Miss Simpson, Are You Dismissing Your Guests?

"This man's too into himself. Misunderstanding? What in heaven..." Adeline scoffed inwardly to herself. Adeline flashed Alan a charming smile then and replied, "Mr. Alan, I think you might be overthinking the situation. I just wanted to play my part as the hostess and make you feel welcome. I don't want you to think that I'm snobbish or stingy, you know?" "Miss Simpson, I'm afraid the more you try to explain yourself, the less convincing you sound to me," Alan answered in a bored tone. Every word he tried to articulate sounded like a great feat to him.  An awkward silence ensued after that.  Did this man really mean to imply that Adeline was interested in him? "Was there a need for him to be so shameless?" Adeline thought to herself. Though Alan's figure, temperament and the pair of lips under his mask could be flawlessly attractive, it didn't mean that Adeline would be interested in him! "Some men could truly be shameless and audacious..." Adeline mused. Seeing how Adeline had been re