Chapter 17
Cynthia POV
"Who is this?" His voice pulls me out of my world of Fantasy, and I watch him stare at Adelie with a questioning look on his face.
"She's our guest... Your guest," His mom replies to him instead, and he turns his head to look at me with a blank expression on his face. As his pair of hazel eyes pierce into mine, I feel my heart melt in my chest, and I gulp down nothing nervously.
"Who are you?" His deep voice sounds sexy to me, and I blush hard. I quickly stand up to my feet.
"Uhm... Good day, Asher... My name is Cynthia... Adelie's colleague," I reply to him, and he pulls a face that says 'so?'.
"So?" He finally says it to my face, and I gulp down nothing nervously.
"Uhm..." I pause and grab the wrapped gift from my handbag that's on the couch, handing it to h
