Chapter 340 Suffer a Little
“Okay, okay, I heard you,” Nathael muttered, smiling as he spoke in a low tone.
Maggie felt choked up, glaring at him before finally finding her voice.
They strolled along the commercial street for a good while, and it wasn’t until more than an hour later that the hustle and bustle of the shops and crowds on both sides finally settled down.
Maggie wandered around for a bit and felt less stuffed. They took a stroll through an alley and onto a road, planning to head back soon.
Suddenly, Nathael’s phone rang. Glancing at the number, he said quietly, “I’ll take this call.”
“Sure.” Maggie replied, nodding as she followed beside him.
It seemed to be related to work. Some project seemed to be facing issues, prolonging Nathael’s call.
At first, Maggie patiently waited by his side. But as time passed, she couldn’t help but feel bored, so she wandered over to a few scattered stalls on both sides of the road to see what was happening.
Most of the stalls here sold handmade items, including some adorable hand–woven pendants. Maggie picked out a pair of star and moon pendants, planning to hang them on her laptop bag.
Thinking of Mia and Joyce, Maggie also chose a pattern of a little duck and a little bear, buying four in total.
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Nathael stood not far behind her under the streetlight while he patiently listened to the phone call, never taking his eyes off Maggie.
After buying the pendants, Maggie went to check out a flower stall.
An old lady in her sixties or seventies sold the flowers. She sat on a small stool with two large vases in front of her, filled with flowers. Some were no longer fresh, but others looked decent. It was clear that the old lady didn’t know much about flowers.
“Would you like to buy some flowers, dear? Two dollars each. Pick your favourite,” the old lady said kindly, her wrinkled face displaying warmth.
Maggie was a bit surprised. Even though some of the flowers weren’t very fresh, two dollars each was already the cheapest in a place like Aquapolis.
“I’ll take a few. Maggie scanned around, realising she had never given Nathael flowers before. She patiently selected them.
She picked carefully, but as she did, she couldn’t help but feel a bit distracted.
There were so many things they hadn’t experienced together, and she really wanted to do them all over again.
But time was limited, and there were so many things they hadn’t done together. She couldn’t think of them all at once.
But it was important to cherish what they had. Maggie felt that these were the happiest days of her life
Regaining her focus, Maggie continued to pick out the bouquet. She chose six or seven champagne and white roses, a few bellflowers, and chrysanthemums, and finally added some goldenrods.
And just like that, a simple bouquet was complete.
“Wow, young lady, you have quite the knack. These flowers look much better with your arrangement, the old lady said with a smile.
Maggie responded warmly, “Flowers always look good, no matter how they’re arranged. Everyone just has different tastes.
Before she could finish her sentence, the old lady seemed to want to say something else, but suddenly, there was a loud bang, and someone kicked the two flower vases in front of them, sending them flying!
Ah!”
The loud noise startled several nearby stalls and pedestrians, causing some of them to scream instinctively.
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