ced been resting in her room for about half an hour when someone knocked on the door again. When she opened it, Tim was standing outside. His tone remained strictly business Mc Lambert, M. Henderson invites you to join him for dinner.”
She had been knarking on apples all evening, and they had long since digested by noww.
stepping into Extan’s room, she found the lights turnedup to their brightest, dluminating an extravagant feaut Laid not on the table
He was seated by the table, silently flipping through a book. He lifted his gaze at the sound of her arrival, his voice calm and deep. “Sit.”
Glare wat quite hungry, so she didn’t hesitate and took a seat. “Thank you, Mr. Henderson!
At least 15 dishes were spread across the table with all kinds of food imaginable. Grace couldn’t help but be a little surprised. This level of dining was almost excFLLİVE.
the picked up her cutlery and began eating at a steady pace.
Manwhile, Eilan sei hit book aude, took up a kelle and book, and quietly are the small portion of uneak on his plate.
Halfway through the meal, she noticed that he had barely eaten. That was unexpected his appetite was surprisingly small for a grown man.
Just then, a knack came from outside. It was not at Ethan’s door but athere
They
belonged to Manly. She was likely here to ask what she planned to do about the 20 thousand orders.
Grace mood up, but the sharp pain in her knee made her stumble. She instinctively reached out and grabbed the tablecloth for support. But in doing so, the accidentally yanked it too hard.. sending a bowl of pumpkin and mushroom soup flying
The soup splashed straight onto Ethan’s pants
For a split second, she froze as if turned to stone. Then, snapping back to reality, she grabbed a napkin and started dabbing at the fabric. She wiped at it few times before realizing that this
was entirely inappropriate.
She lifted her paze and met his eyes.
Ethan trached on, his fingers closing around her wrist as dark waves surged in his eyes. “stop”
Lven now, it was still throbbing with pain.
He didn’t let go of het went right away. Several seconds passed before he finally asked, “Does it hurt badly?”
Dutside, Mandy was still calling for her.
she had no choice but to say, “Ti’s dine. I need to head to Northbrook tonight. The dive from Southbrook to Northbrook takes two hours, in I won’t be back. There are apple orchards there too, and want to negotiate prices with the local farmers.”
Her project’s pool was to support farmers in Brookfield, and Northbrook was part of that. However, Northbrook’s apples weren’t as well–known as those from Southbrook
The government’s strategy had been to promote southbrook apples first before shitting focus to Northbrook, which had left the latter almost forgotten in recent years. Since the farmers in Southbrook didn’t need her help, she would go to Northbrook
For a moment, she thought she felt Ethan’s grip tightening slightly and his thumb brushing lightly over her skin. It was subtle, almost accidental.
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