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 was still reading

“Okay.”

he said, “Take the

astounded. So the books were

excitement died down almost immediately. “These books are in another language, and

look at her mockingly. “So you have time to look for excuses, but you don’t have the

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

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

“Claire, why

5’4” tall, with

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

the office door and analyzed the scene before him. Luckily, nothing disastrous had happened yet. His expression was frightened. “I’m so sorry, Mr. Frost. Miss

nodded and waved a hand. Kyle nodded and left, gently

reminded him that he’d given Claire her own elevator card for easy access to his office before she’d left the country. That’s why she was

expression was soft. “I’m sorry, Claire, it’s just that I’ve been quite busy these days and couldn’t

“If you go shopping with me tonight,

to pamper her. “Okay,

I haven’t had breakfast yet

which had been closed

he stood up. Even his eyebrows held a

both her hands around his arm and was swinging it like

Claire noticed the woman standing at the corner of the table tidying up some books. Erin deliberately had her back toward her so Claire couldn’t

she?” she

even look at Erin and simply said, “Just an

Erin relax, but to her surprise, it also frustrated her at the same time. She didn’t know why

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

gentle and steady.

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