"Welcome to Orange Adult, may I help you with anything?"
The clerk's voice startled Chloe Grant, causing her body to tremble slightly, her heart began pounding wildly, and her entire face flushed red.
In the very first second, she wanted to turn around and leave immediately...
No way!
She couldn't admit defeat!
Even though Chloe Grant was scared inside, she displayed an air of bravery and fearlessness, her eyes quickly landing on that box placed in the most conspicuous spot.
She walked over and picked it up, turned around, and put the money she had been holding onto the counter.
Just as the clerk looked up, Chloe Grant met his eyes and, feeling guilty, she quickly turned and ran.
"Hey, you haven't got your change... also, it's best to take half of that pill otherwise..."
Whatever the clerk said, Chloe Grant didn't hear it, she ran out headlong, running several blocks before she stopped, exhausted, but her heart was still pounding uncontrollably.
Thinking about those things in the shop... brought a fierce blush to her face, making her feel terribly embarrassed.
"Damn it, I'm twenty years old, this sort of thing is perfectly normal..."
"Chloe Grant."
"Ahhh!"
Suddenly someone called her name from behind, startling Chloe Grant so much that her heart skipped a beat.
Turning around, she saw who it was and looked a bit reproachful, "Lily Grant, you nearly scared me to death!"
"You were the one who said you always passed by these shops at the corner and wanted to go in and see." Lily Grant rolled her eyes, but the next second, she leaned in closer to Chloe Grant, "Cousin, you didn't chicken out, run out before buying the medicine, did you?"
"No way!" Chloe Grant immediately countered, taking out the medicine and showing it to Lily Grant.
She wasn't a coward!
Lily Grant quickly averted her gaze after seeing the image on the package, "Oh my God, Chloe Grant, you actually bought it. This isn't something a good girl would do; you're... you're simply crazy over that man. Are you really planning to give him this tonight?"
"What else?" Chloe Grant retorted.
The "him" Lily Grant was referring to is the man who had taken care of Chloe Grant for ten years, her nominal uncle — Lucas Morgan.
The first time Chloe Grant met him at the age of ten, she was captivated by his looks and since then had fallen deeply in love, adoring and loving him for a full ten years!
But just yesterday, she received a bombshell of a news!
Lucas Morgan was getting engaged!
What?
The man she loved was going to be engaged to someone else?
Are you kidding me?
"But doing this is highly inappropriate." Lily Grant frowned, clearly disapproving.
Chloe Grant gave a bitter smile, moved her lips... and finally only said, "My life doesn't need others to judge."
"Enough talk, I'm heading back."
Chloe Grant waved her hand and started walking across the street, watching the passing vehicles.
After she crossed the street, Lily Grant took out her phone from her bag, and the screen lit up with an unread message.
Lucas Morgan: Baby, miss you a lot, meet me at the usual place tonight.
Lily Grant smiled...