thought about it as equal to a good day at work. But no,

r like that. She has settled herself with the idea that men like Richard

d crush, Eliza decided to

st around $400," Jeremy said. Eliza looked at her wallet as she h

invested a lot in Jeremy's schooling in hopes of allowing him to have a good chance in life. Even if all that's left of her now is he

I'm going to make sure to he

ege. She wanted to be a doctor then, but her grandmother fell ill and with no one to look after her, Eliza decided not to push

left their apartmen

mpty already. She scanned and manually computed everything. The $400 was s

trance. She didn't want to turn around to confirm who the voice belong

r groceries?" she asked tr

t I'm looking to invest here, so I decide

ping into you," she th

y last time. Are yo

f detergent. She was so out of focus that she almost lost balance, lucki

he said picking up the detergent

ually don't want to be hanging aroun

where else," he suggest

ll in his black suit, "No. I mean, I don't think

think we sh

thi

name on his lips sent shivers down her spine. "You think I'd be

id, ignoring what

railed behind her. Luckily, the man stopped foll

The amount on the screen increasing over time. Eliza was

would you like to

handed her credit card hop

but it has b

The woman tried again but it was still the same. "Ma'am, I'm go

gh her bag for money. "Here's $200, can you try to c

s about to head to customer service when she

re you

problem with the thermal pri

kily it accepted my card," A

pay yo

elped her with her bags and followed h

nna cat

and walked over to his car that was parked in a shaded area.

there was no turni

you back. I just need to figure ou

t we have

quickly

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me. I might be some wo

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e coffee

what this is about

you like me too, after you've

d confused, "What do you mean?

ce. And to be honest, if I didn't like yo

pecifically said," E

" He sounded so disappointed. If the mix-up didn't

e now," she said embarrassed but thought