From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 48

Daniel had been talking non–stop, and his throat felt dry. Glancing around the room, he asked, “Hey Sherman, got any bottled water in this joint?”

It wasn’t that he had anything against sipping a cup of coffee.

It’s just that Sherman was particular about his stuff, especially his coffee gear.

And it wasn’t just the coffee gear. Sherman didn’t like anyone touching his things, not even his mother.

Sherman was an odd duck. He was a loose cannon in his younger days, but his temper had mellowed out a bit since he took to that unworldly lifestyle and went vegan.

But the quirk about his stuff stayed put.

Sherman fished out a bottle of water from a drawer and tossed it to Daniel, who caught it with a

thankful nod.

“Look, if those detectives downtown can’t dig anything up, hand it to the International Department,” Sherman said, leaning back in his chair.

“Got it.” Daniel replied, his mind already churning with plans.

Sherman’s office, Daniel booted up his laptop and shot Phoenix a message on GlobalGigaNet, “Hey Ace, fancy

was online, he was giving Daniel the silent treatment, a move that caused

have offended Phoenix? Was he still sore about being unfriended

“Ace, I’m so sorry. mate. I didn’t mean to unfriend you last time. It

“Ace…”

after message Daniel sent, but Ace remained as responsive as

desperation, Daniel flipped over to the forum page, only to see that

were so starstruck they’d even prefixed

to return to a barrage of messages.

fluke. The bloke had unfriended her. But Anthea wasn’t one to

her response, Daniel thought his eyes were playing tricks. After rubbing them

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it wasn’t a mirage, he hurriedly replied, “You’re a saint, Ace! Say, can we be friends on social media?”

Anthea replied, “We can chat here

Ace, cool as

voices filtered through Anthea’s

slipped into something more