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 his

“Okay.”

when he said, “Take the books

astounded. So the books

down almost immediately. “These books are in another language, and I’m not

his flawless face to look at her mockingly. “So you have time to look for excuses,

enough to lend her the

had just picked up all the books when the door to the office burst open suddenly and a pleasant voice

disbelief. “Claire,

her early 20s walked in. She was roughly 5’4” tall, with clear,

were lively, and she practically skipped toward Chandler. She bent down to face him on the couch and

nothing disastrous had happened yet. His expression was frightened. “I’m so sorry, Mr. Frost. Miss Kane had her own elevator

waved a hand. Kyle nodded and left, gently shutting

Claire her own elevator card for easy access to his office before she’d left the country. That’s

it’s just that I’ve been quite busy these days and couldn’t make time to see you. I hope you’re

you go shopping

he wanted to

with me? I haven’t had breakfast yet because I wanted to see you.” Her

Chandler’s heart, which had been closed off, started to

his eyebrows held a hint of joy.

had both her hands

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

who is she?” she

Erin and simply

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

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 like a diner. Why don’t we

was gentle and steady. “Sure, whatever

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