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..."

think about it 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 know that there

He said in a stutter as he tried his best to salvage

put Hera on the

came out of the kitchen. He handed the

of the kitchen after she was finished with the

into the kitchen. She was done

"Hey..." He started.

darted her eyes towards the door. It still surprised her that he walked around her apartment so freely and comfortably. 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 cut him off and walked past him with

of them. She put 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. This woman was on the verge of ruining him

picked up his spoon

good." He exclaimed when he had a taste. "I

you so much Bryce. I learnt how to cook from the sisters at the Convent. They taught me everything I

them now?" He asked, trying to make

get to talk to my sister but I know I'll do that

the tiniest things intrigued him. For goodness sake, it

then." He continued

done with their meal when somehow the food got caught up in the

glass of water and offered it to him. He gulped it

okay?" She asked

"I'm fine Hera."

reached out to him at the table

mother tending to her child. It

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