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?”

was cold, and

“Okay.”

about to leave when he said,

the books

excitement died down almost immediately. “These books are

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

nice enough to lend her the books,

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

disbelief. “Claire, why are you

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

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

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

waved a hand. Kyle nodded and left, gently shutting the doors

comment 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 able to

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

her eyelashes at him, “If you go shopping with

to

eat with me? I haven’t had breakfast

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

gaze darkened, and he stood up. Even his eyebrows held a

had both her hands

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 see

she?” she asked

Erin and simply said, “Just

dismissal of her identity made Erin relax, but to her surprise, it also frustrated her at the same time. She

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 like a diner. Why don’t

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