The Love I Begged For Was Never Real novel Chapter 521

Gideon Hayes was wiping the blade of a pair of scissors with a clean cloth.

He looked up, his gaze resting on Anya for half a second.

Normally, he wouldn't muster a shred of interest in anyone from this small town.

But Anya was different.

She was the only person close to Nora Xavier right now. Through this girl, he could dig up the details of the past he had missed.

"I've never taken a class."

Gideon's voice was steady, his demeanor surprisingly gentle. "I just watched how you cut them a few times and followed along."

Hearing his response, Anya grew a little bolder.

She pulled over a small stool and sat diagonally across from him, her hands continuously stripping thorns from the roses.

"Mr. Hayes, you stay here all day. Don't you need to manage your big company back in the Metropolis?"

Anya asked curiously.

She often read about the Hayes Group in the papers and knew it was a staggeringly massive corporate empire.

"Someone's managing it."

Gideon placed the clean scissors on the table and picked up a sunflower, his tone casual.

"There's a team of professional managers at the company."

Seeing that this distinguished, unapproachable guest was willing to talk to her, Anya completely opened up.

She was a lively girl, and she began to spill all the recent gossip from the small town without holding back.

She talked about how Mrs. Jenkins' dog on the east side of town just had puppies, and how the lady who owned the bakery on the corner got a new haircut.

Gideon listened quietly, nodding occasionally, using his silent attention to encourage her to keep going.

After chatting about town gossip for a while, the topic finally circled back to the flower shop.

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