A Sweet Temptation

"Don't you dare place that phone to my ears!" Bryce murmured heatedly but Hera laughed and placed the phone to his ears.

He took the phone, glaring at her. Maybe he must've made a terrible mistake by getting her one as a gift cause she has now decided to use it as a weapon to torment him. The little she-devil.

He cleared his throat "Good morning ma'am" he greeted formally. Hera laughed at him again before heading into the kitchen to arrange lunch and serve it for them to eat.

She was really enjoying this wasn't she? She was really enjoying the fact that she was making him uncomfortable.

"Good morning my dear, I hope you slept well?" She asked.

"Yes I did ma'am."

"Did you attend mass?" She asked and his facial features drowned drastically. He wasn't expecting that sort of question.

"No I didn't."

"I'm sorry, a lot of people attend different churches so I was thinking..."

"I don't go to church, ever" he stated vehemently and she went silent for a while.

"It's okay. Then I'd like to invite you to mine. We're having a Thanksgiving service in three weeks and I want you to come along with Hera as a guest." She asked so nicely and her voice was also as soothing as Hera's. Is that a thing that all woman possess in the convent as a gift?

"Erm...well I..."

that you take very good care of her so it's my way

he tried his best to salvage

put Hera on

moment, Hera came out of the kitchen. He handed the phone over to her

the kitchen after she was finished with the

into the kitchen. She was

"Hey..." He started.

to his mansion without thinking about it from Mars to Jupiter. "I'm almost done Bryce. Let me finish and set it up on the table." She cut him off

some steamed beef and vegetables in a plate for King and he delved in immediately. Bryce watched her say a little prayer before she started eating.

up his spoon and

a taste. "I know you are a master chef but this

Bryce. I learnt how to cook from the sisters at the Convent. They taught me

feel better talking to them now?"

know I'll do that some other time.i have a phone now, thanks to

sake, it was just a phone but she made it seem like he had given her

glad then." He continued

with their meal when somehow the food got caught up in the wrong side of his pipe that he started couching

and offered it to him. He gulped it down till

you okay?" She

"I'm fine Hera."

aside and reached out to him at the table where he was

looked like a mother tending to her child. It felt warm. Very warm and

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