Chapter 20 The Kiss

Mary, sitting beside Anders, felt a wave of fear. That idiot Gale was meddling! Was he even that close to Sally? They had just met a few days ago, and he already dared to defend her so openly? Mary felt disdain thinking about the blood relation between Gale and Sally. If Gale was stupid enough to get involved with Sally, she wouldn't try to stop him. She wanted to see how Gale would feel when he discovered that he was involved with his own sister. But that wasn't the main issue. Mary was now worried about Anders and Gale's relationship. After all, she was Gale's sister in name. If Gale and Anders fell out, would Anders start to dislike her too? Mary shivered at the thought. "Anders…" Mary said weakly, "I'm not feeling well. Can you accompany me home?" Everyone at the table turned to look at Mary and Anders. Usually compliant with Mary, Anders unexpectedly refused this time. He glanced quickly at Sally sitting opposite and then said to Mary, "If you’re not feeling well, I’ll