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

was as if nothing had happened at all.

were collected, Anthea headed back to the supermarket for vinegar.

as she went to pay, Alex beat her to

really didn’t have

a bottle of vinegar, Ms. Yeager. No need to

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

Alex

my mom’s waiting for this vinegar for

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

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

Alex nodded again.

shadow of disappointment briefly crossed his eyes.

རྗ = ཟྭ · ཇ ༈

disappeared as quickly as it

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

the car, the winter sun casting a

as well, and the car sped off, soon arriving

the car came to a stop, an assistant came over to open the

on Anthea and Rebecca/

away,” the assistant

photos,” Alex added, “Summer

assistant nodded

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