Mrs. Potter was a little flattered. She had been a housekeeper for many years, and it was very common for others to look down on her because of her profession. Someone who could communicate with their help as they would with an ordinary person could be considered a very well-mannered employer. As for someone like Hesper… She had never met one yet.
"It’s just my responsibility. If you want to thank me, then you can thank my employer." Mrs. Potter smiled and handed over the completed forms to Hesper. "Congratulations on your discharge."
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After lying in the hospital for a week, it felt like her bones were about to crumble.
Fortunately, she did not completely delay her work. She had finished designing Juniper’s wedding dress, and all she needed to do now was to wait for the proofs to be produced and then hang them onto the mannequin. With that, her project with Juniper would come to an end.
Hesper walked into the yard and saw the roses that had been placed by her in the yard before.
‘They haven’t been taken care of for a whole week.’
Hesper walked over, squatted down, looked at the fresh roses that had maintained their color from before and could not help but feel that something was wrong.
‘The flowers sold by this kind of florist will be cut fresh in order to look good, which means that there’s no way that these could continue to survive. Their owner can only find ways to prolong their lifespan. But these flowers are still as good as new.’
Although she could not figure it out, Hesper did not take it to heart.
‘It couldn’t be that a sympathetic, young girl saw that my flowers were already wilting, so she went to buy another bouquet and left it in my yard, could it?’
Thinking of this, Hesper could not help but smile then bent down and picked the flower up from the ground.
‘The vase that I found before isn't really worthy of such a bouquet. I should go back and find a classier vase for them.’
Rickard watched as Hesper brought the roses into her house from the balcony. She seemed very delighted, so he was relieved.
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