Chapter 27

Sage shot Michael a smile. “I’ve just registered for a kickboxing class.”

Delight fleeted across Michael’s expression. “What a coincidence! I’m a trainer who specializes in kickboxing!”

It really was a coincidence.

Sage thought the next time she’d meet Michael would be at a business meeting where they’d negotiate about the collaboration. She didn’t expect to see him so

soon.

“I guess I’ll be seeing more of you in the future,” Sage said smilingly. “Have fun working. I’ll be leaving now.”

“Wait, miss!” Michael called out.

“What is it?” Sage asked.

Michael offered shyly, “I don’t know how to repay you for the kindness you’ve shown me back then. Why don’t I treat you to a cup of joe?”

Sage just smiled while shaking her head. “Perhaps next time. I don’t want to take up your time since you’re working at the moment.”

“It’s fine. Actually, I’m about to get off work,” Michael said hurriedly.

He had a youthful face, to begin with. The sight of him looking so anxious made. him seem like an inexperienced and gullible teenager.

Sage could finally understand how older women felt when they laid their eyes on vulnerable young men like Michael. She could practically feel her heart go out to

him.

Her lips curled into a small smile. “In that case, I’ll take you up on your offer.”

“Okay! Just give me a moment, yeah? I’ll be back as soon as I change my clothes!”

Michael acted very quickly. He had already exited the sports complex by the time. Sage reversed her car out of the parking slot.

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in,” she

got into the car while

driving, so you’d better be prepared for what’s about to happen.”

you,” Michael responded seriously, his clear eyes boring

felt responsible for his safety. This elicited a light

are we going?” she

to drink? It’s my

a moment before replying, “Let’s go to a coffee

studying at her university. There was

with Ian.

popular drink at a well–known coffee shop in the university town. When she handed it to Ian, he claimed that he took his coffee

is super fresh. I assure you that it’ll taste great.

to use the elevator, so

an extra latte nestling inside a trash can when she

Then, she thought she shouldn’t like

Sage no longer drank lattes.

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now, Sage thought that she must have been dropped on the head as a baby. Why else would she act like a total idiot in

appreciate her efforts of going to great lengths just to buy him a latte. In that case, why did she put the blame

few part–time jobs, so I can always

on you.

of his head bashfully. “I know a shop that makes a

latte.”

Business at the coffee shop was booming, that was for

to drink, miss?” Michael

call me Madam Joyner from now

her experiences in her past

call her “miss” the whole time.

It’d make you seem so old!” Michael

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