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.

nothing had

all the pieces were collected, Anthea headed back to

to pay, Alex beat her to it.

really didn’t have

a bottle of

a direction, “My place is just over there. Since it’s the holiday, I won’t

good,” Alex nodded

my mom’s waiting for

Anthea’s arm, “It looks like you got some vinegar on your sleeve. I have a handkerchief here if you want

just change when I get home. Goodbye, Mr.

nodded again.

had turned away, a shadow of disappointment briefly crossed

ཤྲཱ ད ཛཿཧི ཀཽ ཥ རྗ = ཟྭ · ཇ

as

the curb, the door opened, and a driver stepped out, bowing respectfully to Alex, “Boss.”

winter sun casting a

driver got in as well, and the car sped off,

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

on Anthea and Rebecca/ and bring it

away,” the assistant nodded.

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

assistant nodded again.