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.

was as if nothing had happened

all the pieces were collected, Anthea headed back

she went to pay, Alex

didn’t have to.

a bottle of vinegar, Ms. Yeager.

Anthea lifted the vinegar bottle and pointed in a direction, “My place is just over there. Since it’s the holiday, I won’t

Alex

should get back, my mom’s waiting for this vinegar for

you got some vinegar on your sleeve. I have a handkerchief here if you want to roll up your sleeve and wipe it

with little concern, “I’ll just change when I get

Alex nodded

a shadow of disappointment briefly

ད ཛཿཧི ཀཽ ཥ རྗ =

as

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

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

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

to a stop, an assistant came over to open

Anthea and Rebecca/

the assistant

photos,” Alex added, “Summer ones,

nodded again.

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