Chapter 30

At the flower market,

Ian stepped out of the car, holding Yvonne in his arms, and instantly, heads turned.

The three of them–him, Victor, and Yvonne–looked completely out of place in the bustling flower market.

With their sharp outfits and striking features, they might as well have been movie stars who wandered into the wrong set.

Victor was the first to get distracted. He stopped abruptly in front of a stall filled with delicate orchids.

“You should get an orchid, Yvonne,” he said thoughtfully. “They’re elegant and smell nice.”

Ian had been about to say the same thing, but Victor beat him to it.

just

He quickly chimed in, “That variety is hard to keep alive. You should just stick to roses.”

Victor raised an eyebrow. “Orchids are best.”

Ian shot back, “Roses symbolize love. Roses are better.”

And just like that, they were off–arguing like an old married couple. Yvonne sighed. ‘Here they go again,‘ she thought.

She reached up, smacking both of their arms with her tiny hands. “You, stop quarreling! Let’s just get both, okay?”

Ian and Victor exchanged glances before breaking into identical grins.

“Alright,” they agreed.

Finally, Yvonne let out a relieved breath.

‘Who says kids don’t have worries? This is so hard for me too!‘ she thought.

Hours later, Yvonne was completely numb to their antics.

She was stuck in the middle, her head pounding from all the bickering.

They had somehow managed to buy over ten pots of flowers, each one carefully debated, inspected, and selected.

By the time they were done, they had to call a separate car just to transport the plants back home.

As they were about to leave, Ian suddenly turned to Yvonne. “Hold on. We’ve been picking flowers this whole time–what about you? Do you have a favorite?”

Yvonne hesitated, then shook her head.

She thought, ‘I don’t mind. I just like taking care of them, as long as it keeps me busy.‘

But as that thought crossed her mind, something else popped up.

blinked her bright eyes and spoke in her soft, sweet voice. “Daddy said I’ll be starting school in a couple won’t be able to come get

of them

ays. You

in Blorence City anyway–we’ll drop by every now and then

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well–behaved, staying quiet the entire time as they picked out flowers, not saying a single

silence started to gnaw at lan

“How about this? Since you helped us out, we’ll take you somewhere fun.

soft pink–and–white dress, fluffy little pigtails perched on

curled lashes fluttered over round, big eyes, bright

lan thought.

her

dress little girls. We’re

in full agreement.

say that she already had plenty of clothes, but these two didn’t listen at all.

taking care of me,’

absolutely couldn’t stand anyone

Victor took her for a stroll

and within minutes, they were in the children’s clothing

sales associate was patient and kind as she introduced different

fair cheeks flushed red, and a familiar sense of dread crept over her–the fear of being overwhelmed by an

is beautiful, and you’ll look adorable in it!” Yvonne’s face turned even redder as she

how

the two men completely misinterpreted

at for more

trembled with excitement as she quickly nodded. “Of

jackpot

much as glanced around a few more times, her sales quota for

soft and pleading. “I already have a lot of clothes. You don’t need

anxious, trying to reason with the two men. “I grow really fast… If I get too many,

them all.”

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had heard this back at the

bent down and scooped her into his arms, pressing a cheek against her soft one. “You’re way too good kid. Makes me

about it, the more it seemed like

Yvonne expectantly, “Why don’t you come home with me? I have a very pretty girl at

go home with your I was the one sitting next to her in the car. If anyone’s taking her home,

Yvonne sighed dramatically.

She thought, Again.

complicated. Just a moment ago, these two were chatting and laughing–where did things suddenly

went to pull them apart.

layer of sweat from anxiety.

shut them up.

unexpected feeling of

for his good

idea what they were thinking. She was just relieved

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