MISTAKE 16

Chapter 16: Another man

"What would you like?" Anya asked.

"A big cup of Iced coffee,." Doctor Steele answered.

"How could you forget that you have a sweet tooth?" she said as they ordered.

"The way you say it, why do I get the feeling that you are judging me?" he asked.

"How is that possible, I just never see men that admit to liking sweet things," she said.

"I like everything sweet, my coffee, snacks, even people," he said, his eyes lingering on her face. For a second, she met his eyes and felt a little uncomfortable, so she looked away. Anya knew he was flirting with her and turned red. "Doctor Steele, saying such things to a married woman is odd," Anya said.

"What? A married woman can't be sweet?" He asked, "Besides, you are not wearing your wedding ring today. Did you forget it or take it off?" he asked and Anya paused.

Her silence was like a large bell ringing in the silence. She took it off? Doctor Steele asked, sitting up straight.

Anya was no psychic, but she could feel his energy rise when she hesitated.

"I am still married. Just going through a

divorce, she quickly answered.

"Then since I can now pursue you, I am going to still call you sweet," he said, his eyes deepened as he stared at her, and Anya seemed to notice.

"Pursue me? It is not as though I am running," she scoffed as their orders arrived. She had to admit she was nervous. He was very straight forward, it made her uncomfortable.

They had ordered some cake to go with their coffee. Anya took a bite and nodded at the sweet

taste.

be measured in sweetness." Anya immediately changed the

not?" he asked, "People are called sweet all

to describe people. For example, if you tell someone to find you a sweet person, they could bring you a grandma selling rice on the street, and who is to say they are not sweet? It's not as though sweet is a description, If you are asked

hard could it be?" he asked, then pointed

"Sweet," then pointed at Anya, "Very sweet,"

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took a sip of

person can't be sweet. It is not as though you can taste them," she said. She was not even sure why she was having this conversation. She still found a way to flirt even while talking about sweets. "If given the chance, I would taste them all,"

Doctor Steele was reserved, but it seemed he

hearing that she was getting a divorce open something in him? Anya was not sure

react.

I did not know you had a dirty mind," she responded. He was

mind?" he asked, "Besides, your mother was right. We've known each other for so long, yet we still don't call ourselves by our first names." His words made her recall why

Miss Jones. She knew that people knew he liked her. He was not particularly hiding it. But she was a married woman. She did not want rumors. Anya did not think he would ask to

to call his name and he became dazed, staring

was uncomfortable.

he

"Yes, Anya," he answered.

with Harry was becoming weird, another

J

was the driver who had

the Shaw mansion, was shocked when'the master had brought madam back to him. It seemed that they were going to

recalled that he had heard rumors about the boss' new wife. The family

Jones back they were all paying attention. Has the boss. decided to live like a married man? Many of them were curious.

Chapter 16: Another man

wife slept in the

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