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.

Alex’s face betray any

nothing had happened at all.

collected, Anthea headed back to the supermarket

went to pay, Alex beat her to it.

have to. I could’ve

just smiled faintly, “It’s only a bottle of

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

Alex nodded

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

you got some vinegar on your sleeve. I have a handkerchief here if you

just

nodded

turned away, a shadow of disappointment

ད ཛཿཧི ཀཽ ཥ རྗ = ཟྭ · ཇ ༈

as

to the curb, the door opened, and a

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

well, and the car sped off, soon arriving at the

car came to a stop, an assistant came over

on Anthea and Rebecca/ and bring it

the assistant

Alex added, “Summer

nodded again.