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.

Alex’s face

was as if nothing had happened at all.

Anthea headed back to the supermarket for

she went to pay, Alex beat

really didn’t have to. I

of

lifted the vinegar bottle and pointed in a direction, “My place is just over there. Since it’s the

good,” Alex

should get back, my mom’s waiting for this vinegar for the cooking.”

leave, Alex seemed to remember something, pointing at Anthea’s arm, “It looks like you got some vinegar on

said with little concern, “I’ll just

Alex nodded

had turned away, a shadow of disappointment briefly crossed

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as quickly as it had come.

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

the car, the winter sun casting a cold light

and the car sped off, soon arriving at

car came to a stop, an assistant came over

and Rebecca/ and bring it to my study.”

the assistant

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

nodded again.

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