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.

spoke in her soft, sweet voice. “Daddy said I’ll be starting

of them

ays. You

anyway–we’ll drop by every now and

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

started to gnaw at lan and Victor, making them

us out, we’ll take you somewhere fun. How

soft pink–and–white dress, fluffy little pigtails perched on her head, and skin so

fluttered over round, big eyes, bright

lan

her up and carried her back

doesn’t know how to dress little girls. We’re taking you to buy something

nodded in

had plenty of clothes, but these two didn’t listen

is very good at taking care of me,’

stand anyone speaking poorly about him.

Victor took her for a stroll

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

was patient and kind as she introduced

familiar sense of dread crept over her–the fear of being overwhelmed by an enthusiastic

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

how to refuse.

men completely misinterpreted

hand. “Take it! Anything she looks at for more than two seconds, just take it.

as she quickly nodded. “Of

the jackpot with

times, her sales quota for the year would

rushed to grab Ian’s hand, her voice soft and pleading. “I already

was getting anxious, trying to reason with the two men. “I grow really fast… If

them all.”

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heard this back at the

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

the more it seemed like a great idea.

he looked at Yvonne expectantly, “Why don’t you come home

you think she should go home with your I was the one sitting next to her in the car. If anyone’s taking her home, it’s me

Yvonne sighed dramatically.

She thought, Again.

ago, these two were chatting

to pull them

with a thin layer of sweat from anxiety. “I’m staying with my

them

moment, an unexpected feeling of jealousy stirred within

special about him except for his good

was just relieved that the two had finally stopped arguing,

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