As Maja observed Shirley's hesitation, she couldn't help but wonder if Shirley's lack of confidence was because of her age. Was

Shirley thinking that at thirty, she was too old for Abner, who was just twenty-four? Was the age gap making her reluctant to

confess her feelings?

It was pretty clear that Abner had been the first to fall for Shirley, but at that time, Shirley seemed to be engaged to another man.

So, she had been repressing her feelings, keeping them bottled up until now when she couldn't help but sneak a peek into his life,

yet she refused to cface-to-face with him.

"Hey, lan is planning to grab a bite with Abner soon," Maja casually mentioned to Shirley, "I was wondering if you'd be free to join

us, Ms. Dorothy. Since you know each other and I'm keen on making a new friend, why not calong?"

Shirley's response was a momentary freeze, followed by a hesitant pause, and finally a tight-lipped nod without a word.

Maja waited patiently.

After ten seconds, Shirley slowly nodded and said, "Sure, but I don't think he's too keen on seeing me. We ended on a bit of a sour

note."

It must have been the whole fiancé situation.

Maja couldn't help but smile.

"Great, I'll text you the details once the place is set. Is it okay to add you as a contact?"

Without hesitation, Shirley pulled out her phone and displayed her QR code. They added each other, and Maja breathed a sigh of

relief. This was a good start, especially since Shirley was willing, no one was forcing her. At thirty, Shirley knew what choices to

wasn't devoid of

university, Maja headed back

who was leaping impressively high, while Coco sat loyally by, wagging his tail more

than anyone else.

put a temporary stop to Maja's pet cuddling sessions, so

circled around her but kept his

asked, "So, what did

there's mutual interest. Maybe there's just smisunderstanding they

When are you inviting

but he hung up as soon as

Maja sighed.

again, and this tAbner picked up, though his tone was heavy. "What do

cursing. If he didn't owe a favor, he

have lunch. I'll

done? So soon, it seems that Queena's

the phone on the spot, but Maja glared at him and

It's up to you whether you cor

Abner still came.

he ca little

to apologize, saying that she had been pulled

an hour late. Maja told her

was still inside. His eyebrows furrowed. He gave the cigarette at his fingertips

other party to

handed his coat to the driver

lan was not that good. He was willing to

one day, so the place would be ruined if it was

twice, showing a lack of

something to eat. I have a friend

and bringing

the thought of Shirley's arrival

friend, it's Maja's. She's quite the

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