Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 93 Rivals

Instantly, Erin was surrounded by several female designers. It was almost lunchtime, and everyone was starting to relax.

“Is it from your husband?”

“Even though you’re married, your husband still sends you roses? How romantic!”

The wild assumptions kept coming, and Erin made a firm decision. She said, “You’ve misunderstood. It’s not from my husband. I’m actually divorced now…” In order to prevent any further misunderstanding, Erin decided to reveal the truth.

Mixed expressions flashed across her female colleagues‘ faces when they heard the truth. An awkward atmosphere settled in for a moment.

Standing not far away, Ella walked over to help defuse the situation. She smiled and said, “Erin’s husband cheated on her during their marriage. He’s truly despicable! But look at Erin. She’s young and beautiful. She has plenty of options. You see, even her admirers are sending flowers to the office!”

With just a few words, Ella managed to convey the situation to the surrounding gossiping colleagues. After offering a few comforting words to Erin, they all returned to their seats.

They noticed that their director, Caleb, was standing not far away. Although there were still five minutes left until lunchtime, they decided to resume their work and pretended to be occupied.

Casting a warm smile toward Erin, Ella also returned to her seat.

Just as Erin set the roses down on her table, she caught sight of Caleb. Her expression became somewhat uneasy as she recalled their last unpleasant encounter at the café. Erin still felt slightly apprehensive about facing Caleb.

If it weren’t for Chandler’s strong disapproval of her resignation and her own passion for design, she probably wouldn’t have chosen to return to the design department.

Caleb casually glanced at her and headed straight back to his office.

Thoughts of Caleb’s gaze lingered in Erin’s mind as she settled back into her seat. A bitter feeling crept into her heart. Even though they might never be able to be friends again, maintaining a professional relationship wouldn’t be a bad idea.

Once she had come to terms with this realization, she no longer dwelled on the past. She glanced at the roses on the floor and realized they were too large to be placed on her desk and were quite distracting.

had already noticed the note on the flowers when she received them, which read,

Ella had told the other female designers that the flowers weren’t from Erin’s ex–husband, they were actually from

him.

Ian’s nickname.

to discard the flowers, she had to do it herself. Their

a message to Ian. “Please stop sending me flowers in

can you give me another

tomorrow was the 8th. It was

day her parents got

divorced from Ian

Erin, and she quickly replied, “You don’t have to put so much effort into persuading me.

lan let out a deep sigh when he saw her message. He

already introduced her to work in

admitted feeling somewhat guilty. He feared Erin would come to his company and discover Tracy’s presence one day. It would

realize it would be a prolonged

the country. Ian believed it was related to the anonymous email he had discreetly

influence, and status. In aristocratic families, alliances were formed based on strength, and even marriages

to see you. Do you have any free time to come home for a visit? It would mean a

his gentle approach would work on Erin. Whether it was feigning hardship or appealing to their familial bond, he

within Ian. If he also lost his ex–wife to Chandler,

door interrupted his thoughts. Ian put his phone away and said,

office door was pushed open by a man in his thirties. It was Yandel Dawson, Ian’s

lady named Miss Brown is looking for you

impatience appeared in Ian’s eyes as he heard the name. He said,

responded promptly and closed the door before

Ian threw his phone irritably onto the desk. Ever since that night when he took

to completely cut ties with her. At least until he won back Erin, Tracy could occasionally fulfill his physical

needs.

behavior was giving him a headache. It seemed like