Page 7 of My Tempting Woman

“The time he is going to spend at the party. I mean the waste of time from his point of view. He is not involved in any romantic relationship, yet it is a little surprising.”

“Oh yes, I remember What is the name of your idol chef, Eva? “

“Richard Paul"

‘’ Yes, I think Stephen and Richard know each other. I have seen many pictures of them posing for several parties, and they were around each other.” Joey was eager to put her point of view

Eva’s eyes twinkled in hope, as maybe she could meet her inspiration—her idol. She has read every book he has published and used to watch him demonstrate his recipes.

“But how can they be friends? How can they be friends, considering that we know Stephen Smith for his cold behavior, while we all know Richard Paul as a sweet person? And look at the only similarity—they're both single.”

The clever minds that were united started churning as they listened to Madison, and soon they announced the new verdict.

“Are they gay? “the three asserted in unison.

Eva kept sipping her coffee.

The three again started talking about how much it hurts when a man like Stephen is gay

Eva was not interested in this foolish conversation. Joey, who was mourning over her recent heartbreak, stared at Eva, who was busy munching the chocolate cookies.

“What are you thinking? “

"These cookies are not perfect, you know. I think the cook missed something while making this.”

Listening to her comment, the three pairs of eyes were glaring at her in surprise

“Woah! Look at her here. We are discussing such an important topic, and she is busy judging the cookies. Don’t you feel disheartened by the possibility that Richard Paul is gay, and my Stephen too?

Eva had a smile on her face, and she answered confidently, "No, and why does it matter to me? Mr. Paul is my inspiration and idol. I have huge respect for him, as he is excellent at his work, but he is not my crush—not even that man. What was his name? Yes, Stephen."

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"So you mean you are not even interested in them?"

“Nope, I am going to LA for that course, and it’s just dad’s wish that I should stay with Smith’s family, so I am just following his wish , and above all, this love, crush, and heartbreak are just a waste of time for me.”

"So, dear girls, sorry to say but I am not ready to invest myself emotionally in something silly like these. " Eva made her point very clear to her friends

The three friends kept gawking at her with their mouths hung open, whereas Eva again got busy with her snack, or better say, judging the snacks. The three friends just shrugged their shoulders and started enjoying the snacks.

The same Eva felt some wetness on her foot. It was more like someone was touching her foot with a tongue. She looked downand the scene in front made her scream in fear. Her body started trembling in anxiety.

The other three also looked at the tiny creature. It was a lovely puppy. Puppy for Eva’s friend, but for her, it was something else... Eva is suffering from Cynophobia, which is an extreme fear of dogs.

Without wasting time, Eva started running here and there. The puppy thought Eva wanted to play, so the little creature started following her, barking in between the runs. Eva looked around and found the puppy running behind her so she quickly exited the cafe and started running on the road to save her life from the puppy, as she was sure that the puppy was going to kill her

Joey, Madison and Sara were used to see her behaving like this and panicked when they saw her running on the road too carelessly so they also started running behind her holding shopping bags, which Eva left behind, calling her name to stop

The only waiter in the small cafe spotted the girls fleeing without paying the bill. He also started chasing them.

The little puppy was enjoying this game, which kept Eva colliding with everything that was coming between her paths.

The waiter got a hold of Sara. She paid the bill instantly and again began running behind her friends. Eva was worn out from running so much, but to her misery, whenever she looked around, she found the tiny creature behind her.

Suddenly she bumped into someone, and when she saw the face of the person, a smile spread on her lips. She hugged him tightly, as if it were her dad.

“Dad, please save me from this...'

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