Chapter 10
In the next staff meeting, Professor Scherer announced that he needed to leave on a business trip and wouldn’t be available for the next few days. Anna didn’t mind not having the professor around, but she would miss Peter’s regular visits, since the professor rarely left town without his trusted driver and personal security guard.
Much to her surprise, Peter later stopped by her lab with his usual grin.
“Peter, I thought you were gone with the professor?” she said, her heart taking a leap.
Not that I mind.
“We aren’t leaving until early morning. And I couldn’t leave without saying goodbye to you, now could I?” he asked and sauntered towards her.
The butterflies in her stomach did double dips as she noticed something purple in his hand, half hidden behind his back.
“You lo
