All of a sudden, Larry grasped her arm as he pulled her away from the crowd.
“Larry, what are you doing? We should at least greet them,” Joan said in confusion. Larry remained silent despite her protests and continued to drag her away.
Why is he acting so strangely? Joan was stunned when she saw the crowd in front of them.
In the blink of an eye, the duo arrived at the flower shop.
“These were the exact flowers that I sold to her,” Joan said in earnest as she pointed at a bouquet.
Warily, Larry knelt to observe the flowers up close.
“An expert checked these plants before. He claimed that these flowers contain a rare type of poison. Additionally, its toxicity is reliant on time. After a specific time period, all traces of the poison will vanish.” She sighed as she explained.
Joan could not wrap her head around the issue. Why did the accident only happen in my flower shop?
After all, these flowers could be easily bought from other flower shops too. All of the plants were sourced from the same place. Yet, the other shops experienced no accidents. Moreover, the poison in the flowers was only discovered after being bought by customers. Was it truly just a coincidence?
“Were you present when the expert checked these flowers?” Larry asked her with a stoic and serious expression.
“Yes.”
She could never erase that moment from her memory. Joan had endured the most embarrassing moment of her life when they hurled cruel insults at her.
“Do you have the expert's contact number?”
“Yes!” Joan quickly rummaged for her phone and searched through the list for the expert's number before sending it to Larry.
Excellent! The corners of Larry's lips twitched upwards into a pleased smile when he caught sight of the expert's number. It seemed like he had found a solution to the problem.
“Wait for me here. I'll be heading out for a moment.”
Bang! The flower shop's door slammed shut as
Larry entered his car and sped off into the distance.
Seated in the corner of the restaurant, both men locked gazes with each other. They seemed to be waiting for the other to speak up.
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