CHANTELLE’S HOME Chantelle stared at him from the corner of her eyes as Bryson spoke to Emma with a hint of annoyance as he rolled up his sleeve. He had arrived just in time to find her attempting to replace the spoiled kitchen lamp. She had offered to do it since she spent most of her life repairing home appliances that went wrong. Her father and stepbrother were always useless. They never indulge in anything to make life easier in the house. Leaving her with the burden of putting things in place. At first, it was troubling, but eventually, it was something she did to distract herself from her inner thoughts. Bryson had walked in on Chantelle trying to fix it and didn’t look pleased. He ordered her to sit still on the couch and entered it. Despite the tension in the air, she didn’t nee

