章 22: Chapter 22

She realised that eating while some had their eyes on her was unpleasant. But, since the one who sat before her was a beautiful ‘woman’, she forced herself to smile.

“Suit yourself, then.” She lost all reasoning when dealing with good looking people. She just want to flee but was helpless. “But, you have to finish the sandwich before I leave for work,” she spoke, urging ‘her’ to eat the breakfast as a means to keep ‘her’ watchful eyes away from staring.

Hue obliged her request and ate his breakfast silently. While at it, he stole a few glances at her. For the first time in so many years, he finally had the chance to dine with her. Although a few things made him unhappy, upon seeing her, he had cooled down. So, he treasured the moment because he had no idea when the exclusive privilege will be taken from him again.

Jennet ate her fill as fast as she could. She cleared her dirty plate and rushed to the door. Hue followed her to the porch.