After Anthea left, Alicia turned to Reba and said, "Reba, can you believe the nerve of
Anthea? Do you want me to set her straight?"
Reba frowned, her voice tinged with annoyance. "Alicia, how can you talk like that? Ann may not
give me respect, but I''ve always seen her as my little sister! No one gets to bully her on my watch!"
Alicia heaved a sigh, "Reba, you''re just too sweet. When you''re too nice, you end up on the
bottom."
"It''s okay," Reba said with a smile, "Sometimes, taking the short end of the stick can be a
blessing."
While ying the role of the gracious older sister, Reba discreetly surveyed her surroundings.
Mr. Christensen had been sitting at the next table this whole time. That meant he must have noticed
her.
After all, in this day and age, there weren''t many girls who''d opt for a veggie burger over a juicy
steak.
She resolved to mind her manners while eating, determined to reim the dignity she''d lost earlier.
With that thought, Reba instinctively straightened her posture, not allowing herself a moment of
ck.
Daniel had been watching Reba the whole time. He whispered to Sherman, "Hey, Reba is
just like you! She''s a vegetarian too! I bet she''s just used to not eating meat and couldn''t bear the
thought of it. You two might have more inmon than you think."
If it were anyone else, Daniel would have thought they were putting on an act.
But this was Reba! She was too kind-hearted for such pretenses.
Sherman turned his head slowly, his gaze deep. "Don''t you think thatpared to Reba, Anthea
fits the bill of a high-societydy a bit more?"
In terms of demeanor, appearance, or even the way they carried themselves in conversation,
Reba didn''t hold a candle to Anthea.
Forget Reba, even the young women from the most prominent families in the Capital City
couldn''t match up to Anthea.
Daniel furrowed his brows. "Sherman, don''t let Anthea fool you! Whatever happened earlier
might''ve been an act. Everyone in Cloudcrest knows about her reputation." He pondered for a
moment, convinced that Anthea couldn''t have been genuine. She was ying hard to get!
"Since when have you been so blind?" Sherman twirled his lighter, his voice low and tinged with
frost, "The one who''s putting on a show here is Reba. But clearly, she underestimated Anthea."
If Anthea were as foolish as the rumors suggested, then Reba wouldn''t have been the one at a
disadvantage tonight, it would have been Anthea.
"Sherman, you''ve got Ms. Morris all wrong!" Daniel insisted. "You don''t know her at all. Last week, I
saw her feeding a stray dog. The week before, she helped a lost kid find his way home. And the
time before that..."
"Howe you always happen to be around to see all this?" Sherman lit a cigarette, the smoke
curling up, concealing the expression in his eyes, "Use your head a bit more."
A coincidence once was fine.
But these frequent coincidences, especially all happening under Daniel''s nose, were obviously no
ident.
"Sherman, do you think I''m a fool?" Daniel sounded exasperated, wondering if he couldn''t even
distinguish right from wrong and why Sherman kept defending Anthea.
Sherman exhaled a smoke ring, which dissipated to reveal his chiseled features. After a moment,
his lips parted lightly, "You really are.''"
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Daniel''s only w was his naivety, especially when it came to women.
"Sherman, please don''t fall for her tricks!"
Daniel was so agitated that he identally knocked over a coffeepot on the table. The pot was
about to crash to the floor, threatening to shatter and soak everything in coffee.
"Careful." A pale and delicate hand swiftly caught the pot, setting it back on the table with ease.
"That''s freshly brewed coffee. It’s quite hot!"
Following the hand led to Anthea''s unnaturally calm face.
Sherman looked up slightly, his eyes meeting hers. His voice was low and deep as he
acknowledged, "Nice reflexes."