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

and it seemed she wasn't devoid of feelings

the university, Maja headed back

training Rocky, who was leaping impressively high, while Coco

than anyone else.

temporary stop to Maja's pet cuddling sessions, so she could

circled around

arrival, lan asked, "So, what did

Maybe there's just smisunderstanding they

When are you

up as

Maja sighed.

picked up, though his

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

have

soon, it seems that Queena's poison

hang up the phone on the spot, but Maja glared

location. It's

Abner still came.

he ca

just sent a message to Maja to apologize, saying that she

hour late. Maja told her

still inside. His eyebrows furrowed. He gave the cigarette

party

coat to the driver

with lan was not that good. He was willing to help with the

medicine inside to deal with him one day, so

casually flipped through the menu twice, showing a lack of interest. At first glance,

order something to eat.

lunch and bringing a

thrilled at the thought of Shirley's arrival and how it would throw Abner

it's Maja's. She's quite

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