The Wrong Woman

Chapter 102

Nathan froze in place when he heard the question. After a short

pause, he answered calmly, “It just seems like a good way to keep your tears at bay.”

Out of the blue, a soft voice interrupted their moment. “Did you finish setting up my flowers?”

Suzanne rushed back to her spot, grabbed her tools, and began

trimming. “Almost done, Florence.”

Florence walked in and saw that none of the flowers were arranged. Some empty vases still sat on the floor, waiting to be taken care of.

Confused, she glanced at Nathan. “Nate, didn’t you mention coming

over to-”

“Mom, go home and rest. We’ll handle it here,” Nathan spoke in a louder voice, trying to drown out whatever she was going to say.

He swiftly put his arm around Florence’s shoulders and guided her away. After seeing Florence off, he returned to find Suzanne focused on trimming the flowers.

Nathan grabbed a pair of scissors and took a seat across from

started helping. The

way.

spotted a vase of flowers that Nathan had arranged himself.

bunch of deep red roses stood in a neat and precise formation, almost like

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Nathan’s mood

would surely appreciate

you think

it

It struck him, for the first time, that flower arranging wasn’t a boring

Dressed in

he noticed the stars were clearly visible

hanging out on the

stepped into the room.

quietly and

look

a distance, they could read each other’s faces. Nathan picked up

the gap.

return tomorrow. Do you want

afraid of her?”