Chapter 411: Chapter 411: It Shouldn’t Be Like This
"Wow~ wow~ wow~ it’s so romantic... a shower of petals... thousands of roses..."
"Rich people are really something else, using so many roses, that must be tens of thousands!"
"Tens of thousands? Haha... those are the newly developed Juliette Roses from Yarrow this year. Each one costs over a hundred bucks. With so many Juliette Roses, plus air shipping, it must cost over a million!"
"Holy shit... impressive!"
The ladies in the romantic restaurant were blinded by envy.
Ivy Linden was stunned. Most women love flowers, and Ivy was no exception. Juliette Roses, a type of rose that was just developed today, she had seen them on TV and even told Samuel Lockwood that she wanted to get one to plant.
Samuel Lockwood readily agreed, promising her at the time that he would give her more than eleven hundred Juliette Roses for her birthday this year, signifying that he would love her forever and ever.
Samuel did call Yarrow to place the order. Just a few days ago, she was full of joy, thinking that today Samuel would appear in front of her with a large bouquet of Juliette Roses, looking deeply affectionate.
However, there was a problem during the air shipment of the flowers.
Yarrow breached the contract, and in a firm manner, told Samuel that all the Juliette Roses were bought out at a high price by a patron, including the breach penalty from Samuel’s order, which the patron also paid.
Samuel was infuriated at that time but couldn’t do anything about it. When he told Ivy the news, there was a look of guilt in his eyes.
Ivy could never have imagined that the patron who snatched away Samuel’s Juliette Roses turned out to be Howard Yeats.
Ivy felt a mix of indescribable emotions at this moment.
This is probably what life is, she thought.
Samuel didn’t get the Juliette Roses, and even if he did, he couldn’t be there to celebrate her birthday.
Howard intercepted and even came to celebrate her birthday.
Whether Howard did it to target Samuel or not, the fact that Samuel didn’t come gave Howard the opportunity.
If Samuel had come... even if Howard had all the Juliette Roses, he wouldn’t stand a chance.
Ivy’s mind was a jumble of thoughts.
"Ivy, happy birthday."
The flowers were placed in front of Ivy, and Howard looked at her tenderly.
At this moment, the lights in the romantic restaurant suddenly went out.
No one gasped; they were all conscious and didn’t make a sound as if today the leading roles were Ivy and Howard.
They left the stage to Howard.
To let him touch the heart of his heroine with action.
"Happy birthday to you... happy birthday to you..." Howard’s magnetic voice sang unaccompanied, with violin accompaniment resounding in the darkness, transformed the simple birthday song into something that felt like a love song.
Ivy was right in front of Howard, feeling his gaze in the dark, entangled with her, along with the gentle breath, spraying on her face.
Ivy’s cheeks turned red instantly, she couldn’t withstand Howard’s gentle advances, and reminded herself she was a married woman, lowering her gaze and instinctively stepping back.
Unexpectedly...
Howard suddenly reached out, grasped her arms, lowered his lips to her ear, and after finishing the last English version of ’Happy Birthday’, he gently asked, "Ivy, do you like it?"
Ivy’s face was burning, biting her lip, she didn’t answer Howard.
"Like, like... Just say you like it."
"Such gentleness, so handsome, such a good man, how can you not like him?"
"..."
The people in the dark started to tease again.
Ivy was dying from embarrassment, wanting to find a hole to crawl into, she said in a low voice, "Howard, you know I have a husband, don’t go too far, let me go."
Howard’s fingers tightened.
Ivy cried out as Howard squeezed her arm too hard.
Realizing he hurt her, Howard eased his grip, filled with annoyance.
He wanted badly to tell Ivy, "Your husband is now at the Lockwood family estate with the pregnant mistress! Does a cheating man like that deserve your care?"
Howard held back.
Today’s Ivy’s birthday; let it go, don’t make her unhappy.
Howard suddenly kissed her on the lips, "Sooner or later, your husband... will become me."
He declared dominantly.
Ivy’s face turned crimson, she raised her hand to slap Howard.
Too much!
Way too much!
And he kissed her again?
Howard held her arm, pulled her by the waist into his embrace, and laughed, "Everyone’s watching, hitting me will only make you the center of attention."
Ivy: "..."
Ivy struggled in his arms, "Let me go."
A vague kind of fire flashed in Howard’s phoenix eyes, this little wildcat’s body was soft, struggling in his arms, testing his patience.
If Howard weren’t disdainful of using dirty tactics to get Ivy, did this little wildcat think she could escape his clutches today?
Howard said in a low voice, "Don’t move, you’re getting my fire going."
Startled by Howard’s words, Ivy really didn’t dare to move.
She blushed and pleaded with him, "Howard, don’t be like this. I’m really scared. Please let me go!"
In her heart, Ivy added a plea, ’Have mercy on me!’
Howard chuckled softly, "Afraid of what? Afraid I’ll do something to you in the restaurant? Heh... you have quite the imagination."
Ivy wanted to strangle him.
Candlelight appeared in the darkness, in the place where the Juliette Roses stood.
"Wow..."
Another round of exclamations came from all around, revealing a three-tiered heart-shaped cake in the middle of the Juliette Roses, with candlelight resembling fireflies in the night lighting up the beautifully surrounded Juliette Roses.
And Howard and Ivy embracing each other, looking like the most picturesque scene on TV.
"Make a wish and blow out the candles!"
Howard, like a gentleman, released Ivy, wearing a smile like a boyfriend doting on his girlfriend.
Ivy, red-faced, seemed like a shy little girl in the eyes of the crowd.
Ivy glared at Howard, didn’t make a wish, and with a breath, blew out all the candles.
Once the candles were out, the lights in the restaurant came back on.
Ivy ran away.
"Where is she? Where’s the leading lady?"
"So strange!"
"How did she suddenly disappear? A magic act?"
"..."
Everyone around started talking all at once.
Howard looked at the women’s high heels on the ground and twitched his mouth slightly, Ivy had just run away barefoot and very quickly.
Truly heartless.
He kindly came to help her have such a grand birthday, just kissed her mouth once? And she broke her promise and fled.
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The next day.
Kiki Jennings met Daisy Taylor at a café.
Kiki was fully disguised, wearing an extremely ordinary women’s outfit, a white baseball cap, black sunglasses, and a mask. In this get-up, no one could recognize her.
"Why did you call me here?" Kiki looked at Daisy with dissatisfaction.