The corner of my lips curled into a smile. Actually, I did not like smiling back then because I thought I was much too ordinary to look good even while smiling. I did not have Yvette’s innocent charms, nor was I as alluring as Crystal.
However, at the sight of Christopher, the only face that I wanted to give him was a smile. I blinked and said, “Even though I’ve done something bad, I’ve settled a problem, haven’t I? Nobody will pester me anymore, maybe the guy will try to trouble me. Then again, doesn’t a guy look bad when he’s disturbing a woman?”
“Please leave this sort of thing for me. You just need to stand and watch.” Christopher strode toward me and reached out his hand in a gentlemanly manner.
“Do I have the honor of inviting you to dinner, Miss Pretty?”
“Can I say no?” I asked deliberately.
“Of course not!”
He took my hand and brought me to the car parked by the roadside. When the car pulled away slowly from the driveway, I could see that Lyle was protecting Crystal behind him like she was the only thing that mattered to him.
I smiled, though not feeling as pleased as I should be.
When Christopher mentioned taking me out for dinner, I thought he meant that he was taking me to a fancy restaurant for a scrumptious meal. Surprisingly, he went to a market and decided to buy some groceries to cook dinner instead.
I watched as he squeezed his way into the discount corner, and snatched the discounted seafood with a bunch of women, picking out the vegetables as he complained about how the portion was way too big or grumbled about how the groceries were not fresh enough. It was safe to say I was taken aback to see this side of him.
Is he still the domineering CEO whom I know? His family’s jaws would have dropped at the sight of him picking out vegetables at the market.
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