Macey wasn't bothered. This wasn't the first time she had seen Seline's true colors, after all. Without sparing Seline another glance, Macey turned and walked off in the opposite direction.
This made Seline gnash her teeth in anger. As she expected, anyone close to Suzanne was a bitch as well!
Tanya's steps faltered, and a hint of disgust flashed in her eyes. But she quickly swallowed her emotions and said respectfully, "I didn't mean it like that. You're overthinking it."
Seline shot Tanya a vicious glare, venting all her frustration on the latter. She snapped, "You'd better not mean that. Or you'll regret it!"
Every single one of them was a pain to deal with, and it disgusted Seline.
Seline turned and left with a sour expression.
As Tanya watched Seline walk away, she clenched her fists at her sides and bit her lip. For the sake of her future, she had to endure this.
…
An hour later, Austin pulled his car up at Starview Villa.
Suzanne carried the bouquets from both cars and handed one to Austin while keeping the other one in her arms. Looking at him, she asked, "I'm going to arrange these. Can you help me?"
Since he bought them, he might as well help her out. After all, arranging two bouquets would take some time.
Austin's gaze fell on her, taking in her bright smile. He answered gently, "Sure."
Her smile grew even brighter at his response.
In the spacious living room, Rita followed Suzanne's instructions and brought out several large vases. Rita placed five or six of them on the coffee table. Looking toward the tool corner where Suzanne was, she called out respectfully, "Mrs. Hall, the vases are all set."
Austin had never done this before. He frowned as he took the gloves from Suzanne and put them on. There was a hint of disdain in his eyes, but he still picked up a flower stem from the table.
As Suzanne arranged the flowers, whenever she encountered a stem that was too long, Austin would grab the scissors before she even said a thing.
She gestured to where he should cut. "Here."
The crisp sound of stems being pruned filled the room. They were quite in sync when working together.
As each vase became filled with flowers, Suzanne smiled, feeling her mood lift. It was true that nothing brought more happiness than seeing something beautiful.
She picked up the last flower from the table, about to place it in a vase when something flicked off the leaves and went into her eye.
"Ah, something got in my eye." She closed her eyes without thinking. But with her hands dirty, she couldn't rub them.
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