He spoke directly, without any reservation.
Claire Prescott understood instantly.
Her face blushed, ears heated, and her eyes flickered continually.
Desire surged...
Was it because of last night's kiss that made her want...?
With a flushed face, she gently took his wrist and led him into the Sinclair Apothecary, then into her consulting room.
At that moment, the old doctor happened to come out of the eastern consulting room and saw their figures pass by...
He leisurely walked to the counter, casually selecting a medicinal herb to put into the pestle, nonchalantly standing there pounding the medicine while his eyes couldn't help but glance inside, afraid of missing anything.
Recently, the apothecary had been buzzing about either who sent roses to his granddaughter or about her being in a relationship. Added to that, she didn't come home the entire night yesterday, and just now he saw her bringing a man back, it's hard not to make him think more.
He waited for a long time.
