way.

she had been hiding under the

blush on her cheeks reminded Brandon of the first blooms of spring-alluring and

looked away subtly, his voice steady. "The blanket was moving

Valarie replied,

she laughed awkwardly. "I can't really sleep, but it has nothing to do with you.

know,"

glimmer in his

way she wasn't prepared for. She recalled Nyla's words to be honest about her feelings, but this situation was the

confronting them.

the past, she had always felt comfortable with Brandon, treating him as a friend and nothing more. Now, even just meeting his eyes made her nervous. This wasn't

thought, she summoned her courage and looked over at him. "Brandon, do you... want to

the room as her