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Chapter 340 Suffer a Little

“Okay, okay, I heard you,” Nathael muttered, smiling as he spoke in a low tone.

Maggie felt choked up, glaring at him before finally finding her voice.

They strolled along the commercial street for a good while, and it wasn’t until more than an hour later that the hustle and bustle of the shops and crowds on both sides finally settled down.

Maggie wandered around for a bit and felt less stuffed. They took a stroll through an alley and onto a road, planning to head back soon.

Suddenly, Nathael’s phone rang. Glancing at the number, he said quietly, “I’ll take this call.”

“Sure.” Maggie replied, nodding as she followed beside him.

It seemed to be related to work. Some project seemed to be facing issues, prolonging Nathael’s call.

At first, Maggie patiently waited by his side. But as time passed, she couldn’t help but feel bored, so she wandered over to a few scattered stalls on both sides of the road to see what was happening.

Most of the stalls here sold handmade items, including some adorable hand–woven pendants. Maggie picked out a pair of star and moon pendants, planning to hang them on her laptop bag.

Thinking of Mia and Joyce, Maggie also chose a pattern of a little duck and a little bear, buying four in

total.

small

Nathael stood not far behind her under the streetlight while he patiently listened to the phone call, never taking his eyes off Maggie.

After buying the pendants, Maggie went to check out a flower stall.

An old lady in her sixties or seventies sold the flowers. She sat on a small stool with two large vases in front of her, filled with flowers. Some were no longer fresh, but others looked decent. It was clear that the old lady didn’t know much about flowers.

your favourite,” the old

was a bit surprised. Even though some of the flowers weren’t very fresh, two dollars each was already

take a few. Maggie scanned around, realising she had never given Nathael flowers

carefully, but as she did, she couldn’t help but feel a bit

they hadn’t experienced together, and

hadn’t done

felt that these were the happiest

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She chose six or seven champagne and white roses, a few bellflowers, and

just like that, a simple

flowers look much better with your

look good, no matter how they’re arranged. Everyone

to want to say something else, but suddenly, there was a loud

Ah!”

nearby stalls and pedestrians, causing some of them

was also startled and immediately

individuals, with the leader being particularly fierce. His shaved head was gleaming, and he had a long scar at the corner of his eye, marring

has nothing to do with you! Get out of here!” a guy with blond hair next to him said impatiently to the flower–selling old

coldly, his eyes checking out

looker. Too

wrong person, Maggie replied coolly as

other

try.

toward her with a sneer. “Nice You’re obviously the person in this

sure you come back in

reached for Maggie’s arm, trying to grab her and

around with you,

spunk.” The

I’m not a heartless person; If you’re smart, I can make you suffer less, the leader sneered, radiating a