Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 49 Awkward Encounter

“What?” Erin thought she misheard him.

Her surprise looked like disappointment in Caleb’s eyes. If he had made the right guess, that wouldn’t be her reaction.

He lowered his gaze and said calmly, “It’s nothing. I was just joking.”

“Joking?”

Erin was still a little confused, but Caleb had already changed the topic. “What would you like to eat? I’ve already ordered some food. Have some with me. If you don’t think it’s enough, we can order more.”

Erin shook her head at Caleb, who passed the menu to her. She said, “It’s my treat! You paid for coffee last time.”

Caleb found it hard to accept her way of thinking. He said with a smile, “You don’t have to count down to the penny with me. Do you think I’d be so broke that I can’t afford to buy you a meal? If that’s the case, it would humiliate me as the director!

Erin immediately explained, “Mr. Grant, don’t take this the wrong way! That’s not my intention! I just think that as colleagues, we should pay for ourselves.”

What she said instantly drew a line between them. Caleb’s hand that was picking his glass of water up stiffened in midair. He looked at Erin for a long while, speechless. Naturally, he looked unpleasant. When he came to his senses, he took a sip of water and placed the glass down.

He sighed and said, “You don’t have to reject me so fast. I’ve already said that I’ll wait for you to deal with your relationships.”

Erin didn’t know what else to say. She felt if she were to continue being overly polite with him, it would hurt him, so she merely smiled at

Caleb and remained silent. 1

When the food was served, they ate in silence.

Right at that moment, lan and Tracy exited the booth to pay for their meal. Walking past the open seating area, they noticed Erin and Caleb sitting by the window.

Tracy sneered and said, “lan, look at how desperate Erin is. She has barely divorced you, yet she has already found a new lover.”

clearly said those words so that Erin could hear her. At that point, lan could no longer pretend he didn’t see them, even if he wanted to. After all, they were in public, and he didn’t want to get into an argument with Erin. He swept Tracy a cold glance and instantly pried her hands off his arm.

from her made Tracy grit her teeth. She knew that what she said

was also looking at lan and Tracy right at that moment. When

appetite and placed her cutlery down.

who was dressed in a

who they were. He ignored them and

“Erin, look at how thin you’ve gotten.

Erin! His suppressed anger was instantly raging. He walked over to Erin and said mockingly, “Erin,

and reached his right hand out, saying, “Hello,

at Caleb’s hand and shook it out of indifferent politeness.

remember, I don’t think she has ever

looked straight into lan’s eyes and said, “You’ve already said she’s your ex–wife. It’s

come he doesn’t even know you don’t like beef? Turns out your friendship is not quite

awkward smile upon hearing what lan said. Erin was also speechless, being put

no longer interesting. He said, “Have a

after him. She was a little angry at him for not introducing her to Caleb. It was not as if she was still the shameful

Caleb and forced a smile. “I’m sorry you had to

a guilty tone. “I’m sorry, I don’t even know what you

normal since I’ve never told you. You’ve never asked me either.”

eyes. He tried hard to suppress his excitement and asked her

Since she had indeed gotten divorced from lan, she no

nodded.

her hand. “Congratulations!” he said excitedly. “You’re free! Erin,

please?”

stunned by Caleb’s sudden

happened that Kyle was passing by when this happened, and he

a lakeout box in

He thought that since Erin had already become Mr. Frost’s