âGot it, boss.â Ashton was wholly impatient. Why should she have a good attitude toward Emmanuel
when she wasnât his woman?!
After Sage left, the two sat facing each other, and for a moment, their eyes met, but neither spoke,
creating a somewhat awkward atmosphere.
âHmph, Emmanuel, what exactly are you trying?â Finally, Ashton spoke with exasperation.
âMe?â Emmanuel chuckled, âWhat did I do?â
âWhatâs with that attitude?!â Ashton fumed. âBack then, you came asking me to arrange a blind date for
my brother with your sister. Now that my brother has accidentally fallen for your sister, she wonât give
him a chance anymore.
She hurts his feelings again and again, making him drown his sorrows with alcohol. You and your sister
are doing this on purpose, arenât you?!â
âWellâ¦â Emmanuel was momentarily speechless. The situation had indeed developed beyond what he
had expected. He genuinely felt sorry for Julian.
âEither way, you started this mess; you clean it up. If my brother continues to be heartbroken, youâll be
talking to my fists!â Ashton taunted loftily, her arms crossed, and her face turned away.
She was casually dressed that day, wearing a tight black outfit that accentuated her well-endowed
chest, making her a formidable sight.
Emmanuel sighed, unsure how to respond at the moment.
Just then, a man holding a large bunch of fiery red roses approached them. âSir, is your girlfriend
upset? Buy some roses to cheer her up!â
Huh? Say what? Emmanuel was stupefied. The man had made a huge mistake.
He was about to explain to the man, but Ashton had already proudly stated, âHmph, Iâm not his
girlfriend!â
The man laughed and said to Emmanuel, âYou see, if you donât pacify your girlfriend, she might leave!â
Upon hearing the flower sellerâs words, Ashton felt inexplicably happy. She found herself wishing that
Emmanuel would actually cheer her up. Seeing that he was her constant source of irritation, she
thought it would be amusing if he tried to make her happy! Unfortunately, she was just being wishful.
Emmanuel waved his hand. âDidnât she say it herself? Sheâs not my girlfriend, and weâre not dating, so
we donât need any flowers! Thanks.â
âYou jerk!â Ashton, upon hearing his response, got inexplicably angry and slammed the table.
âEmmanuel, are you even a man? Are you so poor? Seeing me upset, whether Iâm your girlfriend or
not, as a man, will it kill you to buy me flowers?!â
Emmanuel was rendered speechless. He couldnât understand why Ashton was so angry. Do all women
like flowers? me flowers?!â
Emmanuel was rendered speechless. He couldnât understand why Ashton was so angry. Do all women
like flowers?
âAlright, how much is one?â
â100 each, sir!â
âWhat?!â Emmanuel thought he had misheard. Although he had never bought roses for a woman
himself, he had accompanied his older sister to the New Year flower market before.
He couldnât believe a rose that normally cost ten dollars at most was now being sold for a hundred.
This was practically daylight robbery!
Seeing his expression, Ashton not only didnât think it was expensive but even felt rather triumphant,
having a great sense of accomplishment having made the annoying guy buy her roses at an exorbitant
price. She could brag about it for a century.
âSir, the price is fixed, no bargaining!â The man was also smug. After all, he was a veteran who had
been selling flowers here for a long time. If a woman wanted it, he could easily make a man pay even
200 dollars for one.
âFine, one.â
Emmanuel wasnât short of money, and the main thing was that Ashton already had a dislike for him. He
wanted to gather some information about the case, and it wasnât a good idea to provoke her further.
After the transaction was complete, the man walked away.
Emmanuel handed the roses directly to Ashton, saying, âHere, for you. Happy?â
âHmph.â Ashton was very dissatisfied with his attitude but still took the roses, her gaze appearing
somewhat triumphant. In the future, if needed, she could tell others that this guy had given her roses
before. Sheâd like to see if he would continue to act mighty before her!
âNow, can we talk about what happened this afternoon?â
Emmanuel considered the rose incident a minor episode and didnât pay much attention to it. He just
wanted to understand the situation from that day, figuring out the identities of the two women. Were
they really Saintesses?
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