Estelle felt a bit embarrassed as she looked at the jacket in his hand. “But...”

“I’ve just wrung it out. You can use it to shield yourself from the wind. The temperature in the suburbs is lower than in the city. I’d feel responsible if you caught a cold.”

Estelle shook her head and declined his offer. “No, thank you.”

“Do you dislike me?” Tim inquired.

“No, it’s just that... it doesn’t feel right for me to wear it,” Estelle replied.

She was aware of Tim’s feelings for her, but she didn’t share those romantic sentiments and didn’t want any romantic involvement with him. Worried that accepting his jacket might...