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

if nothing

Anthea headed back to

to pay,

didn’t have to. I could’ve

a bottle of vinegar, Ms. Yeager.

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

Alex nodded slightly.

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

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

said with little concern, “I’ll just

Alex nodded again.

turned away, a shadow of disappointment briefly crossed his

ད ཛཿཧི ཀཽ ཥ རྗ = ཟྭ

as quickly as it had come.

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

into the car, the winter sun casting a cold light

car sped off, soon arriving at the Peterson

an assistant came over to open the door.

Anthea and Rebecca/ and

away,” the

“Summer ones,

nodded