276 Too Hard To Handle

Ryan took a deep breath as if he couldn't believe he'd made the wrong decision.

"I'll go to Leeds again and look into the matter/’ he said after a brief pause.

Anna turned to face him and said, "You don't have to do that right away. You already know that the more hurried you are, the more likely you are to make a mistake. Don't miss a single detail."

Ryan was embarrassed and muttered, "Okay, | understand. This time, I'll get to the bottom of it. Otherwise, my reputation will suffer.”

"You mean, your reputation of being 'The number one detective* in your school?” Anna teased.

Ryan blushed as he looked at Anna.

His classmates had previously given him that nickname to tease him. He thought it was silly, so he told them never to call him that again. However, the more he protested, the more they wanted to joke with him, and eventually, even his teachers called him that.

Ryan, on the other hand, wondered how Anna knew about

Anna said with a smile, "Actually, someone called you that just now on our way here. Didn't you hear it?" Ryan covered his face in embarrassment and appeared to want to leave the cafe.

Anna, he felt, had treated him like a child.

At that moment, someone heaved the tray onto the table and announced, "Your two caramel macchiatos are ready.”

Emily then said fiercely to Ryan, "Okay, stop that. You're playing the shy card, aren't you? But, you look disgusting!”

then took her tray away

displeasure, saying, "Hey! I'm not

said to Ryan, "Am

a well-known womanizer at our

awkward and inquired, "Hey,

asked, smiling at Emily, "Really? He even tried to date

with a nod, "Yes! He's such a p****=t. So, don't

annoyed that he laughed out of anger and said, "Emily, you're a natural storyteller! Could you use

| witnessed it firsthand!" Anna blinked, and then she said, "Thank you so much, Emily. That is very kind of you. But I'm just his

froze, and then asked, wide-eyed and surprised, "You're

but we're very close," Ryan said,

loss for words as if she hadn't

she wanted to joke with her, "Sure! You know, my daughter is five years old. So, does Ryan actually flirt with women of different ages? He'd been seeing a lot of them, hadn't he? Could

and said, "What? That's not going to happen! Miss, I'm going to get you

order any

is from me to the lady. "Emily said as she entered the

looked up,

psycho! Anna, why are you staring at me like that? Is there

the girl

not understanding

a curious face and asked, "Can't you see that she likes you?” Ryan immediately glared and said, "Stop teasing me,

about? | think she's

she's insane. Do you have any idea what her

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