I was completely fed up with them. “I said, if you’re not taking any, leave.”
Brielle’s tears dropped at once.
My parents rushed to pull her behind them. “Hattie!”
They frowned at me, waiting for me to say sorry like before. But I simply turned to sort my flowers, not even giving them a look.
A sigh came. “These five years… we never moved.”
Before walking off, Dad turned around. “If one day you feel regret, we’ll be waiting.”
Before getting into the car, Mom spoke, “Honestly, back then, we truly didn’t mean to ruin your path… We weren’t favoring Brielle…”
I put on a polite smile.“Thanks for your support.”
Mom’s eyes grew even wetter, and Dad lowered his head to hold back tears. Then, the Rolls-Royce pulled away.
My assistant, Ivy Collins, stuck her head out. “Was that a Rolls-Royce earlier? Sis, a big client!”
I neatly trimmed the flower stems. “Just passing by.”
“Wow! Serious gossip alert!”
Ivy let out a breath. “Isn’t that the plate number of the Hopkins family? The biggest corporation in Charleston came to our flower booth!”
“I heard their daughter just finished college and is about to take over the company!”