Chapter 161

Kendrick let out a chuckle at her words. He released her and muttered in her ears. "You want me to wait until you finish hiding?"

Her body tensed again and she let out a soft yelp as if surprised.

Kendrick hadn't meant for his words to come out that way. He'd let things go even if she was hiding. He saw no point stirring any irrelevant dispute over this minor issue. Although it didn't feel as minor to him. She shouldn't avoid him no matter what reason she had.

"I– I wasn't hiding," Hailey protested. "I wanted to finish this before coming out."

She turned around while explaining herself. Her lips held an unusual smile. Kendrick hadn't expected to see her smile. And on her face were patches of white flour everywhere. Even her apron was smudged with the white substance.

And his eye fell on his own hands. The hands he had used to touch her. They were also stained by the flour.

Her short laugh made him lift his head and his eyes went to her back to glimpse what she was doing. She had