Please Be Gentle With Me Mr Grant

Blanca pouted. “I don’t care about your preference. Having coffee right after eating upsets your stomach. It’s best to drink coffee half an hour after a meal. Give you energy and helps with digestion too.”

As he listened to Blanca spouting folk knowledge about coffee, Matthew felt a surge of warmth, and renewed interest in Blanca.

He knew all that already and had just wanted to shoo Lisa away instead of explaining too much. He hadn’t expected his wife to teach him a lesson.

“All right, then wait half an hour, Lisa.” Matthew smiled, and his eyes seemingly only focused on Blanca. Only at the very end when he said “Lisa” did he shoot a fleeting glance at the secretary.

Clenching her fist, Lisa took a deep breath and said respectfully, “Yes, Mr. Grant.”

“Oh, and Anderson?”

Lisa was turning again when Blanca called out at her.

“I’m not Miss Roach, I’m Mrs. Grant. Please call me that from now on.” And then she smiled at Lisa.

“…of course.”

stalked

and complained to

Matthew’s face registered confusion. What, was the timing of his coffee habits making

always wait half an hour before I

Blanca sat back

a friendly reminder. That secretary Anderson

looked at her, somewhat interested. “What, because she didn’t admit you are my

close that Blanca’s brain short-circuited for an instant looking at the fine

he calling her his “wife” always with such

again, it was a deal, wasn’t it? They didn’t need to call each other that in private at

that’s not it.” Blanca inched

irresistibly.

Jealous?!