Sally followed his line of sight, and her gaze landed on the teddy bear before darting back to Cooper. Her features scrunched up with annoyance as though she wanted to scold him, but she appeared too lazy to do so.

With a chuckle, Cooper said, “You look even more alike now.”

Sally didn't respond to his teasing.

Cooper reached for her hand and led her to the flower shop. “Let's go and have a look. We came out to have fun anyway.”

The sales campaign was held to attract customers and increase the shop's sales, so the games weren't challenging. A majority of customers could easily win them.

When Cooper and Sally made it to the final challenge, only six couples were left.

However, the last challenge was slightly more difficult. The men would have to kiss their significant others as they carried them. The couple that could hold out until the end would walk away with the prize.

Sally didn't mind intimacy in their private moments but disliked showing affection under the scrutiny of the public.

She wanted to get Cooper to leave, but he was already casually rolling up his sleeves. He took off his glasses and slid them into his pocket. Without the lens obscuring his eyes, he looked gentler.


Cooper coaxed, “Come on. This is the last challenge already. It'll be such a waste to walk away now.”

Cooper was a businessman, and throughout his career, he had never left in the midst of a contract signing.

Before Sally could react, the challenge had started.

Cooper hunched down and slid an arm beneath Sally's knees, easily swooping her into his arms.

Sally's nose brushed the collar of his sweater and caught a waft of his faint yet delicious scent. Once again, she spotted the faint hickey on his neck.

Before embarrassment flooded her, Cooper's voice interrupted her thought. “You're much lighter than before.” Even though he didn't carry her much, he still noticed the change in her weight.

He then said, “I'll have Melissa make some mushroom soup later.”

Sally stayed silent.

The other couples started kissing. When the flower shop manager saw Cooper was still dilly-dallying, she joked that Cooper and Sally would lose if they didn't start kissing soon.

Cooper lowered his head to Sally. She could feel his breaths tickling her forehead. “Do you want to kiss me, or should I do it?”

“I'm not choosing from those two options,” she refused coolly.

Cooper ignored her rejection and warned, “If I kiss you, I might not be able to control myself and end the challenge earlier.”

“That teddy bear is pretty cute, and we're already here. It'll be a pity if we don't take it back with us.” His gaze roamed Sally's face before he stated, “I'll kiss you if you still refuse to move.”

With that said, he moved as though he was about to kiss her. Sally immediately threw her arms around his neck and raised her head to meet his lips. Her eyes were closed, but her quivering lashes betrayed her nervousness.

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