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

pieces were collected, Anthea headed back to the supermarket for

pay, Alex beat her

really didn’t have

faintly, “It’s only a bottle of

and pointed in a direction, “My place

Alex nodded slightly.

my mom’s waiting for this vinegar for the

looks like you got some vinegar on your sleeve. I have a handkerchief here if you want to

said with little concern, “I’ll just change when I get home. Goodbye, Mr.

nodded again.

shadow of disappointment briefly

ད ཛཿཧི ཀཽ ཥ རྗ = ཟྭ · ཇ ༈ ༈ ༤ འ

as quickly as

a luxury car pulled up to the curb, the door opened, and a driver stepped out, bowing

car, the winter sun casting a cold light across his features, “Let’s

driver got in as well, and the car

to a stop, an assistant came over to open the

Anthea and Rebecca/ and bring

away,” the assistant

“Summer ones, preferably full–length.”

assistant nodded