Chapter 27

As the lady left. Ashton walked over to the chair next to them and sat down, his eyes looking blank. “Why hasn’t the food arrived?”

Devon needs some time to prepare,” answered Jared before turning to me. “Are you hungry?”

After a quick pause, I shook my head,

Joe wasn’t impressed by how Jared treated me. “Why are you acting so fragile? It’s just an abortion, for God’s sake. Why did we have to go out of our way to get a world-renowned chef like Devon to cook for you? What a waste of his time.”

Before Jared could stop him, I merely smiled. “The view here isn’t bad. I’ll go take a walk.”

My words were meant for Ashton and Jared.

Ashton gave me a cool glance and said nothing. “The courtyard looks stunning. Go take a look,” Jared suggested. “There’s also a bonsai garden with a lake full of fish in the middle.”

With a smile and word of thanks, I headed outside.

“Are you insane, Jared? Why are you caring so much about that woman? Have you lost your mind? If she hadn’t married Ashion through underhanded means, Rebecca and Ashton would’ve long been happily married by now.”

Those words clearly came from Joe. I couldn’t help but hear them even if I didn’t want to. From how loudly he spoke, pretty much everyone in the building could hear him.

Not wanting to hear them anymore, I picked up my pace. It was indeed a different sight as I arrived in the courtyard.

even had an enormous plot of land for planting

the pebble path, I spotted a man in his mid-thirties

man nouced me too. “Hello,” he greeted, dropping whatever he

returned a

who seemed to have just learned how to walk, began trolling over to me. He seems to be quite

me wide-eyed and gave me the yellow flower he was

be stopped by the man. “Be careful! He’s a playful

“How…” How did you know

never

“Don’t be surprised. I know a little about medicine and could guess that you’re pregnant from the way you subconsciously held your belly

feeling amazed

really unique,” I remarked.

but chuckle. “Well, to be exact, this is a medicinal herb garden. There are over two thousand different species of medicinal plants here. They’re on

I glanced at my surroundings carefully. Indeed, there weren’t many vegetables here, but there were lots of unrecognizable plants as well as an unusually

these plants, and that’s how Herb Garden became the center of our country’s medicinal herbs. There aren’t many, but every species

newfound liking for this place as I watched him

and called out to me, “Don’t hang around too long, Mrs. Fuller! Some herbs here aren’t good for

to my senses only after they had walked

 

me kneeling by a stream looking at ants. “Let’s

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