“Who doesn't like cakes?” I told him in the calmest voice I could muster. “Children and adults alike love to eat cakes, don't they?” I added, looking away. If I wasn't wearing sunglasses, he would have seen the panic in my eyes.
“Everyone loves cake, but coffee and cake are a weird combination,” he replied.
“They are not a weird combination,” I said, disagreeing. “In fact, coffee shops usually sell coffee and cake together because they enhance each other's flavors.”
Grey shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly. “I'm not trying to argue with you by bringing up the topic. I'm just saying that I know someone who loves mocha cake and coffee together.” There was a distant look in his eyes as he said the words, but whatever emotion I saw quickly disappeared as though it did not exist at all.
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