Chapter 173
Xavier didn’t know why he had suddenly gave such an order.
Perhaps he wanted to cheer Yvette up after her accident. Or perhaps he wanted to make amends for the past. Perhaps it was an attempt to persuade her to withdraw her lawsuit.
Luther was puzzled. “Is it that urgent, sir? What kind of flowers do you need? Are we expecting special guests?”
Xavier stood by the window, looking at the delicate figure outside. “Just plant whatever. The more the better.”
“Understood,” Luther replied, unsure of exactly how many flowers Xavier meant by “the more the better“.
Dewberry Manor was a manor Xavier had commissioned to be built, and Luther knew the approximate size of the garden. He immediately contacted suppliers to purchase a variety of flowers.
Late into the night, all the flowers available in Tirion, whether water lilies or various terrestrial blooms available at this time of year, were brought in.
Throughout the night, trucks drove toward Dewberry Manor. By the time they arrived, Yvette had already gone to bed and had no idea what was happening outside.
The next morning, Yvette was astonished when she woke up and walked onto the balcony. She was greeted by the sight of an entire sea of flowers.
If the room hadn’t remained the same, Yvette might have thought she had crossed into another place overnight.
She hurried downstairs and was surprised to find Xavier absent. As she stepped out of the living room and into the garden, she was greeted by a dazzling array of flowers.
That only deepened her suspicion about what had happened the previous night.
At the same time, Xavier, who was in his car on the way to the office, couldn’t stop sneezing. He had instructed for as many flowers as possible but hadn’t anticipated such a large–scale planting.
In the morning, he had been in extreme discomfort upon opening the windows. He had a slight allergy to pollen, and while a few flowers were manageable, the quantity now exceeded his tolerance.
“Mr. Lane, are you alright? Do you need to go to the hospital?” the driver asked in concern.
Even the driver had been shocked by the sight of the manor when he had gone there to pick up Xavier. It didn’t look like a place where people lived; instead, it resembled something out of a fairy tale.
He then decided to find a time to secretly bring his wife over to enjoy the view.
“No, I’ll be fine,” Xavier replied, then dialed Luther’s number on his phone.
“Luther, replace the flowers that were planted yesterday,” he instructed.
“Do you want them all removed, sir?” Luther, who had known Xavier since childhood, was aware of his mild pollen allergy. He assumed Xavier had intended to temporarily impress some clients with the flowers.
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To his surprise, Xavier said, “Replace the ones with excessive pollen with those that produce less pollen.”
Luther was, understandably, in a bind. The garden was too large, and planting so many flowers the day before had already been a challenge. Finding flowers with less pollen was another difficulty.
“Yes, sir,” Luther replied reluctantly, concerned that his team might not be able to handle the task properly. He decided to personally oversee the replacement of the flowers.
Back at Dewberry Manor, Yvette couldn’t fathom what had gotten into Xavier that he had suddenly had so many flowers planted.
However, as she faced the spectacular sight, she couldn’t resist taking photos and sending them to Kiki.
Kiki was stunned when she saw the pictures of the garden filled with flowers while she was working. Yvvy, did you go on a solo trip?” she asked.
“Nope. This is Dewberry Manor. For some reason, Xavier had these flowers planted last night,” Yvette replied.
Kiki pondered for a moment and came up with a possibility. “Did he do it to please Daphne?”
Yvette knew Xavier didn’t like flowers. Upon hearing Kiki’s question, she also thought it might be Xavier’s way of trying to please Daphne, especially after Yvette had refused to withdraw her lawsuit against her, damaging Daphne’s reputation.
“That could be it. Yesterday, Xavier even asked me to drop the lawsuit. When I refused, he probably had no choice but to try to make Daphne happy,” Yvette analyzed.
“What a jerk!” Kiki cursed.
Trying to comfort Kiki, Yvette said, “Don’t be angry. In a couple of days, it’ll be my ovulation period. I’ll make sure I get pregnant this time.”
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