From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 232

The vinegar bottle slipped from her grasp.

The glass shattered on the pavement, a sharp tang of vinegar filling the air.

“Oh my goodness, are you alright?” Anthea blurted out an apology.

“I’m fine.” The man brushed off his black trench coat nonchalantly.

That voice, it sounded oddly familiar.

Anthea looked up, and it was Alex.

Alex hadn’t expected the person he bumped into to be Anthea, “Ms. Yeager, I’m sorry about your vinegar.”

“It’s okay, it wasn’t your fault. I wasn’t watching where I was going. I’ll just pop back to the store for another bottle,” Anthea said. But instead of heading straight back to the store, she squatted down to pick up the broken pieces, tossing them into a nearby bin to prevent any passersby from getting hurt.

Alex crouched down too, helping Anthea with the cleanup.

Two pairs of elegant hands accidentally reached for the same shard.

Their fingertips grazed each other lightly.

A spark, quick and unexpected, and they both paused.

Anthea didn’t show any awkwardness, simply releasing the shard and grabbing another.

face betray any emotion.

if nothing had happened

all the pieces were collected, Anthea headed

she went to pay, Alex beat

you really didn’t have to. I could’ve

just smiled faintly, “It’s only a bottle of vinegar, Ms. Yeager. No

won’t fuss.” Anthea lifted the vinegar bottle and pointed in a direction, “My place

good,” Alex nodded

my mom’s waiting for this vinegar for the cooking.”

Alex seemed to remember something, pointing at Anthea’s arm, “It looks like you got some vinegar on your sleeve. I have a handkerchief here if you want to roll up your sleeve and

concern, “I’ll just change when I get

Alex nodded

a shadow of disappointment

ཤྲཱ ད ཛཿཧི ཀཽ ཥ རྗ = ཟྭ · ཇ

as quickly as

up to the curb, the door opened, and a driver stepped

car, the winter sun casting a cold light across his

got in as well, and the car sped off, soon arriving at the

came to a stop, an assistant came over to open the door.

me everything on Anthea and Rebecca/ and

away,” the

added, “Summer ones, preferably full–length.”

nodded