Chapter 214
"Hello? I'm sorry. May I ask you to come over and change the flowers immediately? I heard there's a leader here who's allergic to lilies. The bidding will start in an hour. Please come over and change." "Okay. I got it."
After hanging up the phone, Grace immediately instructed Tina to prepare some irises and carnations.
Grace got along well with her neighboring shop owners. She told the boss of the fast food restaurant next door, "Conor, please help me watch my shop for a while. I'll be right back after delivering." Conor smiled and waved at her. "Fine. Go ahead!"
"Thank you."
Grace and Tina hustled and arrived at the venue forty-five minutes later.
The planner said apologetically to them, "I'm sorry, I just heard that someone is allergic to lilies."
"It doesn't matter. We only need ten minutes to replace the lilies."
Grace was easy to talk to, but Tina had a bad temper.
She pursed her lips. "Why didn't you find out early if someone is allergic to pollen? She's a pregnant woman with such a big belly. If anything happens..."
Grace stopped Tina just in time and whispered, "Peace makes money, okay?"
Tina shut her mouth and carried a pile of irises to the stage to arrange flowers.
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An Aston Martin was parked in the outdoor parking lot downstairs.
The car door opened, and a long, slender leg stepped out. Camren followed Brian as they walked toward the building.
Brian threw his cigarette butt into the cigarette extinguisher beside him when he reached the steps.
He looked up and suddenly saw a familiar side profile flash past.
Brian jerked around and saw a woman in a red coat getting into a Volkswagen.
The car sped away.
Brian chased after the car without thinking. Camren hurriedly followed. "Mr. Francis, what's wrong?"
The Volkswagen had left the parking lot and was driving onto the main road.
Brian strode in the direction of his car. "We're not participating in the bidding anymore. Go back."
Camren was in a daze. A moment later, he saw Brian speeding away in his car.
Brian drove fast, searching for the Volkswagen in the traffic.
When he finally saw the car, it had driven into the city and was jammed.
Brian was so anxious that he kept honking from behind.
Grace sat in the passenger seat with her elbows on the window, and her fingers were on her temple as she looked out the window.
When they drove past a mall, Grace looked upstairs and said, "Tina, drive the car into the mall. I want to go shopping."
"Okay."
Tina turned the steering wheel and drove the car into the underground parking garage of the mall.
Brian looked ahead. The Volkswagen had disappeared in the blink of an eye.
He was burning with anxiety. He could no longer see the car when he drove out of the congested road.
Brian pulled over by the road. After thinking for a while, he suddenly recalled that one of the girls was holding a pile of lilies in her hands. It seemed that there were words such as flowers printed on the Volkswagen.
Brian took out his phone and called Camren.
In the mall.
Grace went straight to the baby shop.
The shop assistant asked her gently, "You should be giving birth soon, right? Did you check if it's a boy or a girl?"
"No." Grace shook her head.
"Let's take a look at this one. The tender yellow series are good for both boys and girls."
Grace bought many baby products, and Tina helped her carry them to the garage.