BOOKSDRAMA Chapter 30
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At the flower market,
Ian stepped out of the car, holding Yvonne in his arms, and instantly, heads turned.
The three of them–him, Victor, and Yvonne–looked completely out of place in the bustling flower market.
With their sharp outfits and striking features, they might as well have been movie stars who wandered into the wrong set.
Victor was the first to get distracted. He stopped abruptly in front of a stall filled with delicate orchids.
“You should get an orchid, Yvonne,” he said thoughtfully. “They’re elegant and smell nice.”
Ian had been about to say the same thing, but Victor beat him to it.
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He quickly chimed in, “That variety is hard to keep alive. You should just stick to roses.”
Victor raised an eyebrow. “Orchids are best.”
Ian shot back, “Roses symbolize love. Roses are better.”
And just like that, they were off–arguing like an old married couple. Yvonne sighed. ‘Here they go again,‘ she thought.
She reached up, smacking both of their arms with her tiny hands. “You, stop quarreling! Let’s just get both, okay?”
Ian and Victor exchanged glances before breaking into identical grins.
“Alright,” they agreed.
Finally, Yvonne let out a relieved breath.
‘Who says kids don’t have worries? This is so hard for me too!‘ she thought.
Hours later, Yvonne was completely numb to their antics.
She was stuck in the middle, her head pounding from all the bickering.
They had somehow managed to buy over ten pots of flowers, each one carefully debated, inspected, and selected.
By the time they were done, they had to call a separate car just to transport the plants back home.
As they were about to leave, Ian suddenly turned to Yvonne. “Hold on. We’ve been picking flowers this whole time–what about
you? Do you have a favorite?”
Yvonne hesitated, then shook her head.
She thought, ‘I don’t mind. I just like taking care of them, as long as it keeps me busy.‘
But as that thought crossed her mind, something else popped up.
Yvonne blinked her bright eyes and spoke in her soft, sweet voice. “Daddy said I’ll be starting school in a couple won’t be able to
come get the flowers for a while.”
Neither of them minded.
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“No problem. School is important. We’re staying in Blorence City anyway–we’ll drop by every now and then to see you,” lan
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She was incredibly well–behaved, staying quiet the entire time as they picked out flowers, not saying a single word
That silence started to gnaw at lan and Victor, making them feel guilty.
Both men glanced at her outfit–a soft pink–and–white dress, fluffy little pigtails perched on her head, and skin so smoot and fair it
almost seemed to glow.
Her long, curled lashes fluttered over round, big eyes, bright and full of life.
Absolutely adorable,‘ lan thought.
An idea struck lan, and without hesitation, he scooped her up and carried her back to the car.
His eyes glinted with mischief. “Your dad doesn’t know how to dress little girls. We’re taking you to buy something cute for
school.”
Victor nodded in full agreement.
Yvonne had wanted to say that she already had plenty of clothes, but these two didn’t listen at all.
‘My dad is very good at taking care of me,’ she thought.
She absolutely couldn’t stand anyone speaking poorly about him.
Ian and Victor took her for a stroll around a square.
At the upscale mall, lan flashed his VIP membership, and within minutes, they were in the children’s clothing section of a high–
end store.
The sales associate was patient and kind as she introduced different outfits to Yvonne.
Yvonne’s soft, fair cheeks flushed red, and a familiar sense of dread crept over her–the fear of being overwhelmed by an
enthusiastic salesperson.
A store associate suggested eagerly. “Miss, how about trying this dress? The color is beautiful, and you’ll look adorable in it!”
Yvonne’s face turned even redder as she anxiously turned to Ian and Victor, looking a little helpless.
She didn’t know how to refuse.
Unfortunately, the two men completely misinterpreted her reaction.
Ian, full of generosity, waved his hand. “Take it! Anything she looks at for more than two seconds, just take it. I’ll give you an
address later–send everything there.”
The sales associate’s hands trembled with excitement as she quickly nodded. “Of course, sir!”
She had hit the jackpot with a big spender.
If Yvonne so much as glanced around a few more times, her sales quota for the year would be met.
Yvonne overheard and immediately rushed to grab Ian’s hand, her voice soft and pleading. “I already have a lot of clothes. You
don’t need to buy so many!”
She was getting anxious, trying to reason with the two men. “I grow really fast... If I get too many, I won’t have time to wear
them all.”
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She had heard this back at the orphanage.
Ian froze and then bent down and scooped her into his arms, pressing a cheek against her soft one. “You’re way too good kid.
Makes me wanna steal you and take you home.
The more he thought about it, the more it seemed like a great idea.
His eyes lit up as he looked at Yvonne expectantly, “Why don’t you come home with me? I have a very pretty girl at my place.”
Victor rolled his eyes. “Excuse me? Just because you held her for a bit, you think she should go home with your I was the one
sitting next to her in the car. If anyone’s taking her home, it’s me
She thought, Again.
‘Adult relationships are so complicated. Just a moment ago, these two were chatting and laughing–where did things suddenly go
wrong? she wondered.
She quickly went to pull them apart.
“Enough!” she said, her forehead damp with a thin layer of sweat from anxiety. “I’m staying with my dad
That shut them up.
At that very moment, an unexpected feeling of jealousy stirred within them–toward Kelvin.
“That quiet and boring man has nothing special about him except for his good looks, yet he always seems to attract the little girl’s
attention, they thought.
Yvonne had no idea what they were thinking. She was just relieved that the two had finally stopped arguing,
With a face full of worry, she let out a deep sigh.
She thought, “This is the hardest, most exhausting day I have ever experienced.
‘I feel like I am more of an adult than these two men.
‘It’s still better going out with Reena‘
Since Yvonne had firmly refused more clothes, Ian didn’t insist.
Instead, he and Victor picked out a few outfits based on their own taste and had the store package them up to be sent to the
Adler family home.
Yvonne thought they could finally go home now. But she was wrong.
After exchanging just a few words, these two suddenly took her straight to a jewelry store.
At that moment, inside the store, Nina was picking out a gold necklace for Marian.
The Yates family had prepared the wrong gift when welcoming Marian home, and they had yet to make it up t
Today, Nina had brought Marian along so she could choose something herself.
Marian’s eyes instantly locked onto the most expensive and prominently displayed diamond crown.
She couldn’t look away, pointing at it eagerly. “I want that one.”
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Nina glanced up. The crown was designed for adults, and a “Not for Sale” sign was placed next to it. Without asking further, she
turned back to help Marian try on necklaces at the counter.
Marian, however, was not happy.
Nina wasn’t upset. She simply continued smiling as she had the clerk take out the necklace, holding it up to Marian to see how it
looked.
Just then, lan and Victor entered the store with Yvonne.
The store was large enough, and they didn’t immediately spot Nina and Marian.
But the crown, displayed in the most eye–catching position, was impossible to miss.
Without hesitation, lan pointed at it and said to the clerk, “Take that one down. I want my little girl to try it on.”
The clerk gave an apologetic smile. “I’m sorry, sir. That piece is for display only. It’s too valuable, so we usually don’t take it
out.”
Marian, who had overheard, finally felt at ease. She shot Yvonne a triumphant look.
She thought, ‘If I can’t have it, Yvonne won’t be able to get it either.
But the next moment, something happened that completely froze the smile on her face.
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