21.

POPPY:

You…

It wasn’t meant to cause me embarrassment. So why do my cheeks keep on flushing as if I was damn affected? I was certain Sebastian did not mean anything to it. That question was based on pure curiosity.

He is waiting for your answer on the other line, Poppy.

Right. He did. But there was no way I would be telling him the truth.

“Y-You heard wrong, Mr. Holding. W-why would my child want me to marry you?”

“That child obviously has a taste in men.”

“If you’re talking about yourself, then I would rather that she remain a child than grow up and face men like you,” I answered, not even sugar-coating my words. That was my baby down there.

I heard a sharp intake of breath on the other side of the line. “Women said I am a catch.”

“Perhaps it’s time I question my sexuality,” I retorted.

“You have a sharp tongue, woman.”

I smiled even if he did not see it. “That’s because I got to face a lot of men like you, Mr. Holding. Can we drop this topic and tell me what you need? I don’t