Chapter 182
“Excuse me, miss, do you… know me?”
In Avalon City, Walter was a known figure, so it was not odd for women to recognize him, Usually, however, they would get all bashful and scurry off.
This woman had the guts to tap his shoulder–a bold move, for sure.
“Hi there, I’m Minnie. Maybe you and I could get to know each other better?”
Minnie’s words were coy, but her actions were anything but. She reached out her hand to Walter with no hesitation.
Her eyes locked onto Walter with an intensity that was almost predatory, as if he was just a piece of meat ready for her to carve up.
Walter did not like that one bit.
He had much experience with women, but he never met a woman who looked at him like he was her next catch.
He was not like the others. This kind of move did not intrigue him–it turned him off.
Ignoring Minnie’s outstretched hand, Walter coolly fished out a cigarette from his pocket, struck a match with a flick of his wrist, and took a leisurely puff. He then nonchalantly said, “Sorry, but you don’t interest me. And things that don’t catch my fancy… They get tossed aside.”
The cigarette, still burning, was casually dropped from his fingertips.
It hit the ground like a piece of unwanted trash, and with no second thought, he snuffed it out with the sole of his shoe.
Walter took one last look at Minnie and then walked away without a second glance. Minnie stood still, not bothering to follow him.
Despite being turned down, a smile of unexpected delight crept onto her face. “I knew it, Walt” she whispered to herself, “you still care about me. I was right about you!” Julia smiled under the facade of Minnie.
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