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?”

can go now.” His voice was cold,

“Okay.”

just about to leave when he said, “Take

So the books were for

her excitement died down almost immediately. “These books are in another

time to look for excuses,

nice enough to lend her the books, she had no

to the

was in disbelief. “Claire, why are

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 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 I

nothing disastrous had

Kyle nodded

elevator card for easy access to his office before she’d

soft. “I’m sorry, Claire, it’s just that I’ve been quite busy these days and couldn’t make time to see you.

you go shopping

he wanted to pamper

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

which had been closed off, started to open

stood up. Even his eyebrows held a

Chandy, you’re so good to me.” Claire had both her hands

of the table tidying up

she?”

even look at Erin and simply said,

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

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.

gentle and

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