Withdrawing her gaze, Mia Foster continued mindlessly stuffing popcorn into her mouth when suddenly the couple in front of her joined in an intimate scene. The girl fed a piece of popcorn to the boy’s lips. He turned his head to look at her, accepted the popcorn with his mouth, then gently kissed her forehead. Subsequently, the girl tilted her face upwards and they started kissing passionately.
Feeling overwhelmed, Mia lowered her eyes in shyness. As a modest woman, she couldn’t stand such bold displays, particularly in public places like restrooms. Unintentionally,
her hand holding the popcorn uncontrollably moved towards Felix Shaw’s lips.
Felix Shaw was visibly startled by the sudden offering of popcorn at his lips. He glanced at the piece of popcorn and instinctively turned his gaze towards Mia. With a slight smile on her lips, she suggested, "Try one, they’re really tasty."
After a brief hesitation, under Mia’s expectant and alluring gaze, Felix opened his mouth and took in the small morsel, accidentally catching Mia’s fingers in the process. She retracted her hand as if shocked by electricity, sending popcorn spilling from the bucket.
There was a sudden sense of panic, and a lot of popcorn cascaded out of the full bucket.
The movie continued to play, and during a "thrilling" scene, the girls in front of them screamed and lunged into their boyfriends’ arms. Mia, after a moment of realization, also abandoned her popcorn bucket, let out a scream, and hurled herself into Felix’s embrace.
...
Instead of the anticipated comfort, Felix maintained the same posture as before, with his long legs elegantly crossed and his hands, trapped beneath Mia’s sudden weight, still clasped together.
He looked down at the woman motionless in his arms with an unruffled expression on his handsome face.
Mia Foster...
Lying in Felix’s embrace, she blinked in confusion, clutching his arms. The other girls had been immediately comforted by pats on their backs as soon as they dove into their boyfriends’ arms. Why wasn’t Felix reacting?
Was her act too unconvincing, or was she just a beat slower than the other women?
After waiting a while and still no reaction, Mia Foster tentatively raised her head.
She met a pair of cool, undisturbed eyes. Felix looked down at her without moving a muscle.
Her gaze drifted upward...
Mia Foster was suddenly startled and quickly sat up.
It seemed her attempt to act frightened was too unconvincing. When the other girls got scared, they threw their popcorn aside, but she... had managed to spill it all over Felix’s head.
Facing the man topped with popcorn, the scene was actually quite funny, but Mia was too embarrassed to laugh.
She felt utterly humiliated, a poor imitation of a graceful act.
"I’m sorry... I didn’t mean to... I just got... really scared..."
Felix Shaw looked at her embarrassed state and didn’t say a word, his cold eyes fixed steadily on her, making Mia Foster’s heart race. A man who cherished cleanliness like him must be angry about the popcorn spilled over his head.
After hesitating for a moment, she leaned in closer, attempting to remove the popcorn from his hair. As she reached out, she suddenly yelped. Losing her balance, she tumbled into Felix’s lap.
Clasped tightly around the waist, Mia Foster fell into Felix’s arms again, confused. Looking up, she met a pair of eyes that seemed to be laughing, and before she could react, Felix spoke.
"Was your scare supposed to be an act, and wasn’t it a little too fake, hmm?"
Mia Foster...
Blinking her eyes, "I wasn’t acting. I was really scared," she uttered, not even convincing herself.