"Where are you?"
Cosette furrowed her brows at Asher's question. "Why?" she asked.
"I just ca from a business trip and I want to see you." He didn't beat around the bush, telling his intention imdiately. "Are you free?"
"Why would you want to see when you should go straight ho and rest?" Cosette frowned. "Asher Quinn. I told you this many tis and I will say it again. You and I —"
"There's no chance, right?" he continued, cutting her off. All he heard was Cosette clearing her throat, making him chuckle. "Don't worry. I'm not trying to win your heart. I just want to share sothing with my friend."
"Share sothing?" Cosette arched a brow. "Like?"
"I'll tell you in person. Are you ho?"
"Uhm… no. I'm actually on my way ho." Cosette glanced at the window. "Want to et up?"
Asher smiled at her offer. "Mhm." He listened to the address she said, sowhere near her house.
"I got it. I'll see you then." Asher slowly ended the call, smiling. He gazed at his phone for a second before telling the driver of the destination he wanted to go.
anwhile, when the call ended, Cosette stared at her phone. Her brows were still furrowed, tilting her head from one side to another.
"He sounds really happy," she murmured.
Unlike the last ti she saw him, Asher sounded thrilled. It was as if he was so happy, but didn't know how to contain his excitent. Or rather, he just didn't have soone to tell about it.
"That guy…" Cosette chuckled. "... he better not have any silly idea in mind or I'll punch him in the gut."
Cosette placed her phone back on her phone, forgetting she wanted to call Maxen. A smile was plastered on her face, looking forward to what made Asher sound so happy. And with that, she traveled to the eting place near her ho.
There was a park nearby. Since Cosette was commuting, there were a few stops that took her so ti to arrive. Still, she thought Asher would co a bit later. But when she arrived, she imdiately saw Asher's figure sitting on one of the benches.
He was still in his suit, and based on the coat he was wearing, he truly ca from abroad. After all, it was sumr, and wearing a coat was strange in this weather. Even though it was already night, it wasn't that cold.
"Gosh… he really is handso." Cosette stayed on the spot she was standing on, assessing Asher from head to toe. She folded her arms under her chest as mischief shone in her eyes. "I wonder if he will be annoyed if I let him wait for so ti."
Cosette waited for minutes, just watching him from the sa spot. However, Asher just smiled from ti to ti as if a happy thought would cross his mind.
"He really looks happy," she mumbled, pleased that Asher seed to have gotten his thoughts together. After all, the last ti… Asher seed to be all over the place. His aura now was completely different from the last ti. He didn't feel gloomy at all. She was relieved.
"Huh?" her brows rose when Asher slowly turned his head in her direction. Her expression stiffened as if she was caught red-handed.
Asher rose to his feet, facing her direction. The corner of his lips stretched until his teeth were showing, waving at her.
"Why…" Cosette scrunched her nose up. "... does it feel like we're in a movie?"
Cosette shook her head to clear her thoughts, skipping her steps to him. When she stood in front of him, a smile turned up on her face.
"Have you been waiting?" she asked innocently, only to get teased by him.
"Cosette Blac, don't make it sound like we're on a date. How long have you been standing there? Are you planning to make wait?"
"What?" dismay instantly dominated her face. "First things first. I didn't make it sound like this is a date. It's NOT! And secondly, I… around five minutes, I guess?"
He chuckled. "So you were planning to make wait?"
"I want to see if you'll throw a huge fit."
"You an you want to bring the worst out of ?" he narrowed his eyes suspiciously while Cosette only realized her actions until he worded it that way. "Cosette, do you want to fall for you?"
"What?"
"First, you treat indifferently, and then showed a bit of kindness. You continued to treat like shit and then give a little warmth from ti to ti. Now, you want to bring out the worst in ," he listed in a knowing tone. "You're giving mixed signals, which makes think about you all day. Are you purposely doing this to make hooked?"
Cosette opened and closed her mouth, rendered speechless. After a second, she scoffed in disbelief.
"What?" she gasped in disbelief. "Are you putting malice in all of my actions?"
"Pfft —" Asher laughed, covering his lips with the back of his fist. Seeing him laugh out loud as if it was a mission success, Cosette scoffed once again. "That's for making wait."
"Gosh… I can't believe you."
"Don't tease , so I won't tease you back," he humored, shoving his hands inside his pockets. "Anyway, now we're even."
Cosette rolled her eyes before she threw herself on the bench. "Why are you so annoying? Is that part of the Quinn's genes?"
"Or maybe you're just sensitive?" he returned, sitting beside her.
"Wow…" Cosette cast him a look of dismay. "Do you really have answers to everything I say?"
"Do you always have complaints about ?"
"Goodness!" Again, she was lost for words. "Wow… did you tell to et just to give hypertension? You and Luke —"
"Just ."
"Huh?"
Asher flashed her a smile. "Can you not compare with others every ti?"
"Did Luke annoy you sohow?"
"No. But it feels like every ti you want to insult , you drag my entire clan in it. Have rcy on my ancestors, Cosette. Give them so slack and the people who weren't here." Asher leaned back, peeling his eyes away from her. "If I'm a jerk, then I'm a jerk. Just , not my brother or dad or anyone in the Quinn family. I an, they were jerks when they wanted to, but I'm the one you are teasing, not them."
Cosette frowned, but she chose to end this discussion with silence. She felt like they wouldn't stop arguing. And also, he had a point. Moreover, it was Cosette who started it. As she stayed quiet, she observed Asher's side profile.
"Anyway, why did you call here?" she asked, watching him look back at her. "What's sothing you want to share?"
"I closed a big deal." The corner of his lips stretched from ear to ear until his teeth were showing.
"Oh!" Cosette clasped her hands together but then furrowed her brows. "Wait. That wasn't the first ti you achieved such a feat."
"It's not, but this ti there's a reward," he chuckled, giving her a aningful look. "They approved my resignation."
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