Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 20

Chapter 20 As Different as Day and Night

Erin was taken aback; she’d never thought that he would care about her. Her tone softened as she replied, “It’s getting better. I’m almost fully recovered.”

He nodded, satisfied with her answer.

He patted the seat next to him. “Come here.”

“No thanks. If you have something you want to say, just say it.” Erin was starting to panic and even took two steps backward.

Chandler chuckled. “You seem scared of me.”

She sneered. “Right, it’s not like you look like a monster; why would I be afraid of you?”

Though she claimed that she wasn’t afraid, she still didn’t get any closer to him.

Chandler didn’t force her, either. He placed his coffee mug down and gave a sticky note that was on the table a light knock. “Find all the books that are on this list.”

He’d asked her to come up to look for books?

Chandler continued reading the news, so Erin slowly moved toward him and picked up the sticky note. She was surprised to see that a few of the books on the list were design books that she’d wanted but hadn’t ended up buying.

She looked around the office and moved a nearby chair toward the large bookshelf to pick out the books according to the list. Half an hour later, she’d found all 12 original copies of the books.

She placed them on the table and said, “I’ve found them. Can I go now?”

go now.” His voice was cold, and he

“Okay.”

was just about to leave when he said, “Take the books

was astounded. So the books

books are in another

“So you have time to look for excuses, but you don’t have the time

then.” Since he was nice enough to lend her the books, she had no reason

up all the books when the door to the office burst open suddenly and a pleasant

“Claire, why are you

roughly 5’4” tall, with clear, unblemished skin, and

and had a sweet smile. Her large eyes were lively, and she practically skipped toward Chandler. She bent down to face him on the couch and pouted, “Chandy, I’ve been back for a week, and you didn’t even come to see me! But I guessed that you must’ve been busy, so

Luckily, nothing disastrous had happened yet. His expression was frightened. “I’m so sorry,

hand. Kyle nodded and left, gently shutting the

for easy access to his office before she’d left the country. That’s why she was able to bypass Kyle’s office and come

been quite busy these days and couldn’t make time to see you.

him, “If you go

like he wanted to pamper her.

time to eat with me? I haven’t had breakfast yet because I wanted

had

up. Even his eyebrows held a hint of

good to me.” Claire had both her hands around his arm and was swinging it like a

standing at the corner of the table tidying up some books. Erin deliberately had her back toward her so Claire

is she?”

didn’t even look at Erin and

surprise, it also frustrated her

back to Chandler, and she said, “Chandy, do you remember? We used to go to that restaurant near our house, and now it’s another fancy restaurant, although it looks

voice was gentle and steady. “Sure, whatever you

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