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..."

dear. Hera is like a daughter to me and she tells me that you take very good care of her so it's my way of showing appreciation for helping her out over there. It's so nice to

um... I'll think about it." He said in a stutter as he tried his best to salvage

Please put Hera on the

out of the kitchen. He handed the phone over to her and she

for her to come out of the kitchen after she was finished with

got up from the couch and went into

"Hey..." He started.

She wasn't even able to go 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 put some steamed beef and vegetables in a plate for King and he delved in immediately. Bryce watched her

spoon and started

is very good." He exclaimed when he had a taste. "I know you are a master chef but

up like a Christmas tree "Thank you so much Bryce. I learnt how to cook from the sisters at the Convent. They

talking to them now?" He asked, trying to

I didn't get to talk to my sister but I know I'll do that some other

For goodness sake, it was just a phone but she made it

then." He

almost done 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.

okay?"

"I'm fine Hera."

and reached out to

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

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